Re: Super League’s 12th club to be announced on Monday
Posted: Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:56 pm
The heartlands are what will keep this game going... We shouldn’t neglect it!
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In all fairness, the heartlands have had over 100 years to get it right ! The world is not the same as previous decades, it has become a global village (Covid excepted, naturally). The game needs to shift from where it's at to make any progress if it is to get rid of the M62 image we show the world.Gerrumonside wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:56 pm The heartlands are what will keep this game going... We shouldn’t neglect it!
Nezza Faz wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 10:32 pmIn all fairness, the heartlands have had over 100 years to get it right ! The world is not the same as previous decades, it has become a global village (Covid excepted, naturally). The game needs to shift from where it's at to make any progress if it is to get rid of the M62 image we show the world.Gerrumonside wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:56 pm The heartlands are what will keep this game going... We shouldn’t neglect it!
Haven’t London been in the Super League around 75% of the time since it started?Mike wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:29 pmA chance of nationwide press coverage, increased exposure out of the heartlands, increased viewing figures out of the heartlands, therefore a potentially larger TV contract. To get those outcomes you need to maximise the potential of one or more London based clubs which the sport has not been able to do. If you maximise the potential of Leigh, you don't get any of those things.nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:18 pmWhat did it bring last time London were in the Super League?the pieman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:43 pm
i personally think this is why London or a London presence can only be good for the game as virtually all the major media outlets are based there.
Despite what many may think the grassroots game has grown massively in London over recent years, but without a developed amateur and professional team (s) to provide a pathway i am assuming that the majority will be lost to the sport or picked up by a RU team
Its really looking like a return to the Lancs and Yorks leagues to minimise travel costs in 10 years to me.
Thats true, but if you remove London your chance of achieving those things drops to 0% from perhaps 10%.nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 7:54 amHaven’t London been in the Super League around 75% of the time since it started?Mike wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:29 pmA chance of nationwide press coverage, increased exposure out of the heartlands, increased viewing figures out of the heartlands, therefore a potentially larger TV contract. To get those outcomes you need to maximise the potential of one or more London based clubs which the sport has not been able to do. If you maximise the potential of Leigh, you don't get any of those things.nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:18 pm
What did it bring last time London were in the Super League?
Its really looking like a return to the Lancs and Yorks leagues to minimise travel costs in 10 years to me.
All of the above sounds great but where is the evidence it’s happened so far? What impact and success did it have ? And what makes you think this time would have been different?
For the record, I wanted London or Toulouse. I’m just being realistic and looking at history. Not aimed at you but someone very smart once said “the definition of stupid is repeating the same thing over and over and expecting the results to be different”.
What plan did London, Super League and the RFL have that is different to the last time?
but it didnt happenMike wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:29 pmA chance of nationwide press coverage, increased exposure out of the heartlands, increased viewing figures out of the heartlands, therefore a potentially larger TV contract. To get those outcomes you need to maximise the potential of one or more London based clubs which the sport has not been able to do. If you maximise the potential of Leigh, you don't get any of those things.nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:18 pmWhat did it bring last time London were in the Super League?the pieman wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 8:43 pm
i personally think this is why London or a London presence can only be good for the game as virtually all the major media outlets are based there.
Despite what many may think the grassroots game has grown massively in London over recent years, but without a developed amateur and professional team (s) to provide a pathway i am assuming that the majority will be lost to the sport or picked up by a RU team
Its really looking like a return to the Lancs and Yorks leagues to minimise travel costs in 10 years to me.
Correct but if you stop trying, then failure is certain.pedro wrote: ↑Wed Dec 16, 2020 6:40 pmbut it didnt happenMike wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:29 pmA chance of nationwide press coverage, increased exposure out of the heartlands, increased viewing figures out of the heartlands, therefore a potentially larger TV contract. To get those outcomes you need to maximise the potential of one or more London based clubs which the sport has not been able to do. If you maximise the potential of Leigh, you don't get any of those things.nathan_rugby wrote: ↑Tue Dec 15, 2020 9:18 pm
What did it bring last time London were in the Super League?
Its really looking like a return to the Lancs and Yorks leagues to minimise travel costs in 10 years to me.