Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:01 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

I'd like the N. American adventure to work but, regardless of their own success, their inclusion is costing the rest of the sport serious money and although, in the lower leagues, they have boosted some attendances, this may not be the case in SL

How are they costing the rest of the sport serious money?

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:09 pm  

Leigh_Manning wrote:

Toronto's sponsor provides flights.

Put your flat cap on the right way rpund and give your whippet a walk.

Air Transat provide the flights as part of the sponsorship deal, but I’ve never read that they do so for no cost whatsoever. If they did that would be a very good sponsorship deal for Toronto, with the number of flights they must have booked for both them and all away teams playing at the Lamport Stadium.

I suspect they provide flights a

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 4:13 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

How are they costing the rest of the sport serious money?

Work it out yourself.
Even if they pay for flights and accommodation, there is still plenty of cost for visiting clubs.
Try visiting Toronto for 2/3 days, it's a fantastic city but, it certainly isnt cheap, especially compared to Fev or Leigh

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:08 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Work it out yourself.
Even if they pay for flights and accommodation, there is still plenty of cost for visiting clubs.
Try visiting Toronto for 2/3 days, it's a fantastic city but, it certainly isnt cheap, especially compared to Fev or Leigh :D

Fish and chips cost just a couple of quid in Leigh?

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 5:46 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Fish and chips cost just a couple of quid in Leigh?

5 pounds 30 pence takeaway
8 pounds 20 pence - eat in
Green Lane Chippy (award winning)
Come and get some Jean, your tastebuds will love you forever

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:36 pm  

Zulu01 wrote: 5 pounds 30 pence takeaway 8 pounds 20 pence - eat in Green Lane Chippy (award winning) Come and get some Jean, your tastebuds will love you forever 1/2 an hour for you Jean. http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/inde ... C53.495136

Zulu01 wrote: 5 pounds 30 pence takeaway 8 pounds 20 pence - eat in Green Lane Chippy (award winning) Come and get some Jean, your tastebuds will love you forever 1/2 an hour for you Jean. http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/inde ... C53.495136

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 6:47 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

Air Transat provide the flights as part of the sponsorship deal, but I’ve never read that they do so for no cost whatsoever. If they did that would be a very good sponsorship deal for Toronto, with the number of flights they must have booked for both them and all away teams playing at the Lamport Stadium.

I suspect they provide flights a

Thomas Cook supply flights for Canada. The current flight schedule for Air Transat is no different than normal. Teams are just joining a scheduled flight not a chartered one.

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:02 pm  

Binosh wrote:

Well according to players who have actually been to Canada, (Barrow more than most)although the city is fantastic and a great place to visit the "Hostel" the players are being put up in is disgusting.

Oxford was the first team to visit in League 1, May 2017. They were put up in student accommodation (which are not dormitories) at York University and their coach complained about the facilities. I understand the arrangements were improved - I'm not sure if they moved elsewhere or are still at York, but I haven't heard any complaints since ... can you enlighten me? (Wolfpack players also stay in student accommodation, at facilities built as the Athlete's Village for the 2016 PanAm games. Just in case anyone imagines they are staying at the Ritz.)

As I understand it, Wolfpack's arrangement via Air Transat is to cover travel & accommodation costs for the clubs in League 1 and Championship. Each club gets 25 free return flights per trip. Clubs pay local travel from the airport, just like they'd do for away games in England.

SL clubs will be responsible for their own travel & arrangements.

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Tue Jun 26, 2018 8:18 pm  

how utterly fascinating....

Re: Who do you want to get promoted to Super League for 2019 : Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:15 am  

atomic wrote:

Thomas Cook supply flights for Canada. The current flight schedule for Air Transat is no different than normal. Teams are just joining a scheduled flight not a chartered one.

Indeed......and the lack of "take up" for away supporters last season has seen the "impact" of providing flights to Toronto Wolfpack and visiting sides almost cut by 40% this year..........some £200,000 or so cheaper for AirTRANSAT.....in retail costs, not actual cost!

From the end of February next year, Toronto will be required to fly between Blighty, France and Canada on alternate weeks....home and away.
12 trips to the UK to play away games and Magic weekend and 11 trips back on the Tuesday to prepare for a home game...let's call it a 30 man entourage at say £500 a pop is £15,000 x 12 is £180,000.........this years scheduling the cost is £30,000........in fact of the £400,000 sponsorship deals value,

AirTRANSAT have actually saved more than 50%....so their MASSIVE sponsorship deal is actually another example of RL fans and admins accepting anything and anyone who claims to be the silver bullet.....

I can only guess which team will play the majority of their away games in SL next year on a Thursday.......allowing them to fly back Friday and get the full week to prepare. If I were a SL chairman, I'd be demanding that teams travelling to Canada, do so on the same day as the Candians themselves...