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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Apr 27, 2023 1:19 pm  
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You've got to look at the sponsors of the game to show where the game currently sits, Glens Vodka and Bachelors Soup being prime examples.

There's just not the interest in the game to produce enough money to compete with the NRL, as much as we'd all love RL to be Englands biggest sport or just even a bigger sport, its just not going to happen.


So we shouldn't even try? A 12 year deal with IMG would suggest there's a real intent to give it a go. Whether or not it comes off is another question, of course.
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Apr 27, 2023 2:12 pm  
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So we shouldn't even try? A 12 year deal with IMG would suggest there's a real intent to give it a go. Whether or not it comes off is another question, of course.


Oh we should definitely try but sometimes expectations need to be managed, people will judge IMG as a failure if we still lose players to the NRL and we don't overtake football as the number 1 sport in England.

IMG will be a success if it increases the amount of money in the game and the amount of publicity overall.
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Apr 27, 2023 4:21 pm  
leedsbarmyarmy wrote:
Oh we should definitely try but sometimes expectations need to be managed, people will judge IMG as a failure if we still lose players to the NRL and we don't overtake football as the number 1 sport in England.

IMG will be a success if it increases the amount of money in the game and the amount of publicity overall.


We'll still lose players to the NRL and will never overtake soccer, but we should be ambitious in looking to create the right environment that provides a pathway for the best talent coming through. Retaining the bulk of talent will improve the quality of the comp and everything that brings. It is an eminently achievable goal.
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Apr 27, 2023 6:28 pm  
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We'll still lose players to the NRL and will never overtake soccer, but we should be ambitious in looking to create the right environment that provides a pathway for the best talent coming through. Retaining the bulk of talent will improve the quality of the comp and everything that brings. It is an eminently achievable goal.


Well said. Fully agree
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:26 pm  
I've heard the marquee player rule will be increased to 3 spots, is that true?
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 7:55 am  
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I've heard the marquee player rule will be increased to 3 spots, is that true?
Reported by Jon Wells it is going be.Nothing from the RL authorities yet.
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:30 am  
Just to put things in perspective on where we're at as a club Catalans have nonchalantly announced the signing of Nrl star Ikavalu compared to our last signing Olpherts....just saying.
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 10:53 am  
NRL star? He's 29 and has made 43 career appearances.
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 11:27 am  
He’s no Derrell Olpherts…
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Re: Transfer Talk / Rumour thread V4 : Fri Apr 28, 2023 1:16 pm  
RAPIDO wrote:
Just to put things in perspective on where we're at as a club Catalans have nonchalantly announced the signing of Nrl star Ikavalu compared to our last signing Olpherts....just saying.


Why have you picked Olpherts out of all the possible options? If you mentioned Lisone it would be a perfectly equitable comparison.
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