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don't bother pal.....he's obviously one of those that like to whinge about the RFL no matter what they do

No he isn't - he's also not one of those people who is prepared to accept vague and minddlessly optimistic statements about why something could, should and probably will be 'a good thing.'

Once again - I fail to see any substantive benefit to working in vaguely the same location as a load of displaced and disgruntled London media types, that couldn't just as easily have been gained from the previous base; media, PR and communication thesedays is not at all tied to location or proximity, so if the RFL have failed to make any headway in terms of their relationship with some of the mainstream media, I'd be prepared to bet that that's a result of a) their lack of a plan/the requisite skills/poor execution and b) the media's apathy and/or distaste towards the game of RL - not the fact that they never got the chance to wave at them in the office car park.

I'm not completely anti-RFL by the way, but I do believe they get some of the fundamentals wrong, to the detriment of the game as a whole.

Have you ever heard of external economies?

Am i missing something here??

Not wanting to sound negative but arent the only moving there until the 2013 World Cup?

As i read it they are only setting up temporary base there until 2013 and then after that its on back down to closely guarded secret layer at red hall.

hopefully the RFL will see the benefit of having a office based in a billion pound development over a farm house in the leeds countryside

What fundamentals would these be?

I honestly believe that if some of the posters on these boards fan won the Lottery they'd probably complain that the numbers didn't come out in the same order as they had them on the ticket....



Ignoring RL is one thing, but ignoring it when it's in the office next door makes it a slightly different ball game.......good move by the RFL IMO.

If they need an office, which they obviously do, then this is a very wise choice. Manchester is not likely to be any more expensive than Leeds. The offensive remarks about RL management are just puerile. I've been in business for 22 years and I can tell you that personal relationships, gained by meeting people face-to-face are invaluable, and much better than phone or e-mail. That's one reason why people will pay good money to go to 'networking parties'. There truly is no pleasing some people.

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If they need an office, which they obviously do, then this is a very wise choice. Salford is not likely to be any more expensive than Leeds. The offensive remarks about RL management are just puerile. I've been in business for 22 years and I can tell you that personal relationships, gained by meeting people face-to-face are invaluable, and much better than phone or e-mail. That's one reason why people will pay good money to go to 'networking parties'. There truly is no pleasing some people.

even Rado 3 now uses Salford!

The plan is to use the facilities for the 2013 build up and then re-evaluate after that.