Tommygilf

Its all very matey and fawning over eachother. Disappointing given Martyn is likely the only journalist that will be spoken to directly, though perhaps that is why.

Did he press any further on working with the NRL and IRL despite key figures from those organisations having at best a poor opinion of him?

That's proper Rugby League person talk that.

Please don't make me go back and watch more

First 5 mins if the interview is a lot of fawning... hope the last 55 improves.

SL has loads of options in the immediate vicinity of those cities already. Personally I think the likes of St Helens, Warrington, Wigan and Salford/Leigh should be taking "big games" to Liverpool and Manchester respectively like Union clubs do in London. Those clubs should be out there making connections to those cities. None of that stops work in any of the other cities you mention taking place.

Comparing some of the team sheets out there it seems most NRL players are 80 to 90 where as most SL players are low 70s to low 80s. At least the starting teams. I suppose the quality of teams is in depth that is available too, it drops off significantly I would imagine.

NRL clubs rating generally mid 80s, SL mid 70s.

It could, but I do not think it was.

You can only gamble to a certain level. It wouldn't surprise me if they were at that level hence the financial situation since.

I thought thatbwas just the scanned players?

Always said so many folk involved in RL, yep those "proper RL people", would have been on the side of the good reverend 130 years ago. The attitude sucks.

I think this is a very very good point. The success at those clubs like Wakey and Leigh have been great, but lets not overstate things. It's growth to a modest level in a modest market. Our aspirations have gotten smaller, and our footprint with it.

Something about people who put most money in, we are better than you, and oddly Agrarian policy in KwaZulu-Natal Province is apparently enough to suffice...