Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Mon Sep 21, 2020 7:00 am  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

True in the main. However, given Toronto's relative finances during a 4 year period I could take over Wigan Athletic & make them a Premiership Football Club !!!

Well it's not at all true.

You could use the Argyle method to make professional Rugby League "work" in Mongolia.

I am sure a multi-Billionaire could build a ground in Ulan Bator, he could build a hotel to accommodate the teams, and he could spray free tickets to the local populace.....

NO hang on, he could PAY fans to attend the games.

Games in which the "Home" side are all on £1Million a match each with players travelling on a private luxury jumbo jet.

Now that may sound absurd, but it's only a souped up, more expensive model than Mr. Argyle's "Working model"...............

But let's switch to what both Perez and the RFL defined as "working", which is also Superleague's definition......

That was the production of Canadian players and the capture of paying NATV deals.......

In the end something like £30,000,000 was spent by a Billionaire who had plenty more to spend but got an invite to go to Melbourne storm. On the definition of "working" Mr. Perez himself formulated in agreement with the game here, no...Of course it did not "work".........

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:44 am  

Ste100Centurions wrote:

True in the main. However, given Toronto's relative finances during a 4 year period I could take over Wigan Athletic & make them a Premiership Football Club !!!

Which actually makes the posters assertion not true at all. Not even "In the main"..........

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 7:52 am  

The Silent H wrote:

Therein lies the problem. Investment along the m62, not enough of it.

No kidding this time? Well you learn something new every day. How much investment is there for our game in Toulouse who should somehow knock another English club out of Superleague?

Plenty of real investment available in Newcastle yet you and many others don't seem to recognise it.

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:10 am  

Donnyman wrote:

:o No kidding this time? Well you learn something new every day. How much investment is there for our game in Toulouse who should somehow knock another English club out of Superleague?

Plenty of real investment available in Newcastle yet you and many others don't seem to recognise it.

I recognize the great work that Newcastle are doing.

What you don't seem to understand is that they are a League 1 team and are years away from competing at Super league level.

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:36 am  

The Silent H wrote:

I recognize the great work that Newcastle are doing.

What you don't seem to understand is that they are a League 1 team and are years away from competing at Super league level.

That really wouldn't be a problem would it they just buy the players in, I'm sure I've seen a team do that before they would only have to make sure they pay them

[Wanderer]

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:36 am  

Looks like LiVolsi & TW will be given further time to prepare / present their case for re-inclusion in SL.

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 12:29 pm  

Wanderer wrote:

Looks like LiVolsi & TW will be given further time to prepare / present their case for re-inclusion in SL.

How do you know?

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 1:14 pm  

The Silent H wrote: How do you know? Please see below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54297145

The Silent H wrote: How do you know? Please see below. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/54297145

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 4:41 pm  

The Silent H wrote:

I recognize the great work that Newcastle are doing.

What you don't seem to understand is that they are a League 1 team and are years away from competing at Super league level.

They are no further away from playing Super League than Toronto are , especially as Toronto are 'currently' not a member of any league anywhere !

Newcastle are doing their growth more organically & have the finances & vision to succeed. I have known Mick Hogan since we were just lads at school & he is an intelligent, focused & driven chap who is driving the growth of RL in the North East. Newcastle most definitely could make Super League & within approximately 5 years or so.

[Wanderer]

Re: Donnyman expansion discussion threads merged : Fri Sep 25, 2020 5:00 pm  

As I've stated elsewhere ...

Robert Elstone has stated that TW's submission has fallen way short of SL's requirements for any possible re-entry to the competition.

Let's see what another 4 weeks brings ...