The 4 of Us

The lacuna in that eminently sensible suggestion is that it requires something the same to be done 2 years in a row and for one team to accept being left out altogether until such time there’s 16 in SL

I posted something similar last week although not without some criticism. It means an extra home game for all clubs but would require 7 of them to concede home advantage to allow Magic to be worked in.

Quelle surprise. Collective responsibility out the window. I suspect the Sunday morning beer fear is driving the semi-focused coherence. More of this may push the more bigger picture aligned clubs to go in a direction he may regret.

Yes, seen them in the context of Adelaide, which would improve the national coverage.

Cronulla appear to get talked about in such terms. Central Coast Sharks?

From the look of it, it could/should have been pink, which would have been an interesting contrast. I like the shirt.

I think the gaming of the criteria from certain clubs rather than following the spirit of the intention of the IMG work has done for this system after this year. Can’t see the NRL being wedded to it. They’ll fish where the fishes swim and look to build up the overall product that is Superleague. Expansion areas will be focused on new markets with potential rather than small towns with 150 year old clubs. There’s plenty of room for an elite competition and secondary competition under that that focuses on smaller communities.

Must have been the new paint. Or the LEDs at their former ground.

Not convinced the NRL would want a dilution of whatever they’re buying in, or a reduction in future revenues as a result of any sale.

Different all together. Premier league is to protect solvency and isn’t a salary cap. Superleague’s is to ensure solvency but also to spread the talent so that one team doesn’t just buy a team.

Who would the captain of the GF winners play for?

71,000 plus summat 4th highest ever.

A change of names and confirmation of buy out by billionaire owners and relocation to new sports quarter will be nice. https://sportsquarter.com

I think Bradford, Castleford and perhaps Huddersfield need to be very careful how they progress as a benign dictator in the form of the NRL directing traffic may not be quite so accommodating, or willing to kick the can down the street moving forward than some of the individuals, ironically invoked in some capacity now or recent past in 2 of those clubs, have allowed in the past. York, Wakefield and others have made proper job of investment in infrastructure which will help them in the future as well as improve performances on the field. Bradford look as though they’ll do what is necessary to work the system rather than really enter into the spirit of a bottom up improvement. It feels like they would have benefited for a couple of years more in the Championship to get the off field right before they committed to a significantly greater spend on the squad. Now they are doing that, they will inevitably feel the pinch off the field. Are there no latent wealthy Bradford supporters willing to step into the breach?

Bradford also appear to say that they’re not spending money on making the pitch the correct size because they’re going to spend it on the squad, which I thought was the sort of thinking IMG criteria was looking to rectify.