Re: Central Funding : Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:41 am  

Duckzilla wrote:

Not sure then I read it as the top 2

"The clubs that finish first and second in the Championship this year will receive £550,000 and £500,000 respectively in 2015.
Clubs 3 to 12 will then be on a sliding scale of income from £200,000 to £150,000."

Exactly, Zilla.

Sheffield were first in the Championship last year, Batley second. They'd've been the teams on the big money if this was in place last year.

That's my interpretation until it's clarified.

It would be a complete volte face for the RFL to offer bigger prize money for winning the league than the Grand Final.

Re: Central Funding : Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:44 am  

I hope it is for the Grand final, We love playoffs

But I would read that as the top 2 league placings

Re: Central Funding : Tue Feb 04, 2014 10:54 am  

Well, no doubt we'll see.

Sadler's article is ambiguous.

Re: Central Funding : Tue Feb 04, 2014 12:21 pm  

First and second as I understand it.

Personally think that's the right way to go, too.

Re: Central Funding : Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:40 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

First and second as I understand it.

Personally think that's the right way to go, too.

First and second in what ?

Eh dear - young people today .......





Anyway, I asked ........ and it's first and second in the league table, not the Championship - Sadler's got it wrong.

I can't see that making any sort of sense. We've spent 15 years promoting a Grand Final culture, only to say now that it plays second fiddle to the league table.

Re: Central Funding : Wed Feb 05, 2014 9:06 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

First and second in what ?

Eh dear - young people today .......





Anyway, I asked ........ and it's first and second in the league table, not the Championship - Sadler's got it wrong.

I can't see that making any sort of sense. We've spent 15 years promoting a Grand Final culture, only to say now that it plays second fiddle to the league table.

We've spent the last few years promoting franchising but now have promotion and relegation

Re: Central Funding : Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:18 am  

Ponte3 wrote:

We've spent the last few years promoting franchising but now have promotion and relegation

Do we ? Or do we have the illusion of it ? We'll see ............

Re: Central Funding : Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:27 am  

Can't see many if any clubs getting promoted with that distribution I don't think we should even dream about it for the foreseeable

Re: Central Funding : Thu Feb 06, 2014 9:29 pm  

I said franchises wouldn't work,Well they would have if the clubs followed what the principles off them were and what they were supposed to do,The clubs stil carried on going bust,Being greedy,foreigners at all costs to win things and the youth never came through,The same will happen with this idea,Mark is right in everything he says.Short term gain for long term losses.

Re: Central Funding : Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:52 am  

How many 'foreigners' have you guys this year4/5?