Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Tue Jan 03, 2017 12:53 pm  

The news is a few weeks out of date, but I've not seen it on here yet, so I thought I'd share. Manchester Rangers have applied to the RFL to join League 1 (I assume for 2018). For anyone not aware, Manchester Rangers were established in 2012 and are trying to build on the heritage of the famous Broughton/Belle Vue Rangers based east of the city centre. On the field, they're playing in the North West Mens Div2 and finished mid table last season. But off the field is where they're really making their mark. Since they were founded, they've always aspired to create a professional Manchester-based club, and this application itself has been two years in the making. They play their games at the impressive Manchester Regional Arena, which is part of the Etihad Campus. They already sell season tickets. They've forged commercial links with Manchester Met, Manchester College and an impressive list of sponsors. In the community game; they've set up a community lottery and they deliver coaching in schools in Manchester and are running an academy. http://www.manchesterrangers.co.uk/

The news is a few weeks out of date, but I've not seen it on here yet, so I thought I'd share. Manchester Rangers have applied to the RFL to join League 1 (I assume for 2018). For anyone not aware, Manchester Rangers were established in 2012 and are trying to build on the heritage of the famous Broughton/Belle Vue Rangers based east of the city centre. On the field, they're playing in the North West Mens Div2 and finished mid table last season. But off the field is where they're really making their mark. Since they were founded, they've always aspired to create a professional Manchester-based club, and this application itself has been two years in the making. They play their games at the impressive Manchester Regional Arena, which is part of the Etihad Campus. They already sell season tickets. They've forged commercial links with Manchester Met, Manchester College and an impressive list of sponsors. In the community game; they've set up a community lottery and they deliver coaching in schools in Manchester and are running an academy. http://www.manchesterrangers.co.uk/

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Tue Jan 03, 2017 1:20 pm  

Good stuff, I hope they get in for when they planned to

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Wed Jan 04, 2017 9:44 pm  

I would love to see a Manchester *Mcr proper* RL Club in a semi-pro or pro RL comp.

As a born Mancunian it would be fantastic to see a Mcr Club thriving/building towards a sustainable & integrated future in RL's upper echelons.

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Thu Jan 05, 2017 1:54 am  

I'm hearing and reading a lot of positive stuff about the Manchester Rangers.
It would be great for Rugby League to have a team with Mnachester in their name in the national competition the same as it would a team from Liverpool

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Thu Jan 05, 2017 5:56 am  

Boot out Bradford, promote Toronto bring in Mcr Rgrs. Easy

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Thu Jan 05, 2017 6:55 am  

wire-quin wrote:

Boot out Bradford, promote Toronto bring in Mcr Rgrs. Easy

Easy way to completely destabilise two new clubs and the rest of the competitions in one rushed move, yeah.

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Thu Jan 05, 2017 7:44 am  

Otherwise leave a club that doesn't exists in the championship and do nothing- got it

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:41 pm  

Manchester could go from no teams to two teams if the rumour of Swinton eyeing up a move to Belle Vue Sports Village are true.

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Sat Jan 07, 2017 7:58 am  

Is Sale not Manchester?

[Uncle Rico]

Re: Manchester Rangers apply for League 1 : Sat Jan 07, 2017 2:05 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Is Sale not Manchester?

Trafford with a hankering for Cheshire as it is the 'other' side of the River Mersey