Quote: shinymcshine "I'd love for London or Gateshead to be a sustainable force in SL, but despite notable grassroots growth, it still seems unlikely.
London's more recent plight has more to do with their 2014 relegation,
If the game can't seeming grow in the UK, then we'd be naive not to look elsewhere - but I would trust the RFL provide sufficient scrutiny that inclusion of overseas clubs won't be detrimental to the game.'"
The sustainability of English clubs is dependant on the financial input of rich owners, do you not realise Semor Kurdi is the Multi-Millionaire owner of Newcastle Thunder? Do you not realise David Hughes is the Multi Millionaire owner of London Broncos. Did you not notice Hughes and Lenegan (another multi-Millionaire with interest in the Broncos) stabilised the club post 2014 hence their great showing in 2019. Can you not grasp that both these clubs have player development systems which do not exist in North America and never will so that's the scrutiny over, so you tell me how having Ottawa and Toronto in Superleague as opposed to having London and Newcastle in there will not be detrimental to the game.
Your own "scrutiny" is badly flawed here. With respect you seem to completely miss the prize of a Superleague of Millionaire owners stretching from London to Newcastle - just what everyone wants - to get away from being an M62 league?? You seem to completely miss there are no TV deals to be had in North America and they do not produce players there (so "scrutiny" over in ten seconds?) With respect how can you get this so badly wrong? Your not alone in this odd phenomenon?
