This is an interesting post.

But why do clubs need any "incentive" to have an academy? It was having an academy that saw Leeds start to win lots of trophies, why Wigan & saints continue to be dominant and why Warrington more competitive since they improved their academy? Surely Noble & McDermott know Toronto are handicapped with no academy and the best players preferring to play along the M62 not jumping in and out of planes? Salford made the grand final with no academy I know, but the TWP squad as it stands shows you why Noble wants the rules changing so that he can buy the best players academies here produce, because TWP will never have an academy.

Beyond the obligatory half a dozen players the NRL don't want TWP are comprised of players who originate from academies in Wakefield, Warrington, St.Helens, Widnes, Wigan Bradford and Hull who in the end weren't good enough for Superleague. TWP were unable to recruit anyone before they had won promotion, now there's no decent players left so they pulled the SBW stunt. Is it the case TWP just want the cap changing so they can be The Manchester City of Rugby League? Good for the game? Thoughts??

Toronto would need to base their academy side in the UK (maybe they could rent Odsal ) as trying to play in Canada would be nigh on impossible.
However, as for attracting players, apart from being massively behind existing SL clubs in terms of recruitment, Toronto should have plenty of "pull" in attracting players that want to be based in a major City ?? It would certainly be different to living in Wigan or Wakefield.

Well it was Brian McDermott who as London Broncos coach said that London's inability to compete at the top level was because good players did not want to sign for Broncos and go live in relative isolation in London one of the worlds most iconic cities, they much preferred to be based along the M62. I aren't sure what the NRL players at M62 clubs do outside of playing but I would certainly hazard a guess they socialise with fellow imports at other M62 clubs. I can understand Toronto is a vibrant city but so is London, Manchester and Leeds the constant flying must be unbearable?

They don't live in isolation though as they live in the UK, most around the M62 corridor! They've hardly done constant flying the last few years either. Last year probably 8 Atlantic crossings.

You are Leon Pryce and I claim my £5

Manchester or Toronto...…………..well, the answer isn't Manchester.

To be fair..... Nah, your right.

Now thats an event i would attend........ SBW et al parachuting into the grand final to the theme of dambusters...... GLORIOUS!
Imagine the ratings..... BT sport would be in like flynn

The point is the TWP players don't live in Toronto, they spend far more time in the UK at home and in Manchester.

Has anyone told sonny?
I know 2.5 a year is good...... But Manchester????????

There's nowt wrong with Manchester. One of it's selling points is it's only 20 miles from Wigan. (Same goes for Liverpool too!)

Oh aye SBW knows, in a article he said he'd been asking where are the nice places to live around Manchester because he's getting a house, he'll fit in well with all the multi millionaire Man city and united players and other sports men and businessmen in the The Golden Triangle.

Hate yo tell you this shifty, but those footballers all live in leafy Cheshire not Manchestaar.