Quote: bramleyrhino "I don't think I have lost sense of logic. I've said previously on this forum that the first generation of Canadian SL players are, at best, still in pampers. I have also said previously that securing a TV deal is far from a sure bet - but being present in North America does at the very least give the sport an opportunity to knock on doors and make its case.
The comments about converting gridiron players to RL were, I believe, made by Eric Perez rather than Argyle. Perez is no longer involved with the club, so to hold any business to the ideas of a former employee seems, to me, to be "losing sense of logic". Even if that were still the agenda, if TW have tried to develop players via that route and concluded that isn't viable, do we hold that against them? '"
Yes of course we hold that against them. All SL clubs were required to develop players and that was, and remains through the "foundations" the SL clubs run that encourage and develop local grass roots RL. All English SL clubs have them and staff them. Why not look them all up?
You won't find such a system at Toronto, all you will find is a club that buys all it's players from here, or players from the NRL. Catalans don't seem have a junior development system that works either and they don't do academy anymore and an even larger proportion of their squad is now non-french (and the first choice team has only the odd Frenchman in it). Toulouse would not have any French SL players as the best go to Catalans, then Ottawa, New York, Montreal and Vancouver - the latter two who Perez revealed are in the pipeline - would also not have any home grown players.
So come on then. you support a Transatlantic league? Explain it to me? How many clubs will it be? Who will be in it? How will it get a TV deal?? What will happen to the academies and the local junior game when you shut down Wakey, Cas, HKR, Fartown, etc to make way for these overseas clubs????. Given 80% of hull fans are not keen on it which way will crowds go here??
I bet you won't answer this properly. And finally this nonsense about perez has left the club so the club aren't beholden to "his" business plan, it really is naive to pull this trick. Perez explained on behalf of TWP what TWP's business plan was. They were accepted to the RFL (and NOT Superleague) on this business plan and they did not and by their own admission will not deliver it. They should have been thrown out but a legal agreement sustains them 2020, and 2021 if they avoid relegation.
Now think about why New York who are seling off their last bits of merchandise and and Ottawa whose CEO has gone to Bradford haven't made any moves to join the game here?? Think about why TWP aren't recruiting many players, and are tying up existing players to 2021 and no further??
