Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:37 am  

Could it improve the refereeing standards

Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:38 am  

Pat Bateman wrote:

English outside backs really struggle in the NRL

Could our new ownet maybe entice him back?

Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:01 am  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

Could our new ownet maybe entice him back?

You’d have him back in a heart beat wouldn’t you. That would be nice. Can’t blame the lad for going out there and giving it a crack.

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Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Tue Feb 27, 2024 8:46 am  

I don't think we should entice him back. He has a dream he needs to at least start.
By all means offer him a good deal when he's ready.

But equally, if we are getting TJ back he might not be needed for a while.

Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Tue Feb 27, 2024 3:46 pm  

PopTart wrote:

It doesn't mean they own all the teams.

That is true, but I've just watched Monday's edition of NRL Tonight, and Steve "Blocker" Roach was talking about it, and his only view was on how it would enhance the NRL, not the Super League, and suggested that we would have to return to winter as our season clashed with theirs.

I know he's only a TV pundit, but a longstanding one, and perhaps indicative of Aussie views on it.

The NRL marketing would help us, but the view that we would be nothing more than a feeder league for the NRL may well be fairly widespread. What needs improving is our product over here. We shouldn't be used merely as a vehicle to improve their product over there.

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Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:33 pm  

Slugger McBatt wrote:

That is true, but I've just watched Monday's edition of NRL Tonight, and Steve "Blocker" Roach was talking about it, and his only view was on how it would enhance the NRL, not the Super League, and suggested that we would have to return to winter as our season clashed with theirs.

I know he's only a TV pundit, but a longstanding one, and perhaps indicative of Aussie views on it.

The NRL marketing would help us, but the view that we would be nothing more than a feeder league for the NRL may well be fairly widespread. What needs improving is our product over here. We shouldn't be used merely as a vehicle to improve their product over there.

I wouldn't take Roach as the general view but I get your point.
The two things that stand out to me are
1) why would they buy it when the litigation is still outstanding
2) their expertise is in an already sold market. They'll find it very hard to lift the profile over here like they have over there.

Personally I think we are better sticking with IMG for a couple of years and then looking at the value.

If they just want to invest money then that's fine.

Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Wed Feb 28, 2024 12:27 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I wouldn't take Roach as the general view but I get your point.
The two things that stand out to me are
1) why would they buy it when the litigation is still outstanding
2) their expertise is in an already sold market. They'll find it very hard to lift the profile over here like they have over there.

Personally I think we are better sticking with IMG for a couple of years and then looking at the value.

If they just want to invest money then that's fine.

I agree broadly. I would just be wary of them. They have no vested interest in improving super league. International rugby has never been a priority, and it wouldn’t help them to have something that would attract overseas stars away from the NRL. No, any ideas towards super league can only ever be designed to help them, not us.

Re: Nrl to buy super league? : Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:27 pm  

Hhhmmmm, if & if the NRL, bought SL, would they not listen to IMG or, would they just say " Get Lost"
We know how to run Rugby League ????