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jonny the leyther wrote:I know. Why would they want any kind of ambition.
There's ambition and there's Deja vue jonny , 2 years to SL , where have we seen/heard that before ?
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Kick them out now. What a disgrace. Doesn't matter that they didn't actually say that.
King Street Cat wrote:Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.
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headhunter wrote:Kick them out now. What a disgrace. Doesn't matter that they didn't actually say that.
I admit I'm only going of the Wolves fans post , if they didn't mention SL on the talksport show then I am out of order , and I apologise
kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
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Starbug wrote:I admit I'm only going of the Wolves fans post , if they didn't mention SL on the talksport show then I am out of order , and I apologise
I don't know if they did or not, but I've seen 3 different interviews and articles on pretty much every news website that carries RL stories, and the only mention of Super League in any of those was through their alleged link up with Wakefield.
Either way though, I think it would be pretty obvious that any club new or old would aspire to be in the highest divison, what's so sinister about that?
King Street Cat wrote:Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.
21-12 wrote:Whats the point in expanding the game when its not even filling its potential in the M62 corridor.
I agree with this but at the same time if an area has a decent enough amateur setup with which the pro club can work with it does make sense to have really close look at these clubs.
Saddened! wrote:It's a good move and it sounds like they are being realistic with their approach.
If they could get the Northampton produced local players now at professional clubs back they could have a very competitive side as well.
But it's you define success at that level. I would say success is not going out of business, with the quality of the games and opposition down there it will be impossible to generate decent gates.
I don't think northampton could afford to take back these players and by association it would be wrong to take the players back as it would only stunt there devolopement.
Starbug wrote:Oh dear ! , it was all going well , then they just had to do it didn't they , they just couldn't leave it alone , could they
They never said they wanted to be in SL within a couple of years. The interview with the chairman is on the BBC website. They'd like to be in SL one day, but it's long term.
21-12 wrote:Whats the point in expanding the game when its not even filling its potential in the M62 corridor.
Quite obvious, really.
Keeping the game within the M62 corridor will not get us any exposure as we are viewed as a Northern 'regional' sport. Therefore we won't get any money, which means the sport won't get any bigger - in fact it will probably contract, and eventually die.
Basically, the mountain won't come to Mohammed. If the game is to be taken seriously, it needs to be plonked in front of the very eyes of the lazy journos and sponsors that can take our game forward. They won't come and find us, so we need to find them.
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Wellsy13 wrote:They never said they wanted to be in SL within a couple of years. The interview with the chairman is on the BBC website. They'd like to be in SL one day, but it's long term.
As I said , reading ' come on you Wolves ' post sounded like they had mentioned SL in. Couple of years , even the most ardent ' Expansion at all cost ' exponent should be horrified to hear something like that after recent events
So if he was wrong , then I apologise , and wish the Nothampton project all the best
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Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done But he with a chuckle replied That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried. So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin On his face. If he worried he hid it. He started to sing as he tackled the thing That couldn’t be done, and he did it!
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