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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:13 am  
Promotion and relegation is an out dated concept especially in RL it holds the game back in this country, is it no surprise that the NRL is essentially the only true elite RL competition in the world.
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 12:27 pm  
[quote="Steph Curry"]Grr those bloody foreigners eh, stealing our jobs[/quote

Not at all, it's now a worldwide league. It would be brilliant if eventually SL only has 4 english clubs in it, and St. Helens get stuck in the championship after they bring back licensing, you won't be so cocky then darling. xx :mrgreen:
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 3:10 pm  
We're digressing here but....

Yes it would be great if RL was a global sport and each country had a professional elite league.

The winners in each country could then take part in an international club competition like the Champions League.

However, at the moment, we are a million miles away from this.

The question then: is it worth destroying our own country's league to accomodate teams from another country on a hope (and it is only a hope as there is no evidence to prove it) that it will generate interest in these other countries to create their own leagues?

Or (more likely, unfortunately) will it simply disenfranchise the original country because it has lost so many teams attempting this, the new overseas clubs don't become sustainable, and the home country cannot recover its lost teams?

There is always a risk - it's just how big the risk is, that needs to be assessed.

Personally, I think the latter is more likely but we won't know unless we try but by then is it too late? The SL and RFL need to put in review points every couple of years whether it is working rather than blindly follow some dogmatic expand agenda. This doesn't mean its a negative, it's just common sense.
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:02 pm  
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We're digressing here but....

Yes it would be great if RL was a global sport and each country had a professional elite league.

The winners in each country could then take part in an international club competition like the Champions League.

However, at the moment, we are a million miles away from this.

The question then: is it worth destroying our own country's league to accomodate teams from another country on a hope (and it is only a hope as there is no evidence to prove it) that it will generate interest in these other countries to create their own leagues?

Or (more likely, unfortunately) will it simply disenfranchise the original country because it has lost so many teams attempting this, the new overseas clubs don't become sustainable, and the home country cannot recover its lost teams?

There is always a risk - it's just how big the risk is, that needs to be assessed.

Personally, I think the latter is more likely but we won't know unless we try but by then is it too late? The SL and RFL need to put in review points every couple of years whether it is working rather than blindly follow some dogmatic expand agenda. This doesn't mean its a negative, it's just common sense.


How is it destroying the league in Europe? Toronto were not planted into SL, they earned the right by coming up the divisions.

Lets just look at what Toronto before they have even played a game have brought to SL. Worldwide news, signed a superstar and have put some eyeballs onto Super League.

Harsh but if Featherstone won they wouldn’t be bringing anything different to what we already have.
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:20 pm  
puroresu_boy wrote:
How is it destroying the league in Europe? Toronto were not planted into SL, they earned the right by coming up the divisions.

Lets just look at what Toronto before they have even played a game have brought to SL. Worldwide news, signed a superstar and have put some eyeballs onto Super League.

Harsh but if Featherstone won they wouldn’t be bringing anything different to what we already have.


What a silly comment, maybe Fev should relocate to Zaire, then they would bring SOMETHING DIFFERENT (if promoted of course) to Sooper League.
Gateshead, Paris, London, Crusaders were all DIFFERENT, that really boosted the game didn't it.....NOT.
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 6:46 pm  
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What a silly comment, maybe Fev should relocate to Zaire, then they would bring SOMETHING DIFFERENT (if promoted of course) to Sooper League.
Gateshead, Paris, London, Crusaders were all DIFFERENT, that really boosted the game didn't it.....NOT.


It not about location. Its about intent.

Toronto are marking moves. They sign a new superstar, they want to play Australia next year in football stadium. They will more players.

This is a club not just based in Toronto and ready to tread water. They want to actually try and make the club a huge brand in Canada.

Now that's doing something different.
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:01 pm  
So any overseas club with a wealthy backer will be 'welcomed with open arms' and sod the rest, I like the logic behind that.
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:06 pm  
Bolloc@@ they will be gone in 2 years , no structure , no Canadian players , no Canadian League . Might as well bring in a Tongan team playing out of New Zealand .
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:07 pm  
Superstar , he is an over the hill mercenary
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Re: Toronto : Fri Nov 08, 2019 7:40 pm  
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So any overseas club with a wealthy backer will be 'welcomed with open arms' and sod the rest, I like the logic behind that.


It's not sod the rest is it as Toronto went up through the divisions.
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