So, with the rules around clubs travelling Toulouse decided by s/c spend, there will be a number of clubs who would prefer not to travel and they will either postpone the fixture or, not play at all due to covid, which contrary to my previous post, could actually count against Toulouse.
OK, they benefited from a 24 - 0 score being awarder in their favour for the Broncos "no show" but, how will thy fare over the course of the season.
There aren't too many Championship clubs spending over the s/c threshold, although it's difficult to find any actual figures for this.
Which leaves some "big" spending clubs who will be prepared to travel, some who will not (like London) and then a number of smaller spending clubs who probably wont travel.
Although league position will be decided base on % of games won, this is a right royal mess.

Toulouse will benefit if the "big spenders" dont travel but, overall, by not playing too many games at home, there will be an huge disadvantage, with them having to rely on their away form.

If things get tight towards the business end of the season, the success of Toulouse and indeed the other challengers may well come down to willingness to travel and not results on the field of play.

£42,000 for salford to go play a game of rugby in france

You don't think super league will contribute for their officials then?

He’s a Labour supporter. Cheap shots are all they have.

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Have you any opinion on the Toulouse situation and whether clubs should travel and if so, whether any club should be exempt and for what reason ?

Just asking

Paul King Salford director......

[i“I sympathise with Catalans. If it wasn’t for their owner Bernard Guasch’s money, how would they compete? “Not going was never really a serious option. It’s something I considered for maybe half a day. “Would we really want a £15,000 fine and a 10-point deduction? a 10-point deduction is a serious situation".[/i

The reality is if Salford had decided not to go they effectively would be facing relegation. Whilst this is an extraordinary situation it still highlights the total drift in strategy where we have this one club so far out on a limb contributing nothing much to the game here and certainly nothing to the game in France, whose presence now threatens Salford's bank balance if not their survival as a pro club.

Notwithstanding the same nonsense being repeated with Toulouse.

Very true.

Can anyone be bothered anymore to call out the mistruths two posts above?

looks like you can at 2.20 am in the morning

is it keeping you up can't you sleep

Seems one of our genuine posters can be bothered to call you out, my only worry posting this is you get high on people's indignation and it feeds your nasty little habit.

I'd guess he's on the late shift, probably been winding them up [i"on the other side"[/i before that