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SL would be opening themselves up to a lawsuit if they were to buy IMG out and change the conditions of getting into SL.

The problem is it is the clubs that cause this they are the ones constantly looking for change.

You are defeating your own argument here. If you swapped those clubs the value would clearly drop. What if you swapped Bournemouth for Barcelona or Leicester for AC Milan the likelihood is the value would increase dramatically on the back of introducing clubs that would be competitive at the top of the division.

No but the standard would drop dramatically and so would the value of the tv rights. Which is why Catalan are important as apart from this season they are a competitive club enhancing the value of the tv rights.

That would obviously open up the possibility of a player who had been knocked out coming round and claiming he was faking it getting 10 minutes and then carrying on. We can’t then say the medical staff could then make the call because the majority of the time they can’t be certain. Thats why they have come up with these protocols to assist them in making there decisions. One of the being a player who is completely motionless is an automatic stand down.

Quite a lot on this game. Two teams finding a bit of form and both clubs have found it a struggle to get there. Both teams (along with Leigh) currently look the most likely to at least push HKR and Wigan i think a win for Leeds following that great win over KR will have the team flying. An away win for Saints after the home win a couple of weeks ago against a Leeds team playing like they are could do the same. Neither team wants the momentum to stop should be a great game.

They won that’s all that matters in finals.

This is why the treble is hard to do. It’s difficult to peak for the CC then have a drop of and be able to time another peak for the play offs.

Of course they aren’t that’s why they are 4th.

That’s ridiculous he just lost it how did they not win that challenge.

An ex football ref was on about time wasting the other week and he said the players have all the control. They can waste time at a goal kick or a throw in and if he book them that another 30 seconds. He was saying refs should have the power to reverse the throw for players time wasting and that would stop it immediately. Ours is slightly different as its players feigning injury so it’s much more difficult to punish just incase they are injured. Maybe stop the clock on the first slow ptb and give a team warning if any player does another deliberately slow ptb it will be penalised. You are then putting the ref in a position to make judgements on whether players are genuinely injured or not.

Absolutely not players need to learn not to touch injured players whether they are faking it or not. It only takes one player with a serious injury who could be paralysed because a player try’s to drag him up. That’s why the punishments are so high they are trying to change players mindsets. That won’t happen if we keep saying oh he wasn’t injured so we will let you off.

Dodd is a tick over player so doesn’t stand out like a Welsby because he doesn’t do the Hail Mary plays. He’s there to push the team around the park these players don’t really get notice until they aren’t there or at the back end of their careers. It was certainly noticeable before his injury this year that Welsby hasn’t been the same player. This will partly be down to not having Dodd there to do the donkey work so he can be freed up( I’m sure it’s also partly down to an aging pack not being as dominant).

I think Jota wanted to fly but was told he couldn’t by his doctor after surgery. So was using the car to head to the ferry I’m assuming to head back to Portugal. Too early to speculate too much but he’s the last person you think of as a flash premier league player. An out and out family man. Very sad for his parents who have lost two sons and his new wife and three children. RIP Diogo.

That doesn’t mean it’s not keeping the standard as high as possible. As long as the players signed are better than the clubs alternative. Whether that be in their own academy or in the championship.

Very often Queensland or NSW cup players turn out far better for clubs than some bigger name NRL players. It is all about clubs making good/best decisions.

This Celtic theft fellas hard work.

I thought the reason it was being raised to 10 is clubs/RFL are expecting more and more players to sign with Aussie clubs. So we need more Aussie players to fill the gaps in order to try and keep the standard as high as possible.

That doesn’t mean we haven’t improved. I think the current England team would put 50 pts on the 1985 GB team it’s just the way sport is. Unfortunately the Aussie haven’t stood still either and if anything because of the size of the game over there are probably improving faster than we are.

Saints own the houses the players are put it it’s actually a really good investment for the club. The house near me that has had loads of players in will have made the club money. If they ever choose to sell it.

It’s his wage he can choose to have it in cash or it can go on housing or a car it’s up to him.

That’s part of his package though it isn’t just some bonus. He can have say £200k or £170k and one of Saints houses for his stay it’s his choice.

I think the clock is allowed to run for 1 minute before it is stopped. At least it is when players are taking a conversion.

Dodd has been dropped out of the starting side and being a half back I doubt he’ll make the 17 now.

Tough ask against Munster and Hughes but he’s been waiting for this chance has to perform now.