Licensing & SL Structure : Thu Oct 12, 2017 7:46 pm  

..back for 2021?

Bradford Bulls Chairman (I think) said at a fans meeting, attended by Ralph Rimmer tonight:
“We believe that from 2021 a new Super League structure and licensing format in any event will be in place"

Used to love the Grade A license chat, good luck to James Rule getting that at Widnes

[Mild Rover]

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:34 pm  

2021?

We've got time to burn through a couple more innovative new formats before then, I reckon.

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:45 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

2021?

We've got time to burn through a couple more innovative new formats before then, I reckon.

Times changing again, a few snippets of info from this meeting. RFL moving away from Red Hall, possibly to Bradford.

The concept of franchising was odd IMO but ended up being massively compromised by the (mainly understandable) self interest of club chairmen. No successful format template is there?

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:57 pm  

Surely licensing wont work when youve got Toulouse, Leigh, Toronto, Potentially Bradford, London then maybe a US team trying to get in? Put licensing in place and they cant all get in unless it means that existing SL teams be sacrificed (Wakey, Widnes, Salford) - actually it could work

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:58 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

:D Times changing again, a few snippets of info from this meeting. RFL moving away from Red Hall, possibly to Bradford.

The concept of franchising was odd IMO but ended up being massively compromised by the (mainly understandable) self interest of club chairmen. No successful format template is there?

Finally putting the office block at Odsal to good use then and make money selling Redhall.

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 8:59 pm  

Sebasteeno wrote:

Surely licensing wont work when youve got Toulouse, Leigh, Toronto, Potentially Bradford, London then maybe a US team trying to get in? Put licensing in place and they cant all get in unless it means that existing SL teams be sacrificed (Wakey, Widnes, Salford) - actually it could work

Expand the competition to 18 franchises

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:12 pm  

Sebasteeno wrote:

Surely licensing wont work when youve got Toulouse, Leigh, Toronto, Potentially Bradford, London then maybe a US team trying to get in? Put licensing in place and they cant all get in unless it means that existing SL teams be sacrificed (Wakey, Widnes, Salford) - actually it could work

Don't forget Montreal, and Eric Perez is after getting 2 clubs in the USA also.

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:14 pm  

Armavinit wrote:

Finally putting the office block at Odsal to good use then and make money selling Redhall.

I heard (posted on Bradford's board) locally some time ago that the "plan" was to sell Red Hall, redevelop Odsal and build a new stadium on Richard Dunn site. Sounded unlikely but some elements of it might be true.

Re: Licensing : Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:18 pm  

licencing is fine but they need to enforce action against those that ignore the conditions

Re: Licensing : Fri Oct 13, 2017 7:58 am  

Mrs Barista wrote:

I heard (posted on Bradford's board) locally some time ago that the "plan" was to sell Red Hall, redevelop Odsal and build a new stadium on Richard Dunn site. Sounded unlikely but some elements of it might be true.

If the Allams boot us out, can the RFL relocate to the real heart of Rugby League and redevelop Costello.