What do you mean by that? I'm not sure about the player pool being attacked, I just see great signings.

Listen you - Harold knows who his friends are & he won't be falling for that kind of scam!

(With many, many apologies for straying off topic again )

Mr Kim Jong Un, I am very sorry the posts do not meet with your approval, oh glorious leader.

Got a mate who lives in North Korea. I asked him what's it like there.

He said he can't complain.

Toulouse,London and presumably Toronto have very successful professional RU teams and, any fledgling RL Team will have a job on to overtake them for popularirty!
Barrow, Dewsbury and Keighley were there at the inception of RL in 1895 and, will very likely be there long after Toronto and Mr Perez has gone! Dont ridicule our Heritage, the likes of Toronto will never play as many games as these famous clubs!

From the Canadian Guardian Newspaper

Eric Perez reveals plans are already advanced for a second Canadian team to enter the Rugby Football League within two years.

''Within six months the world will hear about the next Canadian side coming in for 2019, so get ready.''

''I can't say where yet but I will say it is the way to generate serious revenue in this market. Having one team is not enough we want two. three, four then five North American Teams. Once you have done that, revenue will begin to spill into the British game to help prop up clubs who are struggling.''

He also revealed his desire for a Northern Emishere League created within the next ten years, allowing the best rugby league sides on both sides of the Atlantic to combine forces.

''It is not inconceivable that ten years from now Toronto Woolfpack could be drawing crowds of 30,000 and next season at some point sell out the capacity at the Lamport Stadium in the Championship''

Personally I don't know what to make of this but I can't help but admire his vision for the future of Rugby League.

Well I am all for it.

Some may say I am a lttle set in my ways or a little long in the tooth but 'The greatest game' and I truly believe it is can not just be consigned to Australia and the M62 in England forever can it ?

How many current players in Toronto's squad would not be around if they got in SL by 2019?.

None. They'll be playing for New York.

Now do you understand expansion?

Zimmer frame rugby

Aye..

I think I'm correct in saying that Toronto does not have a professional Rugby Union team.
Like them or lump them, Toronto Wolfpack have hit every mark for their first season.
- won league
- gained promotion
- unbeaten at home
- average crowd 7209
- huge numbers on social media
I agree the heartland clubs deserve our respect and more backing from the RFL/Sky for the good of the game in the future but I really hope Eric Perez sticks around and produces on the second Canadian Rugby League team promise. Vancouver strikes me as a great place to try it out Eric