Do you think the players will concentrate on fitness issues and working on tactical moves etc in the off period or treat it as a free holiday?

I say that because if i am George Burgess, im thinking "Right i have got a couple of months (maybe) to get myself in top condition and show everyone what i am all about" He must know people are grumbling about him.

Im afraid this virus is predicted to kill between 350=500,000 people in the next few months! There is NO WAY Rugby League will be cleared to play on 3rd April it will be CANCELLED until next year

Canada just shut it's borders to non-residents/citizens.

I think we will be heading into a winter season for the first time since 1995.

With the peak anticipated for the end of May - End of June, we can forget any sport until August/September, at the earliest. If you beleive what some experts are saying, this will be around this time next year. It could write off this year in sporting terms completely.

Grand National and TT races cancelled

This.

These conversations must be had. Health remains the number one priority for everyone however life must go on after this.

What are the overheads from an RL club? Wages being the obvious one. Do Sky pay the money up front for the TV deal. Does the RFL keep this and pay it out in one lump sum at the start of the year? Genuinely not a clue.

Feel for all those booked for Toronto and Catalans too. Health must come first though.

If I’m honest I can’t see any sport resuming until September. Personally I think SL will just be wrote off for this season. A winter season will severely affected the following seasons.

There’s a risk of a few things here, financial being one. Interest in RL sustaining in Toronto, London etc another. If all clubs make it through this whole I’ll be astounded. We’re probably about to see a significant change in the sporting landscape.

Just on a side note; I wish you all and your families well during this pandemic. Fingers crossed for a swift recovery if anyone contracts it.

Write off the season, give the winners medals out based on the current place in the league.

Good idea lol

+1

I do feel for those that have made travelling plans, but I am very much in the 'there will be much more important things to think about than professional sport' camp. Sadly.

Would be interesting to know how many of those who are predicting so much doom and gloom about Rugby League not being played again for months are also doing all the panic buying in stores and supermarkets which I might add is not helping the many elderly people who are going along to stores and supermarkets only to find shelves empty of essential food they need but cannot get because of the greed by the more able body people.

Hate to think how many today would have survived in a war like our parents and grandparents did in the second world war and the ten years or so after when there was food rationing.

The hysteria, panic and selfishness being shown by many in the country now is appalling, but comes as no surprise the way way the media are reporting the situation.

Of course there’s a lot of hysteria and the press love it,but I don’t think there’s any hysterics attached to the (amateur) forecast of a mid summer re start for the game will be far off though.

So far already I’ve had 4 concerts and 5 trips to the theatre which I had planned for the next couple of months reschedule on me till the autumn,so I just don’t see sport starting till July/august at the earliest based on that.