Lessons From Football
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 9:36 am
Have to admit ive never really been a football fan but i couldn't help be drawn into this years title race watching several games and even when Wigan vs Wire was on i found myself flicking to the football in the gaps in play. When City went 1 down the excitement of watching the Anfield crowd react gave me chills that i havent had watching league in a long time. I dont for one second suggest football is a better sport but its simplicity is sometimes intoxicating - no gimmics just whoever wins the most games is the best team
For me it proves how valuable having the league as the main prize is. I've said this for a couple of years now i really feel that if rugby league wants to bring back people to the sport and/or increase crowd sizes you need to make sure that the league is the prize, its the only way to make EVERY game count and therefore worth attending.
It will help force teams to improve their squads and maintain intensity too, we have kept lockers going because we know that we can afford for him to miss 70% of the season and play 2 or 3 big games at the end of it all.
If it were me in charge at the RFL id ditch the play offs and make the league the main prize then at the end of the season top 4 Super League vs top 4 NRL play off for the "grand final" - this would replace the next to pointless international game.
For me it proves how valuable having the league as the main prize is. I've said this for a couple of years now i really feel that if rugby league wants to bring back people to the sport and/or increase crowd sizes you need to make sure that the league is the prize, its the only way to make EVERY game count and therefore worth attending.
It will help force teams to improve their squads and maintain intensity too, we have kept lockers going because we know that we can afford for him to miss 70% of the season and play 2 or 3 big games at the end of it all.
If it were me in charge at the RFL id ditch the play offs and make the league the main prize then at the end of the season top 4 Super League vs top 4 NRL play off for the "grand final" - this would replace the next to pointless international game.