JohnM

Leigh, Wakefield, Hull KR, York, Toulouse etc thing you are wrong.

Yes to 14 teams WHEN THE COMPETITION IS STRONG ENOUGH. it's not only a matter of enough players, its also a matter of enough SL quality coaching teams. In my view, we don't have enough of those to support the existing 12 SL teams.

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I feel cheated in that I can't boycott tennis since I don't watch it anyway.

I don't think that even the Holy Trinity will save Whaki from coming second.

Outcome depends on Michael Lewis. If he's playing, then HKR will win handsomely. However, if he is not playing, HKR will still win handsomely

Deserved victory for Leigh. Saints no idea. Charnley continues to deliver. Saints no idea. Leigh aggression and speed. Saints no idea. Lots of new Leigh fans. Glory hunters I think they'd be called in other sports. Saints no idea. Edit: good interview with coach Lam. Credit to Leigh for locking Beaumont in the broom cupboard at Leigh SV

According to Wood, the IMG era is not over.

Saints don't look like scoring. In fact, they look lucky to have scored zero.

There is so much to go at in the whole situation which is why I've confined myself, if that is the right word, to shouting as loudly as possible about the whole coup - before, during and after. Division of labour. Each to their own, as it were. GJ has perfectly explained the carnage during Woods previous tenure. Currently, my concern is that Wood will not be allowed to do the things that he outlined in the podcast. After reading Beaumont's recent interview and his thoughts on TV contracts for example, I'm concerned that the clubs, or at least the coup leaders will dictate things, leaving Wood to face the music I guess we know the rewards for the junta's success. What we don't know is what the penalties are for failure. They'd better not be £300k payouts again. Lastly but not finally, what do we have to do to purge the view that we the fans must unquestioningly respect and accept the actions of some club owners as the modern day equivalent of the 18th and 19th century northern mill owners in 't big 'ouse on th' 'ill. Having said all of that, if the only way we can see what's going on is a Martyn podcast, let's have more.

Even ownership is no guarantee. If the club were to overextend to play in SL and failed, the first asset to be liquidated would be the real estate.

The issue is, when the New RFL is fully up and running, will this change? When the prime movers of the coup really get going, will Wood have to do their bidding? We've seen what Beaumont thinks and that seems to be in conflict with what Wood said.

Accountants are essential to the running of the RFL, SuperLeague clubs, Championship clubs etc. We need them to provide a picture of how each club is being run, to control costs, to model and evaluate revenue generation ideas, plans, activities. But it's unlikely, though, that they would make leaders, carrying the flag for their club as they lead it to victory. Ditto former players.

Maybe think of the podcast as stage 1. Stage 2 could be a q and a type session and stage 3 could be a Paxmanesque interview calling the RFL to account. I'm not softening by view or changing my mind: I still think the whole thing has been and continues to be a disgrace, a shambles .

1. It would be interesting to re-run the interview before the pubs open. 2. Beaumont has made his money from being a slob... Single line of business manufacturer - ( a piece of manufacturing software and some former double-glazing salesmen. The complexity of the world of Rugby League is an entirely different proposition 3. It's not all about loyal fans. To grow. New fans are needed.