Quote: wrencat1873 "The Toronto thing, although not really practical in terms of distance, looks as though it may have "legs".
To have sold over 3000 season tickets for next season is quite astonishing and the guy at the helm sounds to be getting things right.
Of course, its very early days but, season ticket sales alone will allow them to compete at SL level, within a short time frame.
If they can unearth some local talent (converted from American football) and add some quality and experience from elsewhere, they may be challenging for
a spot in SL in just a few years.
I know that this sort of expansion isnt for everybody and with the recent demise of York, it's sure to polarise opinions but, IF this can help establish Canada as a rugby league playing nation, it can only be good for the game.
A great City to visit too !'"
His interview on RL Backchat really turned me around regards the Toronto experiment. Some of the points you mention are really important, the fact there are hundreds (if not thousands) of poorly educated but extremely fit young men released from colleges, when they do not make the NFL, is a talent pool that just need to learn RL
The fact that they have sold National rights to televise all their games already, and get some of the other games onto Canadian TV, is a massive positive.
