Magic Weekend - Toronto v Toulouse : Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:16 pm  

Game 7 - Toronto v Toulouse

I assume everyone thinks this is a wonderful idea and are fully behind it?

Re: Magic Weekend - Toronto v Toulouse : Sun Dec 10, 2017 9:28 pm  

Newbridge_Wolf wrote:

Game 7 - Toronto v Toulouse

I assume everyone thinks this is a wonderful idea and are fully behind it?

just seen toulouse aren't playing in the challenge cup either. making it up as they go along

Re: Magic Weekend - Toronto v Toulouse : Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:36 pm  

It truly is a MAGIC weekend now.....what a load of bollocx. Let's promote NEW clubs in the 'Planet Earth' league structure that the RFL have embraced....

Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 2:44 am  

Toronto have given up home advantage and will play Toulouse as a 7th game at Magic Weekend?

Now the cynic in me thinks this a fiscal decision, as Toronto would have had to pay for flights from France to Toronto as their contra-sponsor doesn't offer that route and they are probably exempt from paying for any travel cost for Toulouse now, whilst the conspiracy theorist in me also thinks that this might be a trial run for the future, with both teams possible contenders for receiving a licence, should we revert back to licencing.

Re: Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 9:04 am  

Call Me God wrote:

Toronto have given up home advantage and will play Toulouse as a 7th game at Magic Weekend?

Now the cynic in me thinks this a fiscal decision, as Toronto would have had to pay for flights from France to Toronto as their contra-sponsor doesn't offer that route and they are probably exempt from paying for any travel cost for Toulouse now, whilst the conspiracy theorist in me also thinks that this might be a trial run for the future, with both teams possible contenders for receiving a licence, should we revert back to licencing.

to be honest I think we will go back to Licencing and the sooner the better at the moment teams that come up are miles behind other teams in getting better players

Re: Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 10:42 am  

It took us relegation to assemble a better squad than we had in SL

[Sadfish]

Re: Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:06 pm  

Licencing is gone, we tried it and it failed. I was a big believer in it, but I was wrong.

Re: Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:22 pm  

Sadfish wrote:

Licencing is gone, we tried it and it failed. I was a big believer in it, but I was wrong.

Licensing done the way the RFL did t was wrong. Licensing done properly can work.

Re: Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:39 pm  

cravenpark1 wrote:

to be honest I think we will go back to Licencing and the sooner the better at the moment teams that come up are miles behind other teams in getting better players

your opinion would of been different last season well you was in the championship had the rules changed last season

Re: Toronto v Toulouse as part of Magic weekend? : Mon Dec 11, 2017 12:46 pm  

Sadfish wrote:

Licencing is gone, we tried it and it failed. I was a big believer in it, but I was wrong.

I'm a Bulls fan so if anyone should be saying licencing failed, it's me. But I don't think it did. My club was simply mis-managed and would have sunk regardless of the system. Widnes and Catalans both came through under licencing and are both still here. Admittedly 2017 wasn't great for either of them but for the most part they have held their own in SL.

I think Toronto will want some assurances should they make it into the top flight. The last thing they will want is to 'do a Leigh' and go straight back down again. We all know the RFL follow the money so I wouldn't be surprised to see licencing come back in some form in the near future.