The Art of Hand and Foot

Longy has a year left on a 3 year contract.

Going back on a 14 team SL at this stage will mean the combined champ/league 1 can't go ahead. Are they , therefore, going to reinstate the play offs or will hunslet get relegated and crus promoted?

But that will completely b@!!s up the combined champ/league 1 . What are they going to do ? Promote crusaders and relegated hunslet? Reinstate the bottom 4 top 4 play offs?

Im really confused about the Danny Craven situation. He left because he wanted a longer term contract. We couldn't give him an extension past this season! Why didn't he just stay? He was working well with Drinky!

Two reasons, one tactical and one strategic. The tactical reason is to give Halifax as short a turnaround as possible, we've had a week off already and so are rested. But I've seen that backfire in the past. The strategic reason is because we are looking at playing more games on friday in order to boost crowds.

Ok, if you say so.

Like I said I know the arguments for and against chat gpt. However it is a point of view.

A bit like the RFL then!

A couple of interesting posts on the Oldham thread. Chat GPT asked about the likely attendances of London and Oldham were they to be in SL next season . I know the arguments for and against chatgpt, however I think this prediction is quite acceptable

I think its taken from the TRL podcast that was posted on the main board.

I could be wrong, but I think current SL teams will have an input as to who could be promoted. All be it behind close doors. Particularly from the so called top 4. First of all they will want teams that won't impact on their expenditure and thus 'profits ' in the form of travel. Not only for themselves but also for their fans base. Then they'll want teams that will bring in income. In the form of fans. So the further away the team the greater the expenditure and the lesser the income. So I really don't think the top 4, in particular, will be best pleased with another French team. There have been rumblings about the one they've already got. As for London? Well the same applies, higher expenditure and lower income. Then add to that the fact that they've recently had their opportunity. I think the Darren lockyer thing is all wind and no beans compared to BQ and MF's bid which will be more concrete and will appease the so called top 4. Like I said though, could be wrong.

Im worried about the speed and suddeness of this 14 team SL. Of course, when the teams are announced there will joy and celebration from those teams and their fans and from the hierarchy. But what about 12 or 18 months later? The Salford type situations are not going to go away. Even saints are saying they are losing money. If the promoted teams are given a 2 year no relegation how does that help the league as a whole? Last year hull fc did hardly anything because they knew London were going down. That's not a competition. I don't understand what the objectives are for the speed of this change!

A really insightful podcast. The number one takeaway is the fact that superleague is not the number one priority for Oldham. The priorities are sustainability, infrastructure, pathway and reigniting the populous of Oldham to the fact that we are back as a rugby town. As Fordy says when his and Bill Quinn's tenure is over the club will continue. It's also plain to see that although the planned 14 team superleague has come a little early, Oldham are as ready as any of the other contenders. Personally I think we are more prepared for superleague this time than we were last time. With hindsight that was a disaster waiting to happen.

To be frank, although yes it was a survey, it wasn't much of a survey. Far more information could've been gleaned. For example, my demographic : age, where I live, how do I travel to BP . Do I come alone? male/female, am I a season ticket holder, was i a season ticket holder and when? Why did I not renew? Was I a regular during the post Bears era? When did I first start watching the yeds? Plus a number of other pertinent questions! In any marketing activity one starts with objective. I'm trying to work out what the objective of this 'survey' is.

Im sure Matty wildie has been the on field captain in the absence of JT, however I'm not sure if he's taken over as the club captain