i get what you mean gutterfax, but it is within the bronco's ability to send a representative along to such a group even play a role in setting up such a group in the first place it speaks volumes that they haven't tried to set up such a group.Its never to late to start!

basically a representative person with some say in each of these organisations RFL, bronco's, skolars, Hemel,etc, administrators of london junior and amatuer scence, plus other relevant and interested parties meet for a couple of hours every other week to set goals, plan and promote and cross promote the sport in london and the south! from there can lobby rugby league broadcast partners, local councils etc. A rugby league big event s group needs to be established in london as a part of that. Thats all the ideas you get out of me for free....

with this sky deal its $200 million over 5 years so $40 millon pounds per year the super league should now be able to pay the full salary cap grant to each of the 12 clubs of $1.8 million! and allowing the clubs to sign 2 big name signings outside of the cap paid for by a rich owner or sponsor. I mean a basic super league minimum wage contract would have to registered but the rest of the cash for 2 marque signings comes from sponsor/owner.

Also how about sky and RFL now get together make a real super slick couple of commercials to promote 2015 super league season as well as airing the ad on sky tv. You get the BBC who are partners with the RFL for test matches and challenge cup to play the ad as a part of that deal and or in exchange for one delayed game or weekly highlights package played free to air nationwide in a reasonable timeslot. then Rfl place a few well choosen ads nationwide targeting its demographic audiences in key media formats, giving the RFL press releases more clout with those organisations as a paying advertiser! Sky may as well as produce the ad even help pay for some of it as it could be a double promotion between super league and sky promoting the sport and sky TV subscribtiuons. Combine all that with a few super league on the road events eg: super league london 9's, a few selected super league on the road games in expansion areas in north and south a hey presto youve got somewhat of a national profile!


but what would i know im on the dole since returning to New Zealand 3 months looking for a job.... hence got time to post on here

Glad you've taken the trouble to work out the numbers, I'm afraid that I couldn't be bothered. A part-time team would obviously have lower running costs than the current squad, but I don't really see the point of the Broncos playing at that level unless somebody has as much faith as DH had 5 or 6 years ago in sustaining a SL side.. Unlikely.

Avoidance of relegation also unlikely unless the Bulls and A.N.Other go t*ts up this year.

Broncos need a competitive squad to be successful in attracting more fans. So the question might be one of how much would cost in the future to have a such a squad. If changes are made to salary cap or the mooted "marquee" player arrangements then it is possible that the increased TV income would be consumed by increased costs.

I love all this "The clubs were only given 24hrs to decide", err, in a negotiation you can take as long as you like, the clubs could have refused and don't be letting the Lenghans of this world tell you they couldn't.

And before anyone attempts to lecture me, I haven't always worked on the Tube, before that I was a "Negotiator" in an Estate Agents and before that I ran my own small business, if someone puts a time limit on anything, you call their bluff, it's virtually standard practice!

Perhaps one man can't!

Especially as you never hear a peep out of jaybs about Gus.