Goole91

Gooles population is 22,000 with approx 45,000 within a 7 mile radius! I get your logic, but if a place doesn't have a rugby league demographic, it's a hard sell.

Pre 2018, there hadn't been a rugby league team in Goole since the 1930's Huge interest in the town however, hence why a club was started in the first place. The amateur side regularly pull in 200/300 crowds, with a lowest of around 120

Goole have juniors, under 6 to under 12s

Does this suggest it's restricted to donating to European teams only though? Will it be classed as a charity of some sort?

Yeah that's a fair comment. If a team has been around for 5 years, to me, they've done the leg work and our money would be better spent elsewhere. Those first 5 years are the hardest to establish a team, get through them and longevity looks good. Adding a youth and junior, section is always worth investing in. Id rather see developing countries focusing on this to be honest. Norway are taking this approach to a degree.

I'm in. Choosing the correct clubs/countries to invest the money in is key however. Start up clubs is surely the target?