Can I state that this rule does sod all to stop any alleged player drain.
The problem is RL has less revenue than RU.
This effective increasing of the cap does nothing what so ever to increase revenues.
All we have done is make it more pricey for a few chosen RL players to be prized away. Once again we have confused hype with the health of the game.
Does this expand viewership
does this expand the geographical nature of the game
does it increase the tv deal
does it stop fans in Wigan from leaving Rl for union or the NRL
In my opinion it does none of the above. What we have done is short term and short focused and as with all simple solutions creates a minor feel good feeling for a few influential people but does nothing to address underlying issues.
Can some one tell me how many people have actaully stopped watching SL either in person or on tv when individuals find alternate employment to RL?
A far bigger impact on crowds . sponsorship and revenue streams is the ressession. Other than the ressession viewing and attendance figures still performe well.
I'm sure lots will say something had to be done to save x y z player because they are important to the game. But I'm yetto see hard evidence of fans following players as individuals rather than clubs.
