Quote ="greybeard1"
Christopher Irvine, a RL journalist, has put forward his ideas of how the game can go forward....
How the sport can help itself.
1) [uPlayer power[/u Vital it taps into a brains trust, with a generation of players wanting to be involved in running the game.'"
Very much depends on the player. Do you have to be a player to promote the game or sort out the game's finances ? I don't see it really .....
Quote 2) [u Profile [/uPersuading London-centric media of the sport’s value and increasing newspaper coverage. Promotion of marquee players.'"
Easier said than done. A throw away line with no detail as to how this might be achieved.
Quote 3) [u Play to strengths[/u Abandon expansionist policy. The sport is played in every English county, yet sustainable growth can come only from strong heartlands.'"
Abandon London ? How does that help (2) above ?
Quote 4) [uSuper League structure[/u Cut to ten or 12-team competition and reduce play-offs from top eight to top four or five.'"
Yes. There are probably only about eight clubs good enough for $uperleague anyway.
Quote 5) [uRugby union signings[/u Ambitious, with £1.7m salary cap, but give special dispensation to clubs seeking to make big union-player signings.'"
I think their finances are out of our league these days.
Quote I would agree with 1,2,3 and 4. Not sure about 5. I would also add promotion/relegation to/from SuperLeague'"
With minimum standards ?
Probably doesn't tie in too well with (4) above.
Probably doesn't tie in too well with (4) above.
