Quote: Donnyman "Toronto aren't the answer as they produce zero players and have no intention of changing that, they produce no TV money and cannot change that and they run up annual deficits into the $$Millions each year, as well as cause massive travel costs, and can't play half their home games at home, and won't bring fans here.
Apart from that they are "glamorous".
The biggest problem was pinpointed by Perez, we lack quality players and TV revenue. Hence he promised both but delivered neither and like mugs we fell for it and he's now lined up New York and Ottawa and still we don't call it out or chuck them out! Private investment was provided by TWP but not enough as their debts climb to £10,000,000.
The only place we really get the players in numbers is along the M62 and they are augmented by swallowing up every NRL cast off we can, so it's madness to try to bring in Canada, USA AND France who will all take players away from the M62. It's easy to be able to conclude what the answer isn't but the question is what IS the answer?
That has to be give the existing paying fans what they want until not enough want it anymore, then pack it in. OR perhaps admit we're beat and switch en-masse to Rugby Union. That ain't the daft idea it sounds - several clubs started to hedge their bets years ago - harlequins/Broncos. Leeds/Leeds RUFC with Wakefield/Wakefield RUFC and Wigan/Orrel also considered.'"
Are you suggesting that the sport should wither and die ?
Without additional investment in the sport (and I'm not suggesting that Canada is the answer, far from it), the sport is going to suffer a slow lingering death.
Our inability to attract new fans toy the game of RL has been a constant for the last 50 years.
We have a better international program than 20 years ago, plus, Magic and the GF but, this is taking more cash from the same fans pockets and is just not solving the fundamental problem of RL being unable to attract new fans.
