Pretty much the same as me. I voted remain, want the RFL to focus on improving the current competition (bring more money in primarily), whilst organically growing the sport away from the M62.

As much as some seem to hate it*, I think the current format of the competition is the best of both worlds - providing P&R whilst not having the ridiculous situation of yoyo clubs we had with 'true' P&R before licensing. We just do an abysmal job of selling the sport as it currently is.

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I heard an advert on Talksport this morning advertising tickets for the upcoming four nations, first such advert i have heard or seen besides the usual generic emails sent out to people who have purchased tickets before. Bit late in the day if you ask me, shouldn't the RFL have been hitting this promotional campaign as soon as the venues were decided? it just looks like we are desperate to flog tickets we can't get rid of rather than a real event you need to get on board with before tickets go quickly. This for me is just one big area we are a million miles behind other sports in and have to get right to grow.

I voted remain (twice now) and so am the grey Labour supporter whose actions were misunderstood by the media.

I want to know why we cannot grow in the major cities; the exceptions are Hull and Leeds. Salford is not Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool failed and London seems to never get going.

Bradford has 50k more people in it than Hull. Not sure that makes it a major city mind...

Unfortunately what really needs to happen to the sport IMO won't be liked by many. It needs to be a closed shop of either 10 (with scope to grow) or 16 teams. No P&R, franchises only (done properly this time). Mergers would be welcomed.

& while I voted Leave in the Euros I voted Leave/heartlands on this thread as there wasn't a Leave/Heartlands 1st/Slower expansion option.

While I will welcome Toulouse Olympique & Toronto *despite shady approach to player signings*, I will only welcome them if done the right way IMO, i.e working through the grades (as they will) rather than the carte blanche 6 year free ticket to SL Catalans were gifted.

While I wouldn't want to expel Catalans, I would have prefered that they came in via the proper pathway as T.O & T.W will do, therefore not costing an established RL Club their place.

Done.

Properly done franchises ?

I assume you mean pick a location and hope somebody is willing to stump up some cash ?

Voted leave
Want global expansion
RL is not an "M62" sport; it is played nationally in the UK and displays its zenith in Australia.
Should be compulsory for all RL pitches globally to be marked out as they are in NRL. It's a key part of the RL brand.
All RL rules/interpretations globally should be exactly the same with RFL, RLEF, RLIF following on from the NRL after consultation between all these parties.
Follow soccer-P&R to be a permanent feature at all levels.
Ban propelling ball back with the hand at the play the ball. i.e. compel use of the foot.

Well here goes my two penny's worth

Voted Leave
(We managed quite well before we joined and I am sure we will manage quite well when we leave)
Rightly or wrongly Rugby League is still classed as a northern working mans game supported by flat cap, whippet walking, tripe eating miners.
Not saying I agree with it, but the world is missing out on a sport that can challenge any full blooded contact sport ever invented. (their loss)
On expansion where do want to go?
Fast forward 20 years do we really want a Superleague table consisting of the following:
Wigan Warriors
Torronto Centurions
Catalan Dragons
Moscow Madmen
Vancouver Seals
New York Giants
San Fransisco Saints
Toulouse Olympique
1 from Italy ?
1 from Germany ?

Who on earth is going to be able to follow their team.
Like I said where do we want to go and where do we stop.

Its all well and good promoting RL all over the country / world but lets look at recent events:
Teams gone:
Carlisle
Bramley
Blackpool
Chorley
Runcorn

Dont forget the all singing all dancing franchise system that was going to save the world

PSG - Gone
Gateshead - Gone

Teams struggling
York
Sheffield

I will not confess to knowing the answers but when we have the RL top brass who cant even sort out disiplinary action fair and consistantly what chance do we have.

I will just keep supporting my club and allow much cleverer men sort it all out and good luck to them because its not a job I would fancy

No offence to anyone thats just my opinion

Regards and stay safe

Really!



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We were in terrible relative economic decline - which was halted by accession to the EEC.

Thanx Ghost

But what exactly are you showing me ??

We didn't "manage quite well before we joined". We were consistently economically outperformed by the EEC countries before we joined, and afterwards performed at the same level as them.

The EEC/EU represents countries coming together, ceding small, really very small, amounts of sovereignty for mutual prosperity and to act as a safeguard for peace. The latter bit tends to be forgotten nowadays but we surely can't forget the first and how badly the UK did before we joined.

I wouldn't bother fella. Leavers don't do facts, it's scare mongering.

Far too many other variables to acuratly use this as a definite reason

Never mind the graph, have you got [iyour[/i country back?