Re: structure change : Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:13 pm  

I yearn for the day when Mr Creosotes BMI, Colesterol levels and general health means he has to step away, because he ain’t shifting until then. Any man who would kill off the GB Jersey and turn their nose up at the Tri Nations is a lunatic.

On a serious note, BT Sport and others are really putting pressure on BSkyB to up the ante every year, there could well come a year when SL is dropped in favour of pumping everything they have into The Premier League.

For this reason i would hope that RL Clubs outside of SL, and maybe even BARLA have already got their heads together to see if a joined up Sport can be formed in conjunction with some reasonable sponsorship and TV deals. SL will quite gladly let them all die, and shed no tears.

If the dreams of RL fans and owners extend no further than getting a millionaire and a license, the jobs knackered, and its barely recognisable as sport.

Re: structure change : Thu Dec 28, 2017 2:38 pm  

freddies wig wrote:

Now the Super League clubs are in charge of Super League licensing will come back. Toronto, Toulouse and whatever other hair brained North American project will be given a spot in return for giving up their central funding and a more British clubs will lose their place. I can also see the extra funding for the middle 8s going back into super league coffers too.

Tough times ahead for the 90% of clubs and players outside of super league. Will be interesting to see if the RFL have an exit strategy for the North American clubs and others if and when they go off to form their own league and make more money. Will there be any clubs left to replace them?

The RFL master plan will run something like this:

When an American league starts the English, sorry European super league will probably then consist of eight clubs who will play each other once a season at some neutral venue (most likely Odsal as it will be owned by super league by then) and televised in front of crowds of a few hundred. Bradford Bankrupts 2025 PLC will have home advantage at every game because they are a sound and and well run club with a big city name. Of course sky will "Bull" it up and have a soundtrack of a fake fans` applause and whooping downloaded from Strictly.

Sky will then at the end of the Euro tournament run a World Club Championship with 8 European clubs, 2 American clubs, one PNG club and hopefully one Aussie club if they bother to turn up. This according to Sky will be the "most exciting rugby ever seen". The winners will then play off against the champions of the Lebanese League for the World Super Cup.

The Fat Controller will then turn to the amateur game because there will be nothing else for them to manage only for the RFL to realise that had died too.

Re: structure change : Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:44 pm  

RFL = JOKE.

Re: structure change : Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:02 pm  

atomic wrote:

If the 8's remain then the opportunity remains. It's investment that's required not opportunities at present. Or the game will die.

Really ?

Degsie got Leigh up then ran out of money and they came down again.

Re: structure change : Sun Dec 31, 2017 11:44 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Really ?

Degsie got Leigh up then ran out of money and they came down again.

Not sure he ran out of money more a case of he was no longer a big fish in a small pond. I think he will learn from his mistakes and Leigh will go back up this time and then survive next time around.

Re: structure change : Sun Dec 31, 2017 2:15 pm  

Greg Florimos Boots wrote:

Not sure he ran out of money more a case of he was no longer a big fish in a small pond. I think he will learn from his mistakes and Leigh will go back up this time and then survive next time around.

GFB Knows.

Re: structure change : Sun Dec 31, 2017 2:26 pm  

We'll see.

Re: structure change : Sun Dec 31, 2017 7:35 pm  

charlie caroli wrote:

GFB Knows.

Charles 2018 is the year of the Leyther.The best squad in the Championship,restructioning on the cards ,Degsie @ the helm Andy Burnham Mayor of Mantropolis & the RFL President not forgetting parachute payment what could possiby go wrong?
Happy New Year to you all in the Borough of Wigan

Re: structure change : Sun Dec 31, 2017 9:11 pm  

Bus stop.

Re: structure change : Mon Jan 01, 2018 2:13 am  

bentleyman wrote:

Charles 2018 is the year of the Leyther.The best squad in the Championship,restructioning on the cards ,Degsie @ the helm Andy Burnham Mayor of Mantropolis & the RFL President not forgetting parachute payment what could possiby go wrong?
Happy New Year to you all in the Borough of Wigan

You never know Mick,I take nowt for granted, anyway here's wishing you Happy New Year,and all the best for 2018, I'm sure it will be a good year to follow Fax, and hopefully see each other a few times during the season.I have just back home to Leigh, after spending the New Year in Wigan with my In Laws,having a bit of stick all night about Leigh, I did remind them of last season's score at the LSV..
As you know last year I lost one of my Best friends in Henry, as well as Halifaxjohns passing,both affected me a lot, so I'm hoping for a happier 2018 on both personal and Rugby matters.Take care Mick.