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Application rejected by eight votes to four with one abstention.
Quote A damning report from a committee of Super League Europe's executive, tasked with investigating the submission from the Wolfpack, has concluded that expansion into Canada does not make strategic sense.'"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54752600
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Application rejected by eight votes to four with one abstention.
Quote A damning report from a committee of Super League Europe's executive, tasked with investigating the submission from the Wolfpack, has concluded that expansion into Canada does not make strategic sense.'"
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54752600
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| I expected the decision, but have slightly mixed feelings, firstly I have close relatives in Toronto and it would have tied in watching Hull there. And the opportunity to develop sporting links with Canada have been very badly managed, perhaps in the future, who knows.
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| For anyone who hasn't bothered to check here's the SL statement.....
Quote The Super League Board has rejected Toronto Wolfpack’s application to return to the competition in 2021.
The Board considered a number of factors following Wolfpack’s inability to complete the 2020 Betfred Super League season and after the club’s owner, David Argyle, stepped down from the organisation ahead of the season restart in August.
Following a review in September of the club’s unsatisfactory first bid for re-inclusion, Super League granted a four-week extension, partly at the request of the club’s prospective new owner, Carlo LiVolsi, to improve its submission.
In that period, Super League also commissioned its own independent research into the commercial opportunities available to rugby league in Canada at this current time or in the foreseeable future.
That committee - which looked at the Canadian broadcast and sponsorship markets - and included two independent experts plus Robert Elstone from Super League Europe and Simon Johnson, Chair of the RFL, concluded unanimously that operating a team in Canada would not produce material incremental revenue in the short or medium term.
Executive Chairman Robert Elstone said:
“The Board accepts that the decision to reject Toronto Wolfpack’s application will divide the game’s fans – but on the evidence presented to us, it would not be right for the development of the competition for Super League to accommodate a team in Canada in 2021.
“Every opportunity has been given to Toronto Wolfpack to provide the assurances our clubs need.
“However, our review of the club’s recent submission identified a number of areas of concern, particularly regarding the aggressive revenue targets on which the financial forecasts are based.
“As part of our comprehensive investigation into this whole subject , Super League appointed an independent committee of sports industry experts, with representation from The RFL, to examine commercial opportunities for rugby league in Canada.
“Its findings were unanimous - that operating a team in a fiercely competitive North American sports market was non-strategic and added no material incremental revenue to Super League in the short or medium term.
“Separately, it was also apparent that no assessment of the scale and accessibility of the commercial growth that might accrue to the sport from entering the Canadian market was ever completed prior to the club’s first entry into the sport.”
The Super League Board will now look at the season structure for 2021, specifically into whether the 2021 competition is comprised of 11 or 12 teams. That meeting will be held tomorrow.'"
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| “Its findings were unanimous - that operating a team in a fiercely competitive North American sports market was non-strategic and added no material incremental revenue to Super League in the short or medium term.
Does it make sense then to allow Ottowa into League 3?
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| Quote bonaire="bonaire"“Its findings were unanimous - that operating a team in a fiercely competitive North American sports market was non-strategic and added no material incremental revenue to Super League in the short or medium term.
Does it make sense then to allow Ottowa into League 3?'"
Apart from it having nothing to do directly with Super League, who knows?
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| With the current pandemic alone I think the decision to reject Toronto’s re application was inevitable.
Questions need to be asked why they were allowed in as due diligence sounds like it hadn’t been done correctly reading parts of the full statement.
The sport could not take the risk of the same thing happening again and as no guarantees could seemingly be made by Toronto’s representatives then it’s the right decision.
Maybe if Toronto could have played with an indoor stadium so fixtures could be played in the winter months too it may have helped their cause who knows.
There is very tough competition for sports fans in Toronto with the Leafs, Raptors & Bluejays who have much greater pull and money to market. So could the Wolfpack compete with that and get the needed exposure for their cause and the game?
If any other club had failed to honour fixtures and pulled out they would have to earn their place again.
11 team SL just isn’t going to work so who do they have as the team to replace Toronto? Or do they expand to 14 teams?
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| Rugby league never misses an opportunity to miss an opportunity.....As the saying goes .
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| Quote ccs="ccs"Apart from it having nothing to do directly with Super League, who knows?'"
It could do if they get back to back promotions so what do they say then?
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| Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that Toronto imploded when the club ran out of money and their owner stopped paying up or paying wages when you heard what went on or didn't go on before they were allowed in in the first place. Back then the due diligence needed to research the potential market TV deals etc to protect the game and the other clubs was down to the RFL and we were assured that it was done.
“Separately, it was also apparent that no assessment of the scale and accessibility of the commercial growth that might accrue to the sport from entering the Canadian market was ever completed prior to the club’s first entry into the sport.”
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| Well thank god thats over - Toronto offered nothing to SL - im sorry but this game is a game played in the north of england, a few areas of France and a few areas of Australia and thats where the game needs to concentrate
Moving forward id go 14 team SL inc London, Toulouse and then either York or Bradford and then shut up shop
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| If what John Davidsons is saying on Twitter about the proposal the clubs have made the right decision. I was never a fan, I just dont think a team that far away is viable with the money in the sport.
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