Quote: Him "I can see how it could be an issue with the middle 8’s with not having time to get things ready, however I would hope clubs had sorted visas for their players at the beginning of the season anyway as it would be likely Toronto would be in the 8’s.
I have no sympathy with clubs in the same league as Toronto. You know you have to play them. Get the visas sorted before the season starts. That just requires a smidgen of organisation and thinking ahead. So I can see why some RL clubs struggle with that.'"
Of course, that's the ideal situation. However, there is/has been the scenario of a Championship club who suffered a raft of injuries in the period building up to their trip, had a couple of players suspended, and a couple who couldn't get time off work. Maybe that's an extreme situation, but it can happen, especially towards the end of the season, which is when virtually all Championship clubs played at Toronto. So, say a club starts with 25 players on their rota, in February, but by July is suddenly missing say ten players - then they may well have issues obtaining visas in time to travel.
Also, why should it be an issue with the Middle 8's? Surely all SL clubs, especially with their levels of admin staff (compared with Championship clubs) would also have obtained visas, just in case they ended up in the Middle 8's?