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Also we will be playing loop matches with Hornets so I doubt there will be Derby fixtures

I was said at the forum that we would play our first group match against a big championship team at Boundary Park?

Made me smile though, Wakefield supposedly have a big new investor, yet needs to do DR?

Champions promotion spot 1 - playoff for other teams 2-6

Anyone got any idea what this articles says? It is behind a fire wall

The room was packed last night, and some were having to stand at the back. The players had met up before the forum. All turned out in their new smart polo shirts. Elijah Taylor spoke eloquently He said the players had met up, had a meal, had a good chat, got given their kit bags with all their gear in it. To have all this before training starts says much about how the club is presenting itself. When the photo of the players sat there last night is on the website you will see how smart they looked. Bill Quinn said club sponsorship was up 7 fold on last year.

I have said previously, the transparency from the board is a breath of fresh air.

I agree what a night.

Anyone heard anything further?

I agree, I think that will be the format

I believe the latest date the RFL will issue their verdict is tomorrow. they clubs need to know what is happening so they can get season tickets on sale, conclude shirt production (for the team and reproduction)

But if it is a “predictable “ problem, they are now four weeks since their season ended and they haven’t yet secured sufficient funding to pay these wages. It really don’t sound good nor does it sound like good management. It does sound like their owners are struggling to find the cash.

John, it’s a good job a certain poster was banned last week otherwise this would have been the largest thread ever

I believe most clubs contracts run until either end October or November

Yes he did! He was a great guy. Just before he joined us I was privileged to do a coaching course at Lilleshall with him, Dave Finch and Mick Morgan among others. Learned more off them than Albert Fearnley et al

Doncaster will likely struggle in Championship by only bringing in 5 players. This is just what Keighley did last year. I know they were our boggy team last treat but generally they didn’t set the league on fire. They had some very tight matches over the season. They paid big money to bring in the three overseas players for the playoffs which worked but that team wouldn’t have won many matches in the Championship. On promotion, unless you have already built a team for that league (like Oldham are doing) the mix should be the opposite, ie retain 4/5 and add 20 of a higher calibre

Now confirmed by the club

Brian Hogan

I think what London have done is amazing to be honest.

Problem with this IMG stuff in my opinion is the range back over three years. It doesn’t aid clubs who are able to better themselves. so if I have understood this correctly the led boards would only give us .25 points x 1/3 for next year.

Kind words indeed, let’s hope we can. When the new board took over in March, they said a return to SL was the eventual plan and wanted to achieve in 5:6 years. The key to it was growing year on year and developing the club from the bottom up. They were fully aware of IMG and had already been in talks with the RFL to see what they had to do. Bear in mind that IMGs model is historically based so it will take the club another two years to see much improvement in grading other than getting on the grade B ladder

It gave us .25 points, but that may have been diluted by 2/3 as it is historical over three years

There are two metrics. One is getting off field matters put right, the other is onfield performance. If we don’t get promotion by winning them league then we won’t be on next year’s championship which is now a must

My thoughts would be RFL Premiership RFL Championship 1 RFL Championship 2 Just for consistency

As these gradings are historical over over 36 months then yes. But I would imagine that after much decline in the past two years plus a very minimal existence in L1 or whatever in 2024 then their score would likely plummet Likewise many other scores will change over this coming season as clubs work on weak areas. As much as IMG is disliked by many (and I think they have got the P & R thing totally wrong) if all this forces clubs to target improvements then this must surely be good for the game. However, maybe the historical data for years 1 & 2 should be weighted, otherwise we are not really going to reward progress, but instead uphold previous failings. As it stands it takes three years to show any progress, but a club suddenly being managed badly would not show show up and arm bells that should be ringing wouldn't be heard? I also think the fandom metrics need looking at. Just looking at postcodes is not the right way.