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Re: Bradford Bulls planning Odsal return whether they get in Super League or not
Posted: Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:46 pm
by jaws1
Nezza Faz wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:51 pm
Apart from all of that, how do you make a Super League club out of a population of 15,000 odd - it's roughly the same size as Standish ?
Barrow is the place to have a Cumbria side with a catchment area of Barrow 65,000 ,Ulverston ,Millom ,Broughton in furness,Dalton in furness, Askam in furness all rugby league mad areas apart from Ulverston .Whats more there is a rail connecting Ulverston to Carlisle taking in Sellafield, Workington and Whitehaven to Barrow and many more stops including Dalton ,Askham and Millom
Re: Bradford Bulls planning Odsal return whether they get in Super League or not
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:58 am
by medlocke
jaws1 wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:46 pm
Nezza Faz wrote: ↑Mon Nov 30, 2020 7:51 pm
Apart from all of that, how do you make a Super League club out of a population of 15,000 odd - it's roughly the same size as Standish ?
Barrow is the place to have a Cumbria side with a catchment area of Barrow 65,000 ,Ulverston ,Millom ,Broughton in furness,Dalton in furness, Askam in furness all rugby league mad areas apart from Ulverston .Whats more there is a rail connecting Ulverston to Carlisle taking in Sellafield, Workington and Whitehaven to Barrow and many more stops including Dalton ,Askham and Millom
Then you have Windermere, Bowness, Ambleside, Grange & Kendal all within a 30 minute drive as well as umpteen villages, I know some of these places are more Union focused but there's bound to be many League fans within these towns and villages, Let alone the rest of Cumbria.
Re: Bradford Bulls planning Odsal return whether they get in Super League or not
Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2020 12:00 pm
by southportcdm
I always thought that Cumbria should have a super league side, despite the problems with a widespread population, until I saw an interview with Leon Pryce on Rugby AM recently. He said that while he was coach at Workington he asked the local players if they thought a super league side would work and they all poionted out that they could earn more money by playing part time and working at Sellafield. He said that only a few top players could earn better money from playing in a super league side and that they would also have better job prospects after they retired from rugby if they'd already worked at Sellafield. If the local players don't want a super league side I think that really weakens the case for somebody taking the risk and putting the necessary investment in place.