Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 31954 Location: The Corridor of Uncertainty
I'm expecting a similar score to last year for us. Those of you expecting some sort of conspiracy to get the Bulls promoted need to bin the tinfoil hats. It's never going to happen. We're all stuck where we are until promotion by spreadsheet is stopped or we get a sugar daddy who's prepared to buy his club a seat at the table.
How long we can all carry on making losses is another question.
"If you start listening to the fans it won't be long before you're sitting with them," - Wayne Bennett.
Bullseye wrote:I'm expecting a similar score to last year for us. Those of you expecting some sort of conspiracy to get the Bulls promoted need to bin the tinfoil hats. It's never going to happen. We're all stuck where we are until promotion by spreadsheet is stopped or we get a sugar daddy who's prepared to buy his club a seat at the table.
How long we can all carry on making losses is another question.
Speaking of tinfoil don't Bradford get more img points for having kitkat wrappers blowing around the stands .
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 6616 Location: Halifax, the sleeping giants of Rugby League
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Listenup94 wrote:Img effing winds me up , bloody stupid , what a farce , the day sport decided on a spreadsheet is the day it's no longer a sport.
I think we all agree (for a change!) that the IMG fiasco is infuriating. It's not on a level playing field, how can championship clubs possibly compete with the SL clubs? Had Salford, Leigh, Castleford, Wakey and Huddersfield in particular been in the championship for over 20 years, they'd also be way down the IMG table.
Agree with Greg, I can't see how Bradford can sneak in unless it's at the expense of the one of the clubs I've mentioned above and if it does happen wait for a huge fall out when those aforementioned clubs will all of a sudden claim it's what happens on the pitch and they didn't finish bottom blah blah blah. Also they won't expand the SL to 14, it'll cost other clubs over £200k each.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 31954 Location: The Corridor of Uncertainty
Yeah I think Phantom Horseman sums it up well on the TRL board where he describes the "incumbency bias" that ensures that if you're in SL already then you attain extra IMG points simply by virtue of being there. There's no "weighting" to allow clubs in the championship to compete on an even playing field.
"If you start listening to the fans it won't be long before you're sitting with them," - Wayne Bennett.
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Bullseye wrote:Yeah I think Phantom Horseman sums it up well on the TRL board where he describes the "incumbency bias" that ensures that if you're in SL already then you attain extra IMG points simply by virtue of being there. There's no "weighting" to allow clubs in the championship to compete on an even playing field.
That is true!
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Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 6616 Location: Halifax, the sleeping giants of Rugby League
The SL season just gone was a total farce with London being told they were going to be relegated before a ball was kicked. It's no wonder David Hughes has had enough and thrown in the towel. Just imagine if, after having bought a season ticket, Fax were told they'd be relegated no matter how many games they win. Anyone with 2 brain cells should see how ridiculous that looks.
And will SL risk upsetting Davy and Beaumont in a similar way? No chance. Leigh shouldn't be in SL They're a suburb of Wigan with a tiny fan base. It all stinks. I really hope there's a balls up with a couple of shocks.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 31954 Location: The Corridor of Uncertainty
It would take a balls up of monumental proportions. I believe the whole process will be carefully designed to maintain the status quo. Licensing was the same. I know some think that if they can build up their IMG points they'll get a fair hearing and get into SL. I'll believe it when I see it. SL clubs put themselves first and nobody is going to vote to lose a share of their central distribution money.
"If you start listening to the fans it won't be long before you're sitting with them," - Wayne Bennett.
Joined: Dec 22 2001 Posts: 6616 Location: Halifax, the sleeping giants of Rugby League
For christs sake, I'm sick to death of this. Call it a day. Wind the company up, get a 12 point deduction next season, have a really cheap halifax born players squad player coached by Bobby fairbank and financially start from scratch.
Please don't take the supporters for fools yet again by begging for their money to throw into a black hole.
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