Think they've done alright with the hand they've been dealt. Since they've come in:

- Attendances are up
- Got Sky to film and produce every SL game, allowing for a video ref at every game
- Got us back on terrestrial TV, first on C4 for a pittance (which they produced) and then to the BBC for a bit of money
- Created a streaming service for super league games which is a very good step
- Clubs started working on improving/modernising their stadiums (and salford finally sorted a long term deal on their stadium)
- Clubs have started putting effort into matchday experience (Hull KR, Wigan, Leigh spring to mind)
- SL has been rebranded and now looks much sleeker/more mordern
- Licencing has been done in probably the most transparent way possible, with clubs knowing exactly where they stand, with measurable things they can improve on to improve their score and improve their club all round

There's definitely been some disappointments. I think everyone was disappointed at the TV deal going down (although I'm of the opinion that its the next TV deal they should actually be judged on). I think the licensing system is contentious and not enthusiastically agreed on. Would love them to have included some criteria on youth development and women's development but they have explained that this just isn't feasible at the moment (some clubs aren't even allowed a youth academy as they don't have a license from the RL) and that they do hope that it's something they can do in the future and that eventually they will make having a women's team mandatory.

I also thought they didn't do a very good job at capitalising on the world cup, wheelchair WC or saints winning the WCC in Aus. Both you could argue came a bit too soon for them to have anything feasible to use, but then they also did nothing with Wigan winning the WCC this year either so that excuses has worn thin.

Ultimately, they probably expected to be given a bit more carte blanche to do what they think is right, but they've been burned by the reality of the fact that the SL clubs and chairmen have too much power and only serve their own self interest. Some of the ideas they've came with have been outright refused (scrapping loop fixtures, restructuring the CC, scrapping magic for a new event) so in a lot of ways they're hamstrung by the things that have always hamstrung us as a sport. That and the fact there's no money to do any real massive marketing.

How we will look after the 12 years, I don't know. Realistically we will probably be in a similar place as we are now... But I do think they're doing far more than the RFL have done over the last 20 odd years to at least try

If that were true, than why do we have some really, really poor sides at the lower end of SL.

i don think the current wakey side even with mcmeekan and johnstone would be much trouble for the top 6 sides

Simply because they are not professional and the fitness levels are nowhere near the same.

Oh, the gantry in the south standing, wtf.

You may have made the tv area better for tv, but you've made the stand/fans worse off. They've not even padded up the connections, there's screws at head height that could do some serious damage if someone went off balance.

Sky revenue down by half in 3 years. We will be lucky to have a pro game by 2030. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/va ... res-emerge

Sky revenue down by half in 3 years. We will be lucky to have a pro game by 2030. https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/va ... res-emerge