Me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me, me.

Nobody ever seems to have the overall betterment of the game at heart

I'm afraid the development of the game is a little more important than a few employees not wanting to commute. As harsh as it sounds, businesses relocate all the time and employees either move or are dealt with accordingly.

For anyone who's not seen Media City - it's simply awesome, and precisely where the RFL need to be located - it's a massive, modern development and will be the centre of the media world if not for the entire UK then certainly outside London.

Is there a need for the RFL HQ to relocate? Surely just the media dept need to. The rest of the RFL like the board, disciplinary, ticketing etc can stay at Red Hall can't they?

we have a media dept???????????




but yeah i guess that all we need to do

It can't be that much more expensive and there are huge advantages to moving to Manchester, many of which have already been mentioned. There's also a better talent pool this side of the pennines too.

Didn't they just announce a £638 trillion profit?

That would be the obvious option wouldnt it. Though clearly it is beyond some people to see that.

Besides, im not sure it is that simple, if people are expected to commute from Leeds to Manchester to do those jobs, why arent they already doing them and commuting from Manchester to Leeds?

erm....because their job is in leeds

you might want to read it again.

[iif people are expected to commute from Leeds to Manchester to do those jobs, why arent they already doing them and commuting from Manchester to Leeds?[/i

oh yeah



anyway manchester is better than leeds so there

I would sack all the ones at Red Hall, and start again at Media City and employ some proper marketing/media staff because nothing comes out of Red Hall to promote the game.

I agree.







By the way, totally off-topic, anyone off to Wembley for the 4 Nations for a tenner? Or anyone booked their Cup Final tickets yet? Any news on the latest tv deal?

They should keep it where it is, that way I only have to walk down the road to pick-up tickets

Out of town old mansion vs inner city new development attracting big name companies.

I know which is gonna be a lot cheaper.

Why would you want the RFL to move to Manchester, a city where there is pretty much no RL whatsoever? If you want the HQ to move, surely you'd want them to move somewhere where the game is played, like Salford.

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So you're actually talking about the RFL moving to Salford then, not Manchester.

No, we're talking about the RFL (or at least the media dept) moving to Media City.

It doesn't matter in the slightest if the postal address is Salford or Manchester, or are you one of these ridiculous Salfordians who get all uppity about Salford being a "city" in it's own right?

The point being it would be a sensible and positive move to relocate to the heart of the media industry (which also happens to be very handy for the RL M62 corridor) while the opportunity exists. It's not about Salford vs Manchester ffs.

is'nt salfords new stadium in trafford then and not salford

You mean the one that is occupied by Leeds Met Uni & has had the Broadcasting Place development built around it.

Wind your neck in. No-one's trying to hurt you. You were talking about relocating to Manchester. I asked why you would want to relocate to somewhere where there is pretty much no RL presence whatsoever. It appears you mean moving to Salford Quays, which, as its name suggests, is in Salford. It's difficult to follow your argument if you misname things.

i think the clue is in the name MEDIA CITY

Again: it doesn't matter. You're not moving the RFL (or the media dept) there with the local community in mind - you're moving to be within touching distance of the mass media, hopefully take on a higher standard of media professional, develop more and stronger relationships and links with key media personnel, yet still also be within easy distance of the heartlands. Whether it's in somewhere officially called Manchester, Salford or Teletubbyland is completely irrelevant.

Oh, and until I replied to you I don't believe I mentioned Manchester once (or Salford, for that matter). I only talked about moving to Media City, so I'm not sure why you think I've 'misnamed' anything.

north side of canal is salford and hence, the stadium is in salford. south side of the canal is trafford. Funnily enough, just the same as it is at Mediacity