Enjoy. Mick Gledhills already trolling all of RL twitter saying we'll get more points than Leigh. Also we're now IMGs pets apparently. https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/do ... %20Version).pdf

Enjoy. Mick Gledhills already trolling all of RL twitter saying we'll get more points than Leigh. Also we're now IMGs pets apparently. https://www.rugby-league.com/uploads/do ... %20Version).pdf

Link doesn't seem to work

Links on article here. Not sure why it's not working on here. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... e-27256425

Links on article here. Not sure why it's not working on here. https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... e-27256425

Good news for The Bulls on page 61 of IMG's garbage.

Indeed. The year after an insolvency event, you are automatically downgraded. Seems fair….

I've just spoken to Mick, and after assessing the criteria, his understanding is that Bradford will score 23 out of 20.

I've been told by a reliable source that there will be a 1.5 multiplier for any clubs deemed iconic.

Would rather get there by merit

Gledhill stating that the IMG gradings will be released tomorrow.

Will he prove right? Did he mention a time? Anyone seen a "Pressie" announced?

Been announced. Meltdown.

The highlights. We’re 14th. With a decent 1.5point gap to 15th - Fev.
Cas supposedly are 13th, due to some sort of data extraction incompetence which they are crying foul about.
London are 24th, the bottom ranked B club. Wow

The link to gradings on X can be viewed here: https://twitter.com/TheRFL/status/17171 ... 06/photo/1

The link to gradings on X can be viewed here: https://twitter.com/TheRFL/status/17171 ... 06/photo/1

14th in the IMG table. Significant gap between top 14 and the rest. Wonder if 14 team on the cards.

Yeah, I can see a 14 team Superleague here. It would be daft not to, with teams already going to the wall.

Having said that, I'm sure that the 'established' SL teams really won't want to share their slice of pie...

A statement put out by Wakefield the other day mentioned that central funding for SL sides had dropped by £500k since 2019. That is a massive amount and I really don't think many clubs will want to reduce that even further by bringing another two clubs into the top division.

Absolute scenes in Featherstone and Halifax’s Facebook pages

I seem to remember IMG's original proposals were a 14-team Super League but this voted down by the same group who want to protect their small slice of the pie.

At the time I thought IMG might have threatened to walk away from the deal as it was clear that the clubs only intention was to agree to proposals that maintained the status quo and dismiss anything that risked their own agenda. IMG failed to do so and in turn gave any power they might have had away.

Anyone can see a 14-team competition with 26 rounds (home & away) to be followed by playoffs makes the most sense from both a spectator and competition integrity perspective.

Somehow, I think the 12 will pull up the drawbridge and start looking at ways to protect themselves again.

Apparently some Fev & Fax fans have been able to count each individual fan at multiple games this year! Some meltdown.

But that’s how IMG get paid, isn’t it? They get 30% of all the new/increased/additional cash flow from upgraded broadcast rights and sponsorship etc.

If they can show increased corporate and broadcast income from 14 teams then that’s what they’ll push for

Apparently there was a line on the spreadsheet in white font with a minus 5 point tariff for "Repeated crowd disturbances, racist chanting and hammer wielding". Hopefully no one got tripped up by that.

Although IMG were only looking at finances for the last 3 years it’s blatant corruption they haven’t gone back 7 years for Bradford and Bradford alone

It's been pointed out on Twitter and elsewhere that Newcastle (just dropped out of League 1 for 2024) are placed significantly higher in position 18 than London Broncos (just been promoted to Super League) in position 24.

Bradford's breakdown is out:



Performance 2.17/5

Fandom 3.95/5

Finances 2.75/4.5

Stadium 0.89/3

Community 2.25/2.5

The full statement is worth a read. Very well written imo and makes the very valid (but often overlooked) point that all of the other RL stadiums around the country have needed help from local councils before they could happen. Bulls quite clearly calling out Bradford council to actually do something about the current state of Odsal and using these gradings as a clear demonstration of how the stadium is holding us back.

Is there a link to the full statement anywhere?