Pure speculation but are we to take it that the Bulls are in trouble, the local council know of this and want rid of the ground and the good old rfl steps in to save the day?

Why will it concern those two organisations that trucks are driving around the country advertising Rugby League? Would you be happy if your club entered into a similar deal ie. no cash but the club's name emblazoned on several hundred trucks?

You asked, basically, if the EPL and the RFU would be satisfied with truck's driving around with "Stobarts superleague" on them, I merely responded that they wouldn't, particularly if they'd paid Stobarts to drive around with "Stobarts superleague" on their trucks.

I have no concern nor interest in the matter, really. Just picking up on your error made me feel better, although; you completely missed it.

So 5% of Stobart's fleet will be advertising the Super League sponsorship. I think that's rubbish tbh. The potential pulling power is massive, but frankly 5% of their fleet is pathetic, from our arm of the deal. IMO this offers more to Stobart's than advertising RL in this country. Stobart have a massive 'geek' following, and I can imagine this is more of a clever marketing ploy rather than any real benefit to RL in the country. I've no idea how much a new tarpaulin sheet costs for a trailer but I doubt it's anything like what Betfair was offering x 100 trucks. Another point is where will these trailers be based? As in, will they be local shunters? Domestic carriers or European transit wagons? Say for an example having the majority based in and around Yorkshire/Lancs wouldn't really expand the brand of the Super League.


** Also, having strong commercial links to two SL clubs now, the RFL haven't done themselves any favours to the ave RL fan recently (IMO), esp when you consider they control who competes in the top competition and who doesn't.

I think it's fair to say it's an experiment at this point. In principle it's a great idea, but how it actually pans out remains to be seen. It could be trucks carrying things from Rochdale to Oldham, they could be national, and they could be all over Europe. They might even stay in Europe yet, which would be next to useless for everyone.

I did find this interesting though

..which, if it pans out, means lots of advertising in exchange for naming rights plus equivalent revenue streams through other sources. That would be nice.

So really, the next couple of months are the tester of how good this deal is with regards whether the RFL get any other blue chip companies on board.

I'm sure other people will have had the email today ascertaining interest in what I'm assuming would be a subscription app to have hi speed wi fi in grounds allowing you to watch instant replays, get news, bet on line and other stuff. It looked a brilliant and innovative idea to me, I hope it happens.