Agree wholeheartedly.Catalan in my opinion flaunt every rule of Superleague and get away with it.Carney was refused a visa to play in England Catalan sign him and he can play in England.How many overseas players on their books?{Yes I know of the Kolpack ruling}9-10 maybe more.On field they are the most complaining and wittering dirty set set of players in the league.They bring nothing into the clubs through the turn styles yet the RL will do anything to keep them in S.L.I personally would prefer S.L. without them.This is only my opinion others may see them differently but I would prefer a championship side playing in S.L rather than Catalan.I must also admit that what we call Super league is actually the European Super league but this does not alter my opinion of the Catalans.Also what's the betting that another French club will be admitted before very long?

That's a view shared by a lot of people, and it's precisely why after 125years Rugby league is still a minor sport and will remain so. In fact if Sky pull the plug it won't be a sport at all, except perhaps at local level.

I don't disagree with you about Catalan's antics on the field, but it's hardly the same thing .

The one thing that stops rugby league being a major sport Jumbuck is money,there has never been above 5-6 teams that can truly stand on their own finance wise.Too many clubs simply run a team for the sake of running it.Had these clubs been businesses they would have been closed down years ago.It is only by the benevolence of guys like Ken Davy and Marwan Koukash and others that keep some Super League clubs going.Increasing the number of overseas players is only sending young league players into Rugby Union.Too many clubs in the lower leagues rarely get above a few hundred spectators yet the RL throws money at them which to me is rewarding mediocrity.In my opinion instead of running all these leagues the money should be ploughed into expanding the academy/and youth systems.I don't pretend to know the answers, better minds than mine have tried and failed over the years but back in the 70s BARLA was started by guys who loved rugby league and over the years amateur rugby has flourished basically because the clubs had to work to finance their own clubs.The rugby league at that time were of little help to amateur rugby league this was the reason BARLA was formed.
Rugby League is big business but at times it makes one wonder have they got the right people in charge.

Not sure how much funding the club's getting a few hundred get but I would guess it is not great but let's say we pump everything into academies and youth development which will benefit only 12 (ok maybe 16 or 18 clubs) we have lots of quality players with no clubs to play for if they do not cut it at the very top level. Where do they go??? Oh yeah rugby union to be honest if clubs do not invest in themselves with a good academy I don't see why the RL should do it for them.

A lot of what you say here makes sense, particularly regarding the amateur game, Though I'm told it is the fastest expanding sport down south at that level.

I don't agree with you that Rugby league is big business, In the general picture it is a minor sport, 95% of it being played along the M62.

After 125 years " despite a few attempts " we have one non English club playing Super league, and most fans don't want that club, They would far sooner any money spent on clubs outside the Heartlands, be given to clubs around them ,preferably theirs .

I couldn't agree with you more about the people running the sport, The sad truth is that the men in charge of Union are of a different breed, They have forged ahead, cultivated the sport worldwide, and are awash with money. This is a sport whose players used to come to League for the money.

People like KD "god bless him " and others are keeping individual clubs alive , but the reality is that Sky own the game, and it's a bit worrying what they may have in mind for it.