Partisan wrote:
just reading the article in regards to wasps new ground... it shows how rugby league has fallen so behind... union clubs securing grants for stadiums, Low crowds, players leaving to go to union, poor sponsors no internationals... The RFL really need to acknowledge that there is a MASSIVE problem with our sport.... The only way we can get out of this whole is asking the NRL for some guidance
The NRL understand expansion and the benefits of having a team in an area that opens up the game to noew fans. The NRL and the clubs understand the need to adapt and merge to survive. The NRL appreciate the true value of their sport and how to extract the most revenue for the game. The NRL comprehend the benefit of employing administrators from outside the sport to drive it forwards.
We have Fat Nigel and fans that applaud cheap tickets, but who wont pay full price for anything anymore.........the game as a professional entity is as good as dead outside the top 6 teams in the UK.......it could be self sustainable and even dare I say it, profitable....but as long as you have benefactors like Hughes flushing cash down the toilet, it will always struggle to achieve even 10% of its potential.