Joined: Nov 05 2011 Posts: 4820 Location: Shuddersfield
I've had a season ticket for years and haven't renewed this time. I just can't get my head round the club voting for the IMG rubbish which in reality condemns us to years of playing friendlies.
Hear All, See All, Say Nowt. Eat All, Sup All, Pay Nowt. And if Tha ever does Owt for Nowt, Allus do it for Thissen.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 6658 Location: Halifax, the sleeping giants of Rugby League
I see Newcastle Thunder have pulled out from League 1 next season. So hardly any teams left, following from London Skolars departure. Wouldn't be surprised if there was a re-structure to include the Championship because of the lack of numbers in League 1. What a mess.
Joined: Nov 05 2011 Posts: 4820 Location: Shuddersfield
Or...Does IMG have a plan? The answer is probably yes, and the plan is to jettison all clubs below SL and to hell with anyone and anything that doesn't suit their 'reimagination' of the game. It's a sad time for Rugby League in this country.
Hear All, See All, Say Nowt. Eat All, Sup All, Pay Nowt. And if Tha ever does Owt for Nowt, Allus do it for Thissen.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 6658 Location: Halifax, the sleeping giants of Rugby League
Ever since the re-branding to "Super League" there's always been an "us and them" with the lower tier. Hopefully one day sanity will prevail and Rugby League will regain its soul embracing all clubs.
But in the meantime IMG will no doubt make it up as they go along to please the "elite".
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 32122 Location: The Corridor of Uncertainty
There won't be an elite if the tiers below it are allowed to wither. Sports depend on people participating, whether as players, staff, volunteers or fans. All those elite players started at grass roots somewhere, they didn't suddenly appear in a SL first team out of thin air.
L1 withering away is following a trend in the community game. Once the SL promotion drawbridge goes up we'll no doubt see interest in the Championship go the same way. Eventually there'll be nobody interested in RL outside of a few SL teams.
"If you start listening to the fans it won't be long before you're sitting with them," - Wayne Bennett.
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