Eddie
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1 hour ago, Celtic Roosters said:
You could certainly buy plenty of "Space Cakes" in Amsterdam for that, and then you could sell them over here for a profit and have even more money to throw at RL?
Or tulip bulbs, it would be like the 1637 all over again.
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13 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:
It seems to be more about Dialogue, Governance and Transparency - rather than simple attendance. Scoring zero seems incredibly low, though low scores on those 3 categories shouldn't be surprising given how most clubs are ran.
Yes I know but surely there is at least one point for those things, if there’s a website and people able to view the games there is some transparency and dialogue.
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How can a team get zero for fan engagement. Don’t those four clubs have a website or admit spectators into matches?
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11 minutes ago, EssexRL said:
This is a good point but more generally wouldn't it be good if the game had a consistent and well thought out strategy towards growth that also acknowledges the need for sustaining the game in traditional areas. I think you can do both but it always seem a scatter gun and unjoined up approach.
Just think what could be done in East Anglia and London with some joined up thinking and will from the RFL, it wouldn’t even need much money, just some interest and help from the powers that be on the M62.
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34 minutes ago, shrewsbury roughyed said:
Give it all to SL clubs with only half share for Bradford, York & Toulouse and buy a big sign saying ‘Bog off everybody else.’ Oh, it’s already been done…?
Bradford got the full share iirc
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23 minutes ago, Coggo said:
Am I allowed to spend it in England on development officers?
Last time I heard, there's one officer for the entire South of England.
I did mean spend it in a country other than your own, but yeah why not, in English rugby league terms the south is a different planet.
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Serbia or Greece for me I think, build on what they already have there, support the open age teams and get kids playing the game. Taking a French Elite 2 or National side into Elite 1 would also be an attractive idea, with an increase in their youth numbers and support for other clubs in that area.
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For the record I haven’t got £10m to invest in rugby league so this isn’t me looking for ideas about what to do with it!
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If you had £10m to invest in growing rugby league in a particular country, which country would it be and what would you do?
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6 minutes ago, daz39 said:
It is definitely a rumour on the grapevine, i know Ken absolutely loved the game at Dewsbury last season and was keen to go back there this year, ironic given that Kirklees council have done everything they can to obstruct the plans for a new stadium that we may actually end up in another one in the same council area.
Admittedly I don’t know anything about the sporting culture of West Yorkshire, but do you think the club would survive that? I mean Dewsbury already has a team so you’d be unlikely to attract new fans from there, and a team playing half an hour away is unlikely to inspire people in Huddersfield? It’s a proper conundrum.
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14 hours ago, Mr Plow said:
I’ve heard rumours that Davy’s purchase of the Shay will fall through and they’re planning on moving to dewsbury from 2027
Surely not.
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12 minutes ago, LeeF said:
His idea of players being conditioned is for them to smoke 20 Silk Cut and down 4 cans of Stones Bitter in the Changing Rooms pre match
Wherever you may wander, there’s no taste like Stones.
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20 minutes ago, langpark said:
I had high hopes for New York, can remember that interview they talked a very good game. I appreciate it was a logistical nightmare but not an insurmountable one, suspect once SL made it clear they didn’t want Toronto in they (and Ottawa) sensibly threw in the towel.
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1 minute ago, M j M said:
Huddersfield fans care as much about their club as any other club's fans do for theirs.
Indeed, there’s just not as many of them sadly.
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This is everything that I love about Scottish football.
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2 hours ago, whatmichaelsays said:
Don't know how many Rovers fans were there on Sunday, but I'd say there's a very good chance of this feeling like a KR home game.
Wasn't it around this time last year when Ken did that rather tragic video pleading with Giants fans to make it "feel like it's our home game"?
I have massive sympathy for Ken Davey, a real rugby league fan who’s pumped millions of his own hard earned money into the game with the best intentions and knowing he’d never get a penny back - yet the Huddersfield public clearly aren’t interested. I wonder what would have happened if he’d bought Fax or Cas instead.
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Is this New York near Coningsby in Lincolnshire?
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6 minutes ago, langpark said:
Has that been written somewhere? Because looking at both locations, it seems Toulouse would make the most sense (approx 1 hour away from both). Only issue there is, Stade des Minimes - too small. Ernest Wallon - too big. So that is an awkward one.
There is a town called Castres, which is BANG in the middle of Carcassonne and Albi. Has a beautiful 12,300-seater stadium. Problem is, it's an expensive option, it's not a RL town, so minimal neutrals will turn up. Albi and Carcassonne are capable of mobilising 3000 fans each. So that still means there's a chance of having a half-full stadium on the day.
On Wikipedia it says it’s at the GB, but I guess that may not be definite https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Derby_Cup_2025–2026
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Looks like the final will be at the Gilbert Brutus.
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33 minutes ago, dkw said:
Seagulls was a name people wanted a combined Cumbria team to take, why on earth would anyone want to be associated with those noisy rats with wings for gods sake...
What’s this Cumbria that you speak of?
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This is an interesting interview with the new GM and CEO of the PNG Chiefs https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-bye-round-with-james-graham/id1629371037?i=1000753799202
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20 minutes ago, Douglas said:
I don’t think Gold Coast help themselves with a stupid name(titans) and horrible kit/team colours.
I quite liked the Gold Coast seagulls era colours but the name a little less even if I think it’s probably better than titans, giants and chargers.
Kick them out and get Victoria 2 in?
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1 hour ago, Worzel said:
I didn't raise English pathways as a benchmark, think it's a huge red herring. But if we're going to say "Melbourne has produced less NRL players than an English club", then it's NRL players that are the benchmark. Super League players are just not the same standard of player, by a country mile, so would make it an even more meaningless comparison.
The best SL players are better then average NRL players though.
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3 hours ago, Worzel said:
That's a measurement of the past. The numbers playing now are the leading indicator of the future.
EDIT: I also don't think it's true having checked. The Storm have produced at least 10 NRL players, albeit only 6 who played for the Storm. It's a small number given how long it takes to incubate talent pipelines and the nature of how talent distribution pyramids work at scale, but can't think of any amateur club in England that has done anywhere near that.
For a useful benchmark, the Penrith system - seen as the most productive - has a base of 12,000 juniors and has produced 60 NRL players since 2010. In the same time period Victoria has produced 6. But that was on a much lower base of junior players 16 years ago than now: If Victoria is now running 5,000 juniors, you can see the potential improvement down the line.
There must be amateur clubs who’ve produced more than 10 SL players in the last 26 years though? Sidall maybe? It’s not fair to compare NRL products.
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The 2026 Attendance Thread
in The General Rugby League Forum
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It’s not at Anfield or Elland Road, you should be ok.