ASK HIM ,is this an attempt by you 6 clubs to get rid of the rfl or is it just a case of,we want to keep all of the sky money to ourselves

So the RFL were lying then?

No,it was a meeting of chairmen of SLE ltd,not an rfl meeting

But the decision had already been made not to vote on structure until after the WC , so you would not expect to have it brought up at any meeting until December

So what did Mr Barwick and the RFL expect ?

The RFL statement, which was poor and will only add fuel to the fire along with hetheringtons "statement", never actually mentions why the clubs walked out.

They had a choice to vote on whether the money raised from Super League was put under the control of the RFL and taken away from the control of the clubs. If they voted they probably would have lost as the RFL has a deciding vote, if they abstained from the vote and there wasn't a quorum (75% of teams in the league need to vote) then they aren't forced into making the decision without the consultataion they want.

The clubs who abstained have their own reasons to do so, but mainly that the RFL can't secure their own funding and want to use the money from the Sky deal to help fund their own plans.

Yeah the decision had been made by the rfl to defer the meeting til after the WC,so why was it brought up in SLE ltd meeting?.
Why do you think it was the rfl and not one or more of the chairmen of SLE ltd clubs who brought it up?

I would mention that the RFL chairman was in attendance but you will only ignore it again.
Clearly to punches holes in your argument.

The restructuring proposals (and related split of sky money) will be put the the clubs at the rearranged RFL Council meeting after the World Cup. Anybody know for certain the voting system? Ie I think SL Clubs get 4 votes and all other clubs in the Championships get just one vote each. I make that 24 votes against (the 6 rebel SL clubs) and about 53 in favour. Do the proposals need just 50% of the votes or is it something like 2/3rds or 75%?

At the Hull FC fans forum Pearson has just said we have concerns with the way game is being run and we won't be pressured into a hurried vote. Says Gary Hetherington has had 17 years helping run game and time other clubs had a say and he won't get an apology

Said 6 of the clubs have grave concerns and another (St Helens were not around to vote. Pick up again after World Cup

Why? Is Pearson going to take Leeds to another tribunal? Then bitch and whine like a tart when he loses?

You're normally quite sensible. This is a little bit silly and childish isn't it?

Pearson said that the meeting was called at short notice and the clubs weren't expecting the restructure to be on the agenda as all had agreed it should be delayed until after the WC. McManus was away, the Castleford CEO was 'very ill', Bradford had no vote as the new owners haven't been ratified yet, and it was clear that Heatherington had the Leeds, Wakey, and Widnes votes in his pocket.

It was a dead-set ambush attempt and the 6 who walked out were having no part of it.

If you look beyond the talk, and despite the protestations of some, Pearson has hardly shown himself to be a transformational figure in RL club ownership :d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_11388.jpg