Re: London Broncos : Wed Dec 04, 2013 5:29 pm  

Simple rules needed:-

- The RFL runs the game (like the FA runs soccer)

- within that a Super League organisation is ok (just like there is a Premier League organisation in soccer)

- bring in the 2 x 12 / 3 x 8 structure from 2015 (thereby opening the prospect of clubs rising up through the game to the top level by winning on the field (like soccer) - however unlikely or otherwise a relegation from/promotion to SL will be in any particular season under that structure.

- Go into Administration = 6 points deduction

- Go bust = relegation to the bottom division

- Scrap the salary cap

[Mild Rover]

Re: London Broncos : Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:25 pm  

Mr Churchill wrote:

Simple rules needed:-

Absolutely. What they should be is open to debate, but everybody knowing where they stand would be a bonus in itself.

Smokey, I don't have a problem with licensing in principle, didn't expect it to be a silver bullet and don't blame it for all SL's ills.

My issue was that it was poorly executed and tried to dodge the difficult 'what if...?' questions. When one of those came home to roost in the RFL's nest of discretion, they were screwed whatever they chose to do. They could let Bradford die (heartless dastards!), admit that they'd misrepresented licensing (double dealing cads!) or fudge some nonsense of a political compromise together to save the the Bulls and 'move on' from licensing (idiots!)

They went for the third option and in isolation it does look stupid. When you consider the alternatives available at that point, perhaps it was least bad.

Re: London Broncos : Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:38 am  

Mr Churchill wrote:

- Go into Administration = 6 points deduction

- Go bust = relegation to the bottom division

Punishment like this are all very well, but without an understanding of the broader reasons why clubs go under it will lead to kicking clubs while they are already down.

It's also worth thinking about the typical lifespan of a medium sized business. My suspicion is that RL clubs are actually pretty stable and long lived when compared with their peers in other industries.

Re: London Broncos : Thu Dec 05, 2013 9:35 pm  

Tweet from Martin Offiah:

MartinChariotsOffiah
Can't believe my @alljoinjack roomy @TherealSeanLong has got a job in London with the Broncos #Result

Interesting.

Re: London Broncos : Fri Dec 06, 2013 9:44 am  

Il Fanatico wrote:

MartinChariotsOffiah
Can't believe my @alljoinjack roomy @TherealSeanLong has got a job in London with the Broncos #Result

Am I the only one who would like that translated into English?

Re: London Broncos : Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:01 am  

Il Fanatico wrote:

Tweet from Martin Offiah:

MartinChariotsOffiah
Can't believe my @alljoinjack roomy @TherealSeanLong has got a job in London with the Broncos #Result

Interesting.

John Charnock wrote:

Am I the only one who would like that translated into English?

Offiah says that Sean Long has apparently got a job with London Broncos.

Re: London Broncos : Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:09 am  

Il Fanatico wrote:

Tweet from Martin Offiah:

MartinChariotsOffiah
Can't believe my @alljoinjack roomy @TherealSeanLong has got a job in London with the Broncos #Result

Interesting.

Good news - seems to be a very highly rated coach and heaven knows the Broncos will need all the coaching they can get this season.

Re: London Broncos : Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:28 am  

London will get bailed out, they always do.

Re: London Broncos : Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:00 am  

Roofs wrote:

London will get bailed out, they always do.

NAH...You're mistaking us for Bradford

Re: London Broncos : Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:07 am  

Roofs wrote:

London will get bailed out, they always do.

are the RFL buying or taking a lease on the olympic stadium now for London to play in..........thought not.. it doesn't have a BD6 postcode