As I think I've said before, absolute priority should be to get a viable London club back in the top flight, even if it has to be subsidised for a while. I don't know how we can claim to be a national sport when we've gone back to a really half-hearted attempt to involve the capital at the top level.

Should be priority over any expansion to Ottawa or such places.

I don't think it took McManus long to realise his mistake., but he gave Elstone a bit more time to do something positive and Elstone failed

Failed at what exactly? He was a puppet for SL. You have your answer. Elstone didn’t fail the support did.

Took him as long as anyone else.

You have to get your feet under the table. Given his plans would have been tainted with the pandemic. I think he did well.

He did bugger all!

Difficult to do anything when the clubs have the vote on any changes because they will always vote with regards to their own self interest rather than the future of the game. For example, the less well off clubs won't vote to increase the cap because they're at risk of going down, but one of the ways we will improve the sport is to allow clubs to pay the best players.

Did Elstone do enough to justify his and his staff wages?
Did Elstone even bring in enough money into the game to even cover his and staff wages?

Be careful what you wish for as your club could become another Bradford quite easily

So could every club. I doubt there are any RL clubs that can survive without money from their owner.

You have managed quite well without it.

He did well keeping your club in limelight..