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| Quote: freddies wig "It wasn't a pop at you bud, just the system in general. And how its dividing the people who support the game. Check out how widnes fans rate licensing now compared to three years ago.
And if cas get "relegated" do you think they will still support licencing or just try to pick holes in other clubs? Great isn't it?
Sadly - everyone can see what is wrong but licensing will never affect those big clubs with the voice - and they don't care anyway!
Sorry if you were offended clan - I realise my last post got off to a bad start now!'"
No offence taken Freddie, us Wakey fans are a bit jumpy at the moment though!
I agree with what you've said.
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| But fundamentally are you the bedrock though? rubbish crowds and you've produced 2 maybe 3 good players in the last ten years: Leigh have a better production line! Tbh, Ive said it elsewhere but i've more of a problem with Salford tbh who in this three year period have offered next to nothing. Im really curious to see how they go in their new ground but if a decision was based on this 3 years and this three years alone then they've offered no more than Crusaders and should be making way for Fax with Wakey/Cas for Widnes imho.
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| Quote: Dico "But fundamentally are you the bedrock though? rubbish crowds and you've produced 2 maybe 3 good players in the last ten years
Fax won't be placed in super league. We'd be awful if so, not having had an extra 3 months to prepare as widnes have. Another massive hole in the system there eh?
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| Quote: Starbug "It always seemed to be busier before TIW came along Chris , recently it has been quite quiet on there , it might all change when you get the SL lot back on'"
Widnes have always had an independant board, much like when we used to have an official forum and the one on Rivals.Net before they booted off all the RL sites - we did have about a year with two forums until RLFans won the battle for viewings if memory serves me right. That said, there are some right numpties on TIW so I'd much rather the Widnes forum stays as is as at least they know their stuff (never thought I'd say that!)
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| Quote: Mintball "You may be right and understandably you'd hope that that would be the case, but you do [iknow[/i for certain
yes you are right a calculated guess.
is this not what the RFL did with London and welshies?
maybe its too early to determine wheather Crusaders has been a success just yet, but a team in London was a gamble. And to me it quite clearly doesn't and will never work.
'work' = be able to fund/run itself/be solvent without handouts from the RFL.
As a Halifax fan it is this that winds me up about the franchising 'rules'!
we would bring more to the top flight than London or Wales...as would Leigh, Barrow, Dewsbury, Batley....i could go on and on!
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| You say that but you have zero proof and this annoys me.
Why do you think Sky would be so insistent on a London franchise and not on a Halifax one? Think before you type next time
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| Quote: Dico "You say that but you have zero proof and this annoys me.
Why do you think Sky would be so insistent on a London franchise and not on a Halifax one? Think before you type next time'"
im sorry if it annoys you
however....most rugby league fans would agree with me.
do you not get the feeling that everyone is getting a little bit fed up with 'babysitting' Harlequins.
i attended a pre season friendly at the stoop with Halifax a couple of years ago. a nice setup to be honest.
its just a shame noones interested in going to watch them!
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| Quote: SIMMSFAXTEDDY "however....most rugby league fans would agree with me.'"
Hitler had the support of the majority, didn't make his ideas or opinions any more valid or reasonable than yours.
Remind me again what happened to the likes of Fax and Leigh the last time they were in the top flight?
Certainly in Fax's case they didn't manage to stay "solvent without handouts from the RFL", did they?
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| Ouch, burned.
No need for me to press submit on another comment I was about make in another thread in retort to one of your comments I found both amusing and daft
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| So once again we see the opinions of the sport split due to the issue of licencing , now my opinion is quite simple , I either want traditional yearly Promotion and Relegation or if that is not to be the case and we have a licence system
If we do have a licence system then what I do expect is more than what the RFL currently do to help its member clubs outside SL , and that doesn't neccessarily mean just cash given to clubs , but help on marketing at local level , because these clubs are essentially ' local clubs of a local sport for local people ' , they are not going to draw multinational blue chip companies for sponsorship and are unlikely to get the next arab shiek or russian billionaire deciding to fund them , they will survive or fail depending on the amount of local people and businesses they can draw through the doors
A token french club excempt from relegation and the occaisional appearance on TV wont make one iota's worth of difference to them financially
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| Quote: SIMMSFAXTEDDY "... without handouts from the RFL...'"
Which "handouts" are those?
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| Quote: Starbug "If we do have a licence system then what I do expect is more than what the RFL currently do to help its member clubs outside SL , and that doesn't neccessarily mean just cash given to clubs , but help on marketing at local level , because these clubs are essentially ' local clubs of a local sport for local people ' , they are not going to draw multinational blue chip companies for sponsorship and are unlikely to get the next arab shiek or russian billionaire deciding to fund them , they will survive or fail depending on the anoumt of local people and businesses they can draw through the doors '"
Fair points, but would imposing a marketing strategy from the top down really be useful?
The clubs - you would imagine - would be better placed to know what does and doesn't work in their local area in terms of marketing. Wouldn't it make more sense for the RFL to give them a marketing budget (ring-fenced so it can't be spent on anything else) and any logistical assistance they need, rather than taking over their job for them?
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| I just want to say this first, I agree with franchising and what comes with it.
The problem for me lies with the RFL. It might be reviewed but an "Independant Panel" but this panel is made up of RFL employees.
The franchinse decision for me should be made by a totally impartial review panel and the results should be published as soon as the decision is made for all to see.
Im hearing this phrase "Rugby is a business now", well if rugby is a business why arent the RFL running it like one. It a professional sport run like amateurs. Theres isnt enough transparency at the moment and the decisions from top to bottom smack of one rul for one and another rule for others.
Right back on topic, I do agree with franchsing and i do believe it will benefot the sport in the long run, I think my club are a shining example of how it can work, all we need now is the stadium. But even though we are doing so well in every aspect bar the stadium, i still will not sleep easy until i see the Cas badge on Lewis' 10 pence slide show on tuesday morning......if it does......
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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Andy Gilder "Fair points, but would imposing a marketing strategy from the top down really be useful? The clubs - you would imagine - would be better placed to know what does and doesn't work in their local area in terms of marketing. Wouldn't it make more sense for the RFL to give them a marketing budget (ring-fenced so it can't be spent on anything else) and any logistical assistance they need, rather than taking over their job for them?'"
More helpful than a French club that is excempt from relegation and the NRC 9 s , yes
What actual ' marketing strategy ' do you think a championship club actually has ?
Do they have anybody to actually put together a ' marketing strategy ' ?
Do they actually have anybody to action this ' marketing strategy ' ?
Do they actually know what a ' marketing strategy ' is ?
How many spare people do you think these clubs have that can be used for a ' marketing strategy ' ?
So the answer to your questions is
yes
no
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| Quote: Trinitarian "Ok lets have a poll on this. The options are
My work is done here.
I should have entered "Fish O Mania"
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