Super League club management of course not. But I think the issue of the governing body needs to be looked into.

Super League as a concept doesn't seem to have moved on from it's inception. The move to summer and a few new stadiums (Hull & Warrington) have brought about the increase in attendances and the franchise teams (London & Crusaders) are doing as badly as the likes of Paris and Gateshead did. The RFL seem to stumble blindly from one issue to the next without any real long term focus and it seems like they've forgotten about everything below SL level. The sport just seems to be in a malaise as sports like Cricket (20:20) and club Union race ahead in the public eye.

Nigel Wood?

The RFL put them in a position they were destined to fail all for `the good of the game`(should that be the greater good).

There should be an inquiry in to the RFL`s handling of this matter. I mean people cant just come out and say the RFL knew about the player visa problems but kept quiet and about them getting hush money when they went home. Something very dodgy has gone on and the RFL should shoulder some of the blame and be taken to task for it.

Been saying this for years now, Lewis and Wood need to go, before rugby league becomes a non entity. They may have increased the profit margin but they are making league a laughing stock with there shallow intentions and crazy modelling.
Lewis Is doing to rugby league what he did to tennis, it's just taking him a bit longer to reduce it's standing in world sport.
It also looks as though the management of the top clubs are not happy with the way the game is managed.

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Threats of strike action now. What do you get if you cross Broth with the RFL? Laughing Stock.

Rod Findley is the man who discovered that the Crusaders were no longer a viable Super League club after looking at the books.

Were they ever?

And you need to be an accountant to work that one out

No they wasn't. They were rushed in the RFLs desire to have a Super League club in Wales.
IF and i say the word if. IF the RFL wanted another Super League club from outside England they should have gone with another French club, which would have had some sort of structure in place unlike the Crusaders.
The South Wales Scorpians are at least taking their time and putting things in place at their pace. If there is to be another Welsh Super League club it will be the South Wales Scorpians.

Yes hopefully in a few years they'll be in a position to challenge a current SL club

So they just need

Some Silverware

A 12,000 capacity stadium

A 1.5 million turnover

A successful scholarship and academy competing against SL s best

A top class community dept

5/6,000 supporters

A multiple millionaire owner

No problem

And that will only happen in the next ten years unless another rich man comes in and sees away of making money out of the rfl.

The Scorpians haven't set their selves any timelines. At this moment in time they are not even interesed in becoming a Super League club. 10 years time it could be a different story.

That hasn't stopped Wakey being a super league club.

Someone should tell Mr Kath that people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Changing his tune now it looks like the top job is coming up?

Jesus, god save Lewis, all is forgiven!

Rugby league coverage tonight on BBC radio five at 21.30. Re crusaders

Of course – we only make the back page of the newspapers when there is a betting or drugs scandal and we only make Radio 5 Live when there is bad news

Plus a special feature on Sam Tomkins. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013cfry

Plus a special feature on Sam Tomkins. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013cfry

Quote ="GSF"Plus a special feature on Sam Tomkins. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013cfry'" About his naughty antics and constant cheating no doubt.

Quote ="GSF"Plus a special feature on Sam Tomkins. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b013cfry'" About his naughty antics and constant cheating no doubt.

Does he do anything else?

I heard a rumour that Tomkins travels the country looking for shopping centres where How To Look Good Naked is being filmed. Rather than being supportive when the ugly bird gets her kit off, he either boos or shrugs his shoulders. The cad.

I've heard he stands outside weight watchers window with a large bucket of KFC. And he outbids people at auctions for rare paintings, only to eat them in front of the other bidders.

I do not know how he gets away with it.

The Minister of Sport has announced an independent review of governance issues at the RFU. If the RFL do not get a grip might it be them next? HMG can get involved because they fund the sports so heavily.

Every time there is an issue with our sport people come out and say we are a "laughing stock". So, are you actually bothered by the RFU's governance problems people?

Here's an idea: Let's allow the SL clubs to run the RFL! We'll have the current top 6 clubs spending to the hilt to buy success, the bottom clubs rotating in and out of the Championship, no English development, no sustained development and clubs going bust.

Sounds good to me because my club will do well out of it.