Quote: the flying biscuit "Thats an astonishingly pathetic board.
so two directors with zero rugby league background but plenty of swimming background.
and the secretary is currently juggling two jobs .
We don't seem to have replaced Sinfield who himself was split between Yorkshire and media city.
I know we shouldn't compare ourselves with the FA but they all have a wealth of being CEO of big companies or football clubs and all have some experience of being in football prior to their FA board roles.
we have a guy who is CEO of the Jewish council. I mean that will come in handy for nothing...!!
on a separate note there was an advert on sky for all the upcoming sports on Sky sports for 2019. everything possible was highlighted on there, except Superleague, absolutely scandalous....
there are a few seconds of coverage on the twitter advert but it's edited out of the TV advert.....
not fit for purpose the RFL, and so far the CEO of superleague also look's like he is making no more of a difference than an empty swivel chair.'"
I'm not sure the FA is that much of a model of success. There have been some disappointing attendances for England internationals and although last year was a good performance at international level, when you think of the money spent on bringing in Eriksson, Capello we didn't really deliver much. As for the new Wembley...how far behind schedule/over budget was that? The Premier League is probably a better model to aspire towards in terms of running the sport well and attracting interest and investment.
Also I don't think having a rugby league background is essential, as long as they know what they are doing and have transferable skills to bring in that can promote a product. Simon Moran isn't a rugby league man in the way that say Gary Hetherington is, but he brought a lot to the club and not just money.
My real gripe with the RFL board, over many years, is it just seems to be a comfort zone job. It feels like the senior management board of a local authority or a university, where you get people who are just happy to be there, have a position which sounds good, looks good on the CV, and their ambitions are little more than staying there and maintaining a status quo rather than driving the sport as hard as it can to get bigger. Same with Super League: they like to create the impression of being innovative thinkers, with gimmick changes to the format every few years like Club Call and the Super 8s, but these are just superficial changes and mask an inertia in any real ideas for taking the league forward.
