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| Quote ="JackDiggle"Would have thought a better option for the game would have been to support 6 Canadian teams and seed with 36 players to get a balanced mini league on Canadian TV and providing safer contact sport option to show schools and parents. '"
How would the sport support 6 teams? Why would 36 players decide to move to Canada for a part time income?
Quote ="JackDiggle"My main worry would be how Sky view this - presumably Toronto's financial plans depend on million pound payouts from Sky. Not many subscribers out there or in France and as Sky move increasingly to internet where they can accurately measure viewers by location we may find the goose laying less golden eggs. '"
Why would their plans depend on million pound payouts from Sky? They're in League 1.
Quote ="Jack Diggle"If we (global RL) invested in creating strong French and Canadian leagues we may start heading toward the World Cup lineups we all crave - I fear we will end up diluting SL and end up with a couple of Classic clubs fading away in the championship.'"
With what money would we invest in French & Canadian leagues? We don't even invest enough in the English league.
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| Good luck to them.
We are still missing the London trick
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| It's worth a go.
It's a stepping stone for a US side later. Sport is expanding, especially Rugby Union. RL has to make inroads into the international scene. There's ton's of quality player capacity in Australia and England with multi national connections to assist in it's player supply.
The success of the RWC shows what crowds love. Expand the game guys and create opportunity for our boys to aspire and travel.
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| Whats the weather like in Toronto Feb/Mar? Is it not snowy!! Maybe play the first batch of matches in UK
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| That is brilliant, good to see rugby league being ambitious as we should be. First ever trans-Atlantic sports league, should give rugby league some real publicity and help grow an already growing market. Very happy to see thus announcement!
Also I want to see that reality tv show that it says about on the rugby league website article. Series about them recruiting players, intriguing.
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| very smart looking badge
wish them all the luck, hopefully it will be a success and raise the profile of our game
who knows, sky sports may decide to pick up some matches in 2017
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| If they make superleague, i really hope our game in Toronto is on a Thursday
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| It's madness they are going to be in league 1. If were going to do this just put them in the super league.
How many teams are in the Canadian domestic league?
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| Quote ="Wire Yed"If they make superleague, i really hope our game in Toronto is on a Thursday'"
i think the free away support travel will stop at manchester airport
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| The priority should be sorting the game out here before fannying about with a Canadian team of all places. No wonder the game (in particular the amateur game) is mess if the people at the top constantly look at short term fixes with pound signs in their eyes. I honestly can't see this franchise being sustained long term - what is the point. And someone give me a reason other than exposure and raising the profile.
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| Quote ="wire-quin"
Whats the weather like in Toronto Feb/Mar? Is it not snowy!! Maybe play the first batch of matches in UK'"
I went to Windsor Ontario a few years back during late January and flew into Toronto. Bloody cold, an ice storm and loads of snow. I suppose if they play their first 4 or 5 weeks in the UK they'll be through the worst of the weather by the time they play their first homes games.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"It's madness they are going to be in league 1. If were going to do this just put them in the super league.
How many teams are in the Canadian domestic league?'"
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| Quote ="Willzay"The priority should be sorting the game out here before fannying about with a Canadian team of all places. No wonder the game (in particular the amateur game) is mess if the people at the top constantly look at short term fixes with pound signs in their eyes. I honestly can't see this franchise being sustained long term - what is the point. And someone give me a reason other than exposure and raising the profile.'"
So if a Canadian club comes to the RFL with a proposal they should just ignore it? Regardless of what potential it might have?
It's not like the RFL went searching for a Canadian team to put into League 1.
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| Quote ="Willzay"The priority should be sorting the game out here before fannying about with a Canadian team of all places. No wonder the game (in particular the amateur game) is mess if the people at the top constantly look at short term fixes with pound signs in their eyes. I honestly can't see this franchise being sustained long term - what is the point. And someone give me a reason other than exposure and raising the profile.'"
I don't see how Toronto having a franchise is going to have a negative impact on the amateur game/grassroots over here. From what I've seen this isn't going to cost the RFL a penny. Its all funded by themselves so what's the problem.
They're not taking away services or money from The amateur game to put into this project.
The people who are moaning about the franchise are the same people who moan when we get spanked by the NRL and how superior their league is to ours and how rubbish SL is and "look at the salary cap difference"etc
How do we close the gap and sort out the amateur game and lack of development officers? More investment! To get more investment you need greater exposure!
This may completely fail. But if it does so what. We'd be no worse off as a sport and won't have lost anything. If it succeeds then great.
I'm for expansion if done right. Not just rushing clubs through in ridiculous areas costing the sport money that could be better invested elsewhere. Yes this is a massively bold project, but we've got someone who is willing to invest in that ambitious project so it's a no lose situation for me.
Wish them the best of luck
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| Facebook and Twitter are in absolute meltdown over this. It's a total cesspit of xenophobia and ignorance. I've lost count of how many have wrongly called it 'RFL funded', whinged that 'we should be putting money into Cumbria' and asked the irrelevant 'how will the semi-pro sides afford the travel'. Seriously, why can't people just read before they comment?
I think it's a bit bonkers myself, but the RFL ultimately have nothing to lose and potentially a lot to gain. It's ultimately worth it.
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| Quote ="Willzay"The priority should be sorting the game out here before fannying about with a Canadian team of all places. No wonder the game (in particular the amateur game) is mess if the people at the top constantly look at short term fixes with pound signs in their eyes. I honestly can't see this franchise being sustained long term - what is the point. And someone give me a reason other than exposure and raising the profile.'"
the RFL are a bluddy discrace !!
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| Bring it on i hope it works, but if it does how long will the rich guy who is paying for it all carry on paying if they do well and get promoted
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| The luddites are out in force on social media (and a few on this thread too).
Pity RL has such a large ignorant, small minded, xenophobic element following it.
One of the best arguments I've read is one that says "if these new clubs are successful, we could lose a traditional club". Yeh, let's do all we can to keep those ambition-less clubs that have achieved nothing in 120 years, and turn away investment and ambition.
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| Posted on this on TotalRL too, the only people moaning are the fans who think it wont work! If they are funding it fair play, the only people whos opinion matter are the players of the teams going, I know a few who play in championship 1 and yet to speak to anyone who isnt buzzing at the thought of getting paid to go to canada and play rugby. What a great team bonding exercise it will be. I think people are over reacting I think it will be great for the sport.
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| Quote ="cravenpark1"Bring it on i hope it works, but if it does how long will the rich guy who is paying for it all carry on paying if they do well and get promoted'"
How long will Hudgell pump money into Rovers, or McManus into Saints?
I've read that there are a number of investors on board, albeit it's being driven by one person inparticular.
Unlike most of the Championship & League 1 clubs, Superleague is their aim, and we should do all we can to provide the stage for that investment and ambition to go as far as it can.
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| Quote ="Sir Kevin Sinfield"It's madness they are going to be in league 1. If were going to do this just put them in the super league.'"
No way. I think it's a great idea they're joining but let's not try and make them run before they can walk, wasn't that what they did with Crusaders. They should be allowed to grow and build at their pace.
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