If the question posed to them was “would you take a pay rise and go and play in the NRL or rugby union?” and 80% of them said “yes”, that does not mean that 80% of them would go to rugby union.

It could be that 79% of them would go to the NRL and 1% of them would go to union.

There is no breakdown of the difference so the thread title is redundant and sensationalist.

Correct but the OP has a history of sensationalising none issues - rather needy imho.

More that I am worried about the future of the game of RL. The sky TV contract is up for renewal soon. Most people expect it at best to stay the same as it is if not be reduced.

If that happens I do not see anyone else paying significant amounts to take it on in the current situation.

If that happens where will it leave the clubs.

The point about the headline is that 80% of players are not very happy with the game both in terms of money and the way it is run.

If that money goes down what will they do ?

You might be happy watching amateurs playing in mud in out of date stadia but unless there are some dramatic changes in the game and the way it is run I fear for it,s future as a professional sport.

Yet another reason that a reserve competition should be viewed as a fundamental next step for RL.

As a sport, we need to vastly increase the number of players we produce.

How will having a reserve league increase the amount of players? The amateur game is on its arris whilst the union amateur scene is absolutely flourishing

Are you for real? The reserve teams used to function as a defacto ameteur team. Most were made up of trialist and youth players without contracts ie not being paid. The reserves produced far more players than those signed directly from ameteur clubs. At the same time it gave a haven for late developers who would otherwise have been lost to the game.

Yes the ameteur scene is a total mess but it's a different issue.

Well said agree with you on what you said to me the A teams should not have been stopped

It should be a non-negotiable for all top tier clubs.

Players winning GF rings on £15K why wouldn't you look for something better which both NRL and RU offer.

you make it sound so simple to change codes or emigrate

Whilst I feel that the players have some fair and genuine grievances, let's not forget that this is the same group of players that have tried and failed on more than one occasion to set up an effective players union that could have influenced many of the issues that they complain about.

The work by people like Gareth Carvell is commendable, but if the players want to have a bigger say, they need to be more more proactive about being a part of that decision making.

not everyone has made it in union of even settled abroad