York coach praises RFL: www.totalrl.com/ford-confirms-rf ... tion-york/

York coach praises RFL: www.totalrl.com/ford-confirms-rf ... tion-york/

Up until fairly recently I was a York season ticket holder.

www.rugby-league.com/article/380 ... ty-knights

www.rugby-league.com/article/380 ... ty-knights

What happened when York folded? Ryedale York came into fruition at the non York council ground at Huntington in Ryedale. Since then it seems that RANK BAD MANAGEMENT has seen the demise of a relatively new club, see also, Scarborough, Mansfield, Lancashirespringfieldchorleytrafford Boroughlynx. Add to that the lazerus clubs of Keighley, New Hunslet/Hunslet, the nomads for 20 + years Swinton (will they EVER get home) and the other clubs who have been through the financial mill including Wigan & Saints.
Anyone deluded to think this game is well run, is not fully aware of the whole picture. There are little pockets of success but overall the game is tied up in a leash and stuggles with it which in turn is making it tighter and reducing the life expectancy.
There is a need for a whole new set up for the game with NO club representation involved with the running of the game at all. Clubs to be invited to apply to play in the competitions with minimum standards particularly in the areas of player development and financial acumen.
Won't happen here though, too many with their head in the sand, or wearing blinkers with their fingers in their ears singing la, la, la, whilst thinking my club, my club my club until there is only their and perhaps a few others left.
A slow agonising death to be sure, but will it change? Doubt it, even with the hopefully successful intergration of Toronto.
It's 2016 not 1895 but somehow in some ways you wouldn't think that things have changed for the better.

Let's promote Leigh, Bradford, Toulouse and Toronto ASAP. Sod the rest, let em rot.

Feel sorry for the genuine die hard York fans, hope they get back ASAP.

Yet everytime there's a thread like this up you pop pontificating. You blindly defended everything about Celtic Crusaders also didn't you? That worked a treat didn't it? but of course, off you blindly pop with your 'crusade' ...

I'm really not following why some Wakefield fans on here are getting so wound up. I see nothing but concern for the current plight of York but certain Wakefield followers are getting upset at those showing concern. Is there rivalry between York and Wakefield which I never knew existed? Or are they annoyed at the RFLs perceived lack of support when Wakefield have been through some tough times?

I'd genuinely like to know - and no need to turn this into a Wakefield vs Castleford thread, this is about York. For the record I live just outside York and have attended more York games this season due to Castleford rarely playing on a Sunday.

I guess from my point of view having seen my club nearly go under and through one administration without any help from the RFL or the local council that I don't like to see the same thing happen to other clubs, especially those in the lower leagues where people above wouldn't give a damn.

Well, having browsed the reaction on social media this afternoon, I for one am glad that a few voices of sanity remain. I am simply staggered by how many people are trying to somehow link this, however tenuously, to Toulouse and Toronto. It is not even remotely connected to them in any way. The RFL are doing everything they can to find a way to keep York afloat, far more than most sporting governing bodies would do - but some people will never be happy. I just despair.

As Wakefield fan who's commented, I'm not seeing what you're seeing at all, Wakey v York rivalry where do get that from, the wound up thing is down to it being on VT

. It seems some Wakefield fans feel that the RFL should/could do more maybe. I think the issue resonates with Wakey fans more, is down to the stadium issues/Council being unhelpful and the promised Community Stadium that's gone on for that long, it's been the man reason that York are no more.

By the way there's a topic on this on the Wakey forum if your confused why some Wakey fans are upset about potentially losing a RL club.

Whre the hell do you get rivalry - sympathy yes - think you need to re-read the thread,