Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Wed Jan 06, 2021 9:16 am  

Champ/lg1 clubs have now been ordered to stop all pre-season training by rfl - they're going to make a decision over the next fortnight.

Given the legislation that came into law this morning states restrictions are to run up until the 31st March I think we can safely say there will be no RL below Superduperleague level before Easter weekend.

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Wed Jan 06, 2021 12:01 pm  

atomic wrote:

It’s clear that the vaccinations are in progress. The drugs companies are stating 2M vaccines will be available weekly with the NHS stating they can cater for that. It’s all down to if those numbers can be increased.

There's now an online vaccine calculator. The fit over 50's may not get vaccinated until May, those younger - say 40 - are down for the first vaccination around August. The second vaccinations are several weeks after that.

People are different in their outlook - some may be happy to stand in the open air at Mount Pleasant without any vaccinations, others may not wish to go to a game until 2022 and it's all fully done.

But this aside, the Championships are still on a SKY deal that paid over £16,000,000 in a five year contract. The money was to help clubs compete in the race to the middle eights and then the Million ££ game. That baloney was pulled by the Superleague clubs, but as far as I know the money is still being paid to the Championship clubs. So if the Championships don't play, there is plenty of scope to just mothball things using the SKY money. Maybe even furlough IF it extends past the part time players first jobs. Maybe contracts are null and void if games aren't played so I don't see a wholesale ruination in the Championships....... Not on the Covid issue

The question then remains what the 2022 set up will mean to the Championships. The SL clubs looked to create a two times 10 clubs Superleague not that long ago. That cast aside seventeen clubs. I would guess any second attempt 2022 for SL to control the top of the game beyond just SL may see them invite 2x12 clubs to come under their wing......

We have what? 37 clubs so if anything threatens clubs in the Championships as they now stand, it isn't Covid...................

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Wed Jan 06, 2021 12:32 pm  

Donnyman wrote:

There's now an online vaccine calculator. The fit over 50's may not get vaccinated until May, those younger - say 40 - are down for the first vaccination around August. The second vaccinations are several weeks after that.

People are different in their outlook - some may be happy to stand in the open air at Mount Pleasant without any vaccinations, others may not wish to go to a game until 2022 and it's all fully done.

But this aside, the Championships are still on a SKY deal that paid over £16,000,000 in a five year contract. The money was to help clubs compete in the race to the middle eights and then the Million ££ game. That baloney was pulled by the Superleague clubs, but as far as I know the money is still being paid to the Championship clubs. So if the Championships don't play, there is plenty of scope to just mothball things using the SKY money. Maybe even furlough IF it extends past the part time players first jobs. Maybe contracts are null and void if games aren't played so I don't see a wholesale ruination in the Championships....... Not on the Covid issue

The question then remains what the 2022 set up will mean to the Championships. The SL clubs looked to create a two times 10 clubs Superleague not that long ago. That cast aside seventeen clubs. I would guess any second attempt 2022 for SL to control the top of the game beyond just SL may see them invite 2x12 clubs to come under their wing......

We have what? 37 clubs so if anything threatens clubs in the Championships as they now stand, it isn't Covid...................

You seem to have changed from believing what you read in the English mainstream media,and a doctor who confided in you,outside of a surgery, presumably,to returning to your usual modus operandi of presenting fantasy and conjecture wrapped up as the truth.

What threatened Championship clubs happened before Covid 19 appeared on the scene.That remains.Covid 19 is more of a danger to the running,and continuation,of certain Super League clubs.

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Wed Jan 06, 2021 1:04 pm  

Ornery Optimist wrote:

You seem to have changed from believing what you read in the English mainstream media,and a doctor who confided in you,outside of a surgery, presumably,to returning to your usual modus operandi of presenting fantasy and conjecture wrapped up as the truth.

What threatened Championship clubs happened before Covid 19 appeared on the scene.That remains.Covid 19 is more of a danger to the running,and continuation,of certain Super League clubs.

and the online calculator says 2022 for some people.

[Bullseye]

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Thu Jan 07, 2021 5:29 pm  

The vaccination situation is very fluid with things changing on a daily basis. I wouldn't give any credence to these online vaccination calculators.

I can't see non elite RL beginning before the end of March unfortunately.

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:36 pm  

Ornery Optimist wrote:

You seem to have changed from believing what you read in the English mainstream media,and a doctor who confided in you,outside of a surgery, presumably,to returning to your usual modus operandi of presenting fantasy and conjecture wrapped up as the truth.

What threatened Championship clubs happened before Covid 19 appeared on the scene.That remains.Covid 19 is more of a danger to the running,and continuation,of certain Super League clubs.

You must be new around here. The rest of us knew to ignore his claims as make believe 18 months ago

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Fri Jan 08, 2021 8:02 am  

Bullseye wrote:

I wouldn't give any credence to these online vaccination calculators. I can't see non elite RL beginning before the end of March unfortunately.

Your not suggesting we will all be vaccinated by the end of March are you?

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:07 pm  

Fax Machine wrote:

From the Fax website:

"Clubs have already agreed that games played behind closed doors will be streamed live on the RFL’s Our League platforms (app & website) on a pay per view basis, allowing supporters to watch fixtures even if they cannot attend in person – with home season ticket holders given free access to the live stream packages for their club’s league games."

Fax have also announced that Season Ticket sales are up on this time in previous years.

Fax will have the slight advantage that Town have been streaming games from the Conference for 3months or so now. I would assume that any intra-code rivalry will be buried in these uncertain times and information exchanged.

Re: Championship KO end of Feb : Fri Jan 08, 2021 4:08 pm  

Bullseye wrote:

The vaccination situation is very fluid with things changing on a daily basis. I wouldn't give any credence to these online vaccination calculators.

I can't see non elite RL beginning before the end of March unfortunately.

Neither can Kear in the T&A interview.