Yeah right, and in Toulouse RL is the big sport is it. RL is s tiny insignificant sport in that city and you know it. If the same percentage of people in Toulouse supported the game as in Batley I'd be impressed - but they don't and spin doctors like you damn well know it.

The rest of RL is pretty much village based, and that is a expression that come directly from French RL people.

Give it a rest.

Oh aren't we the perfect little cultural snob who's spit the dummy out because he can't justify his argument. For one untravelled men from pit villages and northern towns built this glorious game so show some respect fool.

Don't assume you know your advisory either, your description that I assume includes me could not be further from the truth. Nobody needs to justify their background to you pit village or not. Do us all a favour and take you and your kind off and support something else - thanks.

Little touchy today Vastman- took the bait nicely. Something for you to moan about in the social club tonight

people(the rfl included) need to stop treating the sport likes its some fantasy league where they can just drop clubs in at the top and everything will be fine. The only proper way to truly move the sport forward is to put a long term plan in place with the ultimate goal of a pyramid structure without these huge chasms in between, where any club can find its own level without being artificially kept in a division. Put strict financial fair play rules in place and then if any rich sugar daddies want to throw their money away they can do it on the clubs infrastructure rather than on a bunch of journeymen.

Isn't that whats happening?

Iiiin west philadelphia born and raised on a playground is where i spent most of my days. Chillin' out maxin' relaxin' and coolin' and shootin' some meatballs outside of a'school. And a couple a' guys they were up to no good! Started makin' trouble in my neighbourhood!

Sorry....just doing something, anything, which had not been said already a million times before in these threads.

Although the definition of ' Expansion ' is quite confusing, basically in our case it means growth, however too many just look at the geographical aspect

We need the whole sport to expand, the amatuer participation side, the spectator side at all levels, the income side at club level and of course the proffessional club and International side

But what is the most important part is that any expansion is sustainable and successful, however bad planning and lack of follow up support have led to some pretty poor examples

And heartlands being sacrificed for pipe dreams.

Stop being a flat capper, as certain people would purtain on this thread. Lol

Since the terms expansion and nazi can no longer be put in the same word because of a truly cowardly bit of bias I think the term should be banned from the sin bin in retaliation. I realise it's a term for a certain rugby league club, but they don't have to use it.

" I am flatcapper "

Its not sacrifice, its just ignored and left to fend for itself , when its plain that many clubs, including some in SL desperatly need guidance and help