Correct Oggy..I would say Rowley will be in his comfort zone knowing he has players around him who know how to play his off the cuff style.They should be quite entertaining to watch.

Even the thickest Humble would know RL had been played in France for 70 years before Catalans went into SL, that they had a good junior structure and countless semi pro and amateur teams to grow through etc. France instigated the RL world cup and held the first tournament in 1954. A cv that doesn't exist yet in Canada.

I wish Toronto well in the venture because if RL doesn't expand in N.America then RU will take it under the lie of one Rugby game, would like to see a state of origin played somewhere in the USA soon and hope they get the 2025 WC shared with Canada

Nail on the head there 'atomic'. I suspect that's the reason he has gone for so many Leythers. His style was good to watch but, ultimately, was unsuccessful. It will be interesting to see what happens in 2019 when, if they are still around, they are in the Qualifiers. How will he approach that? It could be interesting to see how his side reacts, when faced with alternating home and away games at that stage. It will also be fascinating to see how his squad fares discipline-wise!

" I was done". 5000 season tickets sold.... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38065484

" I was done". 5000 season tickets sold.... www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/38065484

I've heard they are lining up Allan Rowley as Club Ambassador.

Love the bit about him being 'done' but 'coming back' to save the game from extinction. Pariah to messiah.

First post in nine months!! Has something rattled your cage.

Rowley the 'smirking' nob !

Yes. I almost pmsl when I saw that on the Bbc. Back to retirement.

Good one..

I seem to recall they went bust fewer times than Bradford. I know, let's get rid of all the heartland clubs - the model clearly isn't working.

It's a pity no-one on here is jumping up and down at the fact that they have sold 5,000 season tickets - that's an incredible achievement to get that level of commitment before they have even played a game. Perhaps it's just a little bit of the green-eyed monster.

It is indeed a fantastic achievment & they should be applauded for attracting such a strong support .....

However, it is early days yet, everything is new & fresh & Toronto have recruited a squad of top 2 Championship standard. It remains to be seen how bored they get when they destroy everything in their path in uncompetetive games, then how they go in later seasons when wins are hard to come by.

I hope it takes off in a massive way for the sake of RL.

My beef with Crusaders was they were demonstrably unsustainable but were propped up at the expense of other clubs that had a bright future.

I am a big supporter of the Toronto project and over the next 10 years could lead to a fully pro NAmerican comp, the ethics and morals they displayed this year with our club are shocking and hopefully soon Perez realises he needs a new head coach