[PopTart]

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Sun Apr 16, 2023 11:47 am  

I'll read it again today but
1) the minimum standards aren't included in the IMG paper, they were RFL minimum standards.
2) by the time IMG come to do their assessment we will exceed those standards

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:08 pm  

Trojan Horse wrote:

Seems an incredibly poor thought out tweet from this game caller.

Surely not, Mick Gledhill?!

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Sun Apr 16, 2023 12:54 pm  

PopTart wrote:

I'll read it again today but
1) the minimum standards aren't included in the IMG paper, they were RFL minimum standards.
2) by the time IMG come to do their assessment we will exceed those standards

I would think the first clubs to be considered will be the 12 in SL. It will then be the Championship which the way this season is going will contain us to replace any from SL. The problem we face is our location goes against us because we are in a densely populated rugby area and they are favouring expansion.
I believe the only way we would be admitted is if we had an A rating but sadly we are way off at the moment and being in the Championship will probably ensure we never do.

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Mon Jul 03, 2023 4:27 pm  

I know these are Mick Gledhill tweets from today, so ibut I’m sure the information is correct, anyway, it’s time we all had some more information that will affect our future.

Good to learn clubs have finally received their IMG/RFL handbooks which shows clubs the thresholds of where will be assessed against to gain points from the five key strategic pillars. I’m just going through the handbook now and will provide an update later this evening.

For example on Attendances:

Average attendance of 7,500 over three years = 2.5 points.

Average attendance of 3,000 over three years = 2 points


Average attendance of 1,500 over three years = 1.5 points.

Average attendance under 1,500 over three years = 0.75 points.

The Bradford Bulls would score 2 points based on their average attendance over the past three seasons. That’s the same as Huddersfield, Castleford, Leigh, Toulouse, Wakefield, Widnes and Salford.

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Mon Jul 03, 2023 7:38 pm  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote:

I know these are Mick Gledhill tweets from today, so ibut I’m sure the information is correct, anyway, it’s time we all had some more information that will affect our future.

Good to learn clubs have finally received their IMG/RFL handbooks which shows clubs the thresholds of where will be assessed against to gain points from the five key strategic pillars. I’m just going through the handbook now and will provide an update later this evening.

For example on Attendances:

Average attendance of 7,500 over three years = 2.5 points.

Average attendance of 3,000 over three years = 2 points


Average attendance of 1,500 over three years = 1.5 points.

Average attendance under 1,500 over three years = 0.75 points.

The Bradford Bulls would score 2 points based on their average attendance over the past three seasons. That’s the same as Huddersfield, Castleford, Leigh, Toulouse, Wakefield, Widnes and Salford.

Out of curiosity, did he look at the scoring for recent bankrupcies

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:12 pm  

Eastern Wildcat wrote:

Out of curiosity, did he look at the scoring for recent bankrupcies

Does anyone else think that the 12 month delay by IMG, for implementing their new criteria, was designed to help any particular side gain a spot in SL, with Bradford being the most likely to benefit ?

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 3:58 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Does anyone else think that the 12 month delay by IMG, for implementing their new criteria, was designed to help any particular side gain a spot in SL, with Bradford being the most likely to benefit ?

No, the current Bradford offer nothing that numerous other clubs can't right now, save a large latent support from the boom years of the early 2000's.

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:13 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Does anyone else think that the 12 month delay by IMG, for implementing their new criteria, was designed to help any particular side gain a spot in SL, with Bradford being the most likely to benefit ?

Can't see how they come up on ground alone, not forgetting the money, or lack of they've had in the past

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:37 pm  

He does make me laugh https://twitter.com/TheGameCaller/statu ... 0459201536

He does make me laugh https://twitter.com/TheGameCaller/statu ... 0459201536

Re: IMG Announce Proposed Criteria for Super League 2025 : Tue Jul 04, 2023 4:51 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

No, the current Bradford offer nothing that numerous other clubs can't right now, save a large latent support from the boom years of the early 2000's.

That latent support and promises from their new owner may well be enough.
Like it or not, they are the only club outside SL that could bring some decent numbers to games
and for me, there was good reason why the new regime was delayed by 12 months.

The other possibility would be Toulouse but, they may yet win the Championship GF, which would be another kick in the nuts for Fev.