Frankly, I don't see why we should allow the game to be played outside the heartlands. We have a gem of a game that is a joy to watch, so why should we share it with other regions and countries ? It cannot be beyond the wit of the RFL legal eagles to simply patent the game and prevent it being played elsewhere.
And here is another idea - why do we allow the game to be sold to Sky. People now simply refuse to get off their sofas and come down to the ground. It seems obvious to me that the only reason our attendance are falling are due to Sky TV. Drop the television rights, increase attendances and get the
fans back to the sport. Now I realise that we will get a bit less cash, but what is wrong with paying the players a bit less and getting them to take part time jobs. It works in the Championship, and if clubs like York, Salford, Bradford are struggling financially it's clearly due to poor management and they don't deserve to play the game in their area.
Back in the 1950's Warrington were getting big big crowds. In places like Leigh and Huddersfield the teams were drafted mainly from the mining community where the lads would go down the pit in the morning and then play a game in the afternoon - Saturday afternoon by the way, not Thursday night. What happened to that golden era and why do we always have to make changes rather than staying the way we were.
