There's a good chance that there will be full-time RL clubs in England for a long time to come. In any case, I'm sure the NRL will come in and help if needed, Clint Newton was over here a few yrs ago talking about this, he wants the people who employ him to have the opportunity to come over here and play towards the end of their playing careers; and I suppose for them to have the chance to get on the coaching ladder. Maybe I would then get to see regular 3 match series between England and the Kangaroos.

more intrigue more confusion looks like more red faces https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... on-5009554

more intrigue more confusion looks like more red faces https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... on-5009554

Well I just thought that we don't look particularly good as a game when with 5 weeks to go to the big kick off we don't know whether there is going to be relegation and promotion or what form it will take and when clubs in the championship are refusing to spend any more on players till they know.

Not unreasonable, I'd have thought.

Maybe there are some SL clubs saying they won't survive without a decent Sky deal?

AP said recently we're now over £2m in debt after 2020.

Last week - "RFU scraps Premiership relegation for 2020/21 season" - crikey, half way thru the season as well.

Suppose there's no money for the lower divisions next year - it has been suggested, then any club relegated would never survive.

There's virtually no difference now regards clubs owners/chairmen self interest and narrow mindedness than that in the late 50s onwards, that too was problematic and restrictive for the furthering and expansion of the sport. That at a time when RL used to get incredible attendances and back pages of the main papers when the tourists came or GB were going on tour. There was far more opportunity then to push the sport wider and get into the national psyche, but the chairmen had all the power just as they do now and are too idiotic as a group to fathom what they are doing is having a direct negative impact on their business.

As for Pearson stating "“Super League is the driving force of rugby league, no matter what everybody says about the Championship and the community game,”
I don't agree, without the lower divisions and community game the sport is much weaker for it and interest in the elite side of the sport would be reduced IMO. the ignorance of how elite sport is symbiotic to grass roots is frankly scary, It's hardly surprising that lower league clubs and fans get angsty regards SL.

Big clubs ruling the roost and narrow minded thinking towards progression shocker.
Plus ca change