Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Fri May 19, 2017 8:26 pm  

justthebasicfax wrote:

If you are saying the RFL aren't having to assist with travel costs associated with skint clubs going to North America and across Europe to our EU neighbours then ok, you must know something I don't. LAst time I checked liberty village was in Ontario though, and I think if these clubs had a spare 20-30k+ to play an away fixture in Canada then the games in great shape and I applaud them all.

Nice sentiment, no precedent for this being any other than folly though, we shall see, an I am prepared to admit im wrong.

Never mentioned the European teams but it has been well publicised that Toronto are funding opposition travel and accommodation.

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Fri May 19, 2017 9:28 pm  

Leon Ashton wrote:

The RFL aren't paying for Toronto, they are self funded. The infrastructure they have built in under 12 months is substantially stronger than many of the long established clubs, how many super league clubs own their own ground... 4 maybe? They've had trials in 4 different countries to try unearth unknown talent. They are having a go at it, OK they have got wads of cash behind them but if this investment pays off surely its for the good of the sport. I was very sceptical about them but the more I look at their efforts the more I think fair play to them for showing ambition and trying something different.

Toronto have absolutely no infrastructure at all, everything they have is propped up by blank cheques

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sat May 20, 2017 6:56 am  

Leon Ashton wrote:

Never mentioned the European teams but it has been well publicised that Toronto are funding opposition travel and accommodation.

Absolutely unsustainable, terrible business model. Who is paying the guys to take extra days off work to play these fixtures? If you think the RFL haven't spent anything on this then im amazed. It's called PR and marketing, you tell people what you want them to hear.

I look forward to then end of year accounts being published.

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sat May 20, 2017 8:51 am  

justthebasicfax wrote:

If you are saying the RFL aren't having to assist with travel costs associated with skint clubs going to North America and across Europe to our EU neighbours then ok, you must know something I don't.

He knows something you don't.

Folk are quick to blame the RFL. They aren't a separate body telling the clubs what to do. The clubs have votes. They decide. They voted Toronto in. All the clubs are skint. They're not going to be paying Toronto's way.

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sat May 20, 2017 6:41 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

He knows something you don't.

Folk are quick to blame the RFL. They aren't a separate body telling the clubs what to do. The clubs have votes. They decide. They voted Toronto in. All the clubs are skint. They're not going to be paying Toronto's way.

Lets reconvene this discussion in a couple of years time eh see how it all went, in the words of Melchett 'Baah!'

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sat May 20, 2017 9:13 pm  

Well maybe they are cutting costs already, apparently 3 Barrow players were prevented from going and 1 was turned back at the airport for tonight's game.

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sun May 21, 2017 9:56 am  

justthebasicfax wrote:

Lets reconvene this discussion in a couple of years time eh see how it all went, in the words of Melchett 'Baah!'

Nonsense! Melchett doesn't say "Baah!" He says "I don't believe it!" You're thinking of Scrooge.

I'm not saying Toronto will turn out well. I'm saying that the blame/praise (depending on how it goes) lies with the clubs, not the RFL.

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sun May 21, 2017 10:05 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Nonsense! Melchett doesn't say "Baah!" He says "I don't believe it!" You're thinking of Scrooge.

I'm not saying Toronto will turn out well. I'm saying that the blame/praise (depending on how it goes) lies with the clubs, not the RFL.

You're thinking of Meldrew, For Melchett see Blackadder.

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sun May 21, 2017 10:45 am  

Well that was crap viewing one sided

Re: New "darlings of RL" Toronto Wolfpack : Sun May 21, 2017 11:38 am  

The reality is that we are are likely to be playing this sham next season (and probably losing).

Gah.