Quote ="Leeeigh Leeeigh"You should have got one of todays national (important word to RL) newspapers and seen what benefits there are. There is a much bigger picture to consider......
Hopefully Celtic will get through this. If multinational and international companies can be brought to their knees in the current climate then I think sporting clubs get effected too surely.
Also the "Welsh Experiment" has not been tried again and again. The last attempts tried where watered down, half hearted attempts in a time when we played in winter against the other major sports in a part time low budget, low profile sport......Its a lot different now, Full time, Summer, Proper TV deal etc etc has changed all that and gives them a better chance in Wales. Wales needs time, and someone(s) to keep promoting the game down there. 10 years down the line Wales/England/France tournemonts could be the reward......and a more battled hardened England actually standing up to be counted against the convicts
You could say that because loads of clubs have again and again gone under in the "heartlands" then the game is failing in those areas too.'"
For a Century or more RL has brought 'Welsh' players to our game by offering finacial security. Finacial security is now available within their own game of Union hence, there are few Welsh players in RL now. In years gone by, Welshmen have been able to play RL in Wales at various 'pioneer' clubs however, even getting paid to play in their 'own' country wasn't enough to make it a success! We now see Crusaders in a financial mess and their Aussie imports facing immigration problems!
