Woudnt trust the tory clones

Think they need us involved to get this deal over the line. More likely to get approved should it benefit both clubs, hopefully the new deal gives us opportunity to earn some money from the stadium.

NRL rumoured to be buying SL, be worth it just to have them running our game.

I'd be interested to see what the NRL think they would get out of that arrangement as I can't think of any obvious benefits for them. Unless it would open up the possibility of selling TV rights to Channel 9 or Fox over there to generate additional revenue.

Agree, a massive disadvantage for RL is our two biggest markets are on opposite sides of the world making even more games between the two leagues hard to arrange (and I can only imagine the score if we faced an NRL side )

I also think if we've started with the IMG plan we need to keep going with it, the game has a bad habit of chopping and changing strategy very quickly.

I wouldn't get to giddy about the NRL taking over SL . We all know which direction the quality players will be travelling and it wont be to UK . We'd just be another feeder comp for them .
Plus we'd have to revert back our season to winter which is another reason Aussies wont be hurrying to board any plane soon. .

Never happen
The pitches just cant take the pounding in Winter.

Agree and winters seem to be getting wetter and wetter (but warmer)

Saying that we dont perform in summer, maybe winter rugby would make us top4

The good players over here get snapped up by the aussies anyway.

The talent pool in oz means alot dont get took over, i dont think much would change in that respect.

I do think the old clique problems that exists could evaporate with an nrl takeover, we d benefit from common sense rules and alot better marketing.

Matty John's mentioned nrl buying sl on a podcast and he said they should change our season to winter so that players can do what they did in the 80s and go play a few games either over there like Offiah and Hanley or like Sterlo here. Bryan Fletcher kinda poured water on it by stating that you sides ain't gonna let their great players come to the UK and play in the winter, no way

RFL/SL and clubs are supposed to be monitoring the amount of minutes players are playing within a season .
If this is going to be the new directive then playing back to back seasons here and in Aus like the old days wont happen unless players play half a season in each .

Really enjoying the club posting clips from 16 and 17 before every game, remember when we weren’t poooop?

poor mans marketing

Has Pearson said when the Covid loan is being repaid?

I might of missed clarification if its been given, if it hasnt surely he needs to make it clear when the loans been paid, and what seasons money has been used to pay it.

with all the wage cuts (500k) below cap, season pass sales, record break sponserships, big merchandise sales, and corperate income , surely surely the fans are rewarded with some good investment and marquee signings for next season

The London game will tell us where we’re going that’s for sure

I’ll reserve comments until that game