Divide and rule comes to mind. Whilst the RL have a posse of friends ( clubs enjoying favours beyond the norm ) then it will be very difficult to unseat the current regime ; which has been needed for a considerable time. Ever since the success of the World Cup competition in this country they have undersold the game starting with the premature commitment to an extended undervalued Sky contract.
At that time we were second only to Soccer in the viewing figures, a bargaining tool lost that should have secured a better deal with or outside of Sky as we were told other broadcasters were supposedly interested. Instead we are saddled with our current deal till 2022 and more lucrative deals were struck by other sports enabling in part larger salary cap limits . This in no small way has lead to a whole raft of problems not least in funding areas of the game which should be standard throughout , such as properly organised Academy and Under 23 sides for all clubs . More development staff not less as we now have .
It's all well and good , and we all want to have a strong and succesful international side but we can't put the roof on the house without a solid foundation !

Can we just ensure we don't start slinging mud (particularly at the RFL) where there is no evidence?

Thanks