Quote ="exiled Warrior"First the RFL needs to get it's house in order - free sponsorship of SL -that was blinder! Until the RFL - the top tier of the game and the people "running" the game start to be a darn sight more professional the game will continue to suffer and the endless discussion about the salary cap are just a smokescreen. Central contracts will never work unless they can be funded properly - something I seriously doubt the RFL can do or even consider (unlike the RFU who can and do - or cricket who do this very well).
The game needs to start getting more money in at the top before anything else.
Clubs should also look at maximising their non-game revenue - most clubs own their ground yet these are sitting idle for the vast majority of the time - surely someone should look at investing in putting other non-RL facilities in the areas (betting shops.casinos/shops anything which can bring in revenue at other times - surely this would help clubs grow).
Then when clubs are financially viable can the salary cap be looked at as has already been pointed out only a handful of clubs can even consider spending more -which would make the club scene even more a haves and have nots - we would end up with something like the Scottish premier league.'"
I dont for a min think central contracts ala RU would work and even if they did your right the rfl would probably cock thqt up to. Dont get me started on the sponsorship i almost had an embolism on the subject last week.
Didnt years ago the rfl give rads and KFC some appearance mony for Gb or something so thy wouldnt sign for RU only for KFC to still not show up for GB?
I dont know what the answer is but they need to get the bread and buttrr vames back to meaning sokething and stop the cheap season tickets as that just devalues the sport.
