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SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.
RP London replied to The 4 of Us's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
That is all fair comment as well. -
SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.
RP London replied to The 4 of Us's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
last sentence is very true.. and is a big issue IMHO. I have criticised often the leadership for being very hidden and quiet. Wood was rarely that and, again, he is out in front of the cameras talking. I wish they weren't quite so much the "politician" in that they don't answer questions properly but that seems to be the way of things now in front of journalists. I hope he can stay independent of the cabal and that he can give the strong leadership we need and that has arguably been lacking for some time. As with many others on here, its not him that I have an issue with its the way the organisation/select few have done this, how they have gone against their own governance rules and against the strategic documents they have put out. I don't mind changing strategies (although let them bed in first and see if they are working) but to go against the "values" and "governance" that is laid out within the document, and especially to go against your articles of association, is IMHO disgraceful. -
SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.
RP London replied to The 4 of Us's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
arguably before this coup we had one who could have lead a recruitment for the next if they really needed it. -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
absolutely talk the game up 100% talk it up, but use real facts and figures, use real statistics, use proper strategy. SMART targets are by their very nature attainable.. this idea 40+k will part with £40 per month is not attainable, it also (as has been mentioned) does not take into account the cost of setting things up etc. SKY and DAZN know this so the figures are pointless and actually it will underline negatives which is the exact opposite to what you are wanting them to do. -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
They wont take negotiations seriously if the maths that has been mentioned is used. It has so many holes in it. There are plenty of times I have sat in meetings with buyers who have tried things on like "I can get it from xyz for £abc" which I know to be false as we know the cost of the raw materials etc and I simply say, if you can get it for that you should absolutely take that offer no negotiation just take their offer. The conversation quickly spins back round because they are lying but all it does is make my position stronger and I normally come out with a better deal than I thought I would. As soon as you come up with something that is patently rubbish you weaken your position significantly. -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
This is exactly the same for me.. I can justify the expenditure because of the other sports that I watch a lot of.. that expenditure just for RL is an absolute no, especially becuase I also enjoy watching the other sports so would keep sky too. If asked in a survey I would say RL is my reason for having it to prove the importance of it to SKY -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
This was the thing with IMG, take your time and build the right foundations... Or we could just build super league on sand AGAIN and assume this time will be different... (Like the bible or not it was written thousands of years ago and it's never been proven wrong on this one!!!) -
England v Australia 2025 - coming to the UK!
RP London replied to Chris22's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Or the multitude of Thursday games we have, like every week... Game Thursday couple Friday couple Saturday rest Sunday... -
England v Australia 2025 - coming to the UK!
RP London replied to Chris22's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Not everything should be tub thumping... You need some just "general content" stuff too.. keep things ticking over without ramming it in your face... Agree the music could be better -
SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.
RP London replied to The 4 of Us's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
first paragraph: Sport England have warned they would not hesitate to take action if the Rugby Football League fails to reach the standards set by its Code for Sports Governance following Nigel Wood’s return to the governing body. in the strategy document it specifically talks about holding to these standards, it would appear the RFL is incapable of keeping to their own promises... the fact they are keeping such a close eye on them means they are either already over but capable of bringing it back or they are very very close to it.. c'mon RFL just keep to what you say you will do, you could have still done half of this stuff but just in a way that keeps to your own and Sport England's rules! -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
very very well put. -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
Perhaps, you know with the intricate knowledge of the club the owner has, he didnt have the same reading of the situation that you have come up with without said knowledge. Perhaps also his understanding of the risk was superior in that he understood that that "Had they" was not a sufficient enough of a guarantee as to risk the outlay. His money, his choice, his club and as the Butterfly Effect would be in force as soon as he did any slight deviation from what happened, NONE of us can say whether him doing this would have resulted in promotion and staying up (and therefore these rewards), no promotion (the death of the club arguably) or promotion but not staying up and the myriad of consequences that that holds. What is for 100% sure is that P&R raises the risk profile of these decisions... -
SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.
RP London replied to The 4 of Us's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
I assume the AA1000 Stakeholder Engagement standard is just something that has passed all these people by in their day to day working lives... not like getting someone in from the outside would be useful in these types of matters where companies are moving forwards leaps and bounds because these things are now expected of them! -
14 team SL a possibility next season
RP London replied to The Daddy's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
problem is a lot of that work would be on the back of the clubs getting themselves into a position to maximise deals and exposure, to have fit for purpose stadiums, to have good advertising options... basically to be of a quality to be able to sell... if the other parts of the grading criteria disappear then you are basically tying one hand behind IMGs back. -
SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.
RP London replied to The 4 of Us's topic in The General Rugby League Forum
its bizarre... yet I've just been on the RFL website and looked at careers and they have a vacancy for a Technology assistant at £22-£24.5k a year... as a business we outsource all our IT stuff and phone so that we can move quickly if software /hardware changes, can use the expertise etc etc we pay about £4.5k for this. The entire job description is what this company offers us. Now granted they will have more computers than we do etc but they would get a better service that doesn't take holidays, that has a proper expert on everything rather than one person who cannot be that, and they would get it cheaper...