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| Quote: Donnyman "Well the Dragons aren't in the academy league anymore so there's no pathway for players to Superleague via their own backyard. Currently the Dragons have 12 English and Aussie players in their team and are chasing Wigan cast-offs as they head for a wholly non French team. They do not seem to have any regard for their original mission which was to be the conduit for the best players in France to professionalise and thereby make for a professional French International side.
Therefore there is no actual point to them any more, but its very kind of you to suggest that whilst Catalans stop bothering with French players somehow English clubs have to do this work for them? I note (as always) another of your interesting points that it may need "5-6 SL clubs in France" to get the game cooking there, both the development of players and a TV deal no doubt.
Takes me back to when Perez said that there would also need to be 5-6 north american clubs in Superleague to get a NATV deal and spark the grass roots there too.
How we fit 10-12 Superleague clubs from France and America into SL I dunno. Maybe we should stop being so insular and selfish? I say scrub Superleague and go for a Franco-American league
Wow, 2=2 does equal 12
I suggest that you read my post again and this time try not to jump to too many of your own conclusions.
In replying to the question posted by the op, I was merely suggesting what may be required for the French to compete at international level.
Despite a certain posters dreams, there isn't a hope in hell of there being 6 super league quality sides in France in my life time, although Toulouse do certainly have the potential to step up (assuming that they can develop a few more players.
Despite you jumping to numerous conclusions, I was merely suggesting some of what may be needed to have a competitive French national side and as stated, it's first of all up to the French governing body to decide what they would like to happen.
However, helping the French increase their player pool would be good for the WHOLE sport and not just the French.
Moving onto whether there should be additional French clubs in SL - for me they would have to be in addition to the current 10 British clubs in SL and why SL isn't a 14 club comp, without loop fixtures is just a mystery and this points to the poor health of the sport in the UK (and France), something that has to be addressed - whether you believe in any form of expansion or not.
Getting back to "twinning" with French clubs, I really dont see your problem with this.
Lots of SL clubs are already helping other UK clubs I the lower leagues so, why not help some others.
Remember, a strong sport is good for all of us, unless you have some personal reasons for disliking people who live beyond the M62 corridor ?
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| Quote: Donnyman "Newcastle are owned by a multi-Millionaire Semor Kurdi who can just sign a whole SL quality team up???'"
He could. If he wanted to. Union's his passion though.
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| Quote: Donnyman "Bradford have just been taken over and have Nigel Wood at the top and Eric Perez as CEO - how is that sinking???
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You not aware of Woods CV?
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| Quote: IR80 "what does read it up mean?'"
Research my dear boy...
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| Quote: Leon Ashton "You not aware of Woods CV?'"
Yeh, a very powerful and influential man in the world of rugby league
How is your CV going?
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| Quote: Donnyman "Research my dear boy...'"
Not in any common use.
as for the "my dear boy", comment, it just makes me laugh.
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