Quinskolar Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 I support developing Belgrade, but there two three questions - 1. Who pays for the travel for League1 teams to Belgrade ? 2. Can League 1 team players get time off to travel to Belgrade (they would have to travel down to London and then fly out I suspect and the same coming back). The real problems arrive via games that are postponed. Toronto can afford to bankroll these problems, can Belgrade? 3. Having one Belgrade team in League1 is fine but how do you then build up other teams in Serbia and elsewhere (League 1 could not cope with more than one foreign side per season). There is no obvious additions to the promised North American teams, it has all gone cold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 21 hours ago, The Future is League said: Wouldn't it be better for them to go through the French system for starters to establish what playing level they are at, and less travel expenses.Just saying I agree, if we have a P&R pyramid system then the French elite league should be part of it, this would be ideal for any continental teams with ambition, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 Just now, owls said: I agree, if we have a P&R pyramid system then the French elite league should be part of it, this would be ideal for any continental teams with ambition, Would that not be made a mockery of if the French teams can’t/won’t want to join League One? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owls Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 26 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Would that not be made a mockery of if the French teams can’t/won’t want to join League One? not really, the league would not be below league 1 it would be on a par or in between the championship and league 1, if any team that wins the league doesn't wish to be promoted then that's their choice, travelling wise its a better option for any team from Serbia.Italy,Spain etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 It would be great seeing a Belgrade team with the necessary backing and finances to be part of the league structure. However for the good of the game and for long term growth I cant help but think some sort of continental Europe league would be the way to go, and hopefully in time a 3rd professional league, with Super League focusing on the British Isles and North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 1 hour ago, scotchy1 said: If It’s absolutely necessary to have that system wouldn’t elite 1 be on a par with the championship rather than between L1 and the championship? Relegating day Toulouse from Super league to the championship sitting ahead of elite Championship seems silly Realistically, Elite 1 is not quite Championship standard. The worst Championship teams would probably be as good as the best Elite 1 teams. The league fluctuates in size quite a lot as well due to teams dropping out. It's not a very stable league really and quite a big drop from SL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wiltshire Warrior Dragon Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 8:59 PM, DavidM said: Would many Aussies wanna play there? Almost certainly not, which is one of the proposal's more attractive features!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted August 21, 2018 Share Posted August 21, 2018 27 minutes ago, scotchy1 said: I dunno Toulouse came and competed straight away! though my question is less about standard than the practicalities of moving continental clubs between the champions elite one and SL. Is it better for the clubs and those competitions to have these transient teams moving between them Let's be fair, they came top of L1 and 5th the next year in Championship. They were the best club in France and probably took a few of the better players en route too. They were also full time IIRC, but not when they were in Elite 1. The rest of them most likely wouldn't be anywhere near as competitive. You might get a couple that are mid-to-lower level Championship standard at best, but the rest would be L1 standard. It's a bit like York and Bradford winning L1 and going into SL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooza Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 8:48 PM, Lowdesert said: I would imagine flights to the UK would be more readily available, but you’ve got Montpellier, Beziers, Carca, Perpignan to go at in France. It might be feasible for Belgrade but would/could many L1 afford it easily? Don’t forget, Belgrade would have to stump up for opposition teams 4star hotels, food, and cinema tickets. Pretty sure one of the clubs or Serbia RL in general run a hotel in Belgrade Check out upcoming international fixtures and highlights of past matches at http://rlfixtures.weebly.com St Albans Centurions International Liaison Officer and former Medway Dragons Wheelchair RL player.Leeds Rhinos, St Albans Centurions y Griffons Madrid fan. Also follow (to a lesser extent) Catalans Dragons, London Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Jacksonville Axemen, Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels, København Black Swans, Red Star Belgrade and North Hertfordshire Crusaders.Moderator of the International board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deluded pom? Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 17 minutes ago, brooza said: Pretty sure one of the clubs or Serbia RL in general run a hotel in Belgrade Is it a hotel or a hostel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iangidds Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Hostel I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/22/2018 at 6:56 AM, Wiltshire Warrior Dragon said: Almost certainly not, which is one of the proposal's more attractive features!! Heaps of Australians would want to play there. It’s not hard to find decent rugby league players in Australia who have parents or grandparents from that part of the world or family members in that part of the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brooza Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, deluded pom? said: Is it a hotel or a hostel? Just found it, it's a hostel. Run by Serbia RL https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g294472-d7316129-Reviews-People_s_Hostel-Belgrade.html Check out upcoming international fixtures and highlights of past matches at http://rlfixtures.weebly.com St Albans Centurions International Liaison Officer and former Medway Dragons Wheelchair RL player.Leeds Rhinos, St Albans Centurions y Griffons Madrid fan. Also follow (to a lesser extent) Catalans Dragons, London Broncos, South Sydney Rabbitohs, Jacksonville Axemen, Vrchlabi Mad Squirrels, København Black Swans, Red Star Belgrade and North Hertfordshire Crusaders.Moderator of the International board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copa Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 37 minutes ago, brooza said: Pretty sure one of the clubs or Serbia RL in general run a hotel in Belgrade A few Australian rugby league jerseys on the wall too. Scroll through the photos to see them https://www.booking.com/hotel/rs/rlc-hostel.en-gb.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eleftherios Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 Looking forward to Rhodes Knights and Attica Rhinos joining the league as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowdive Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 58 minutes ago, brooza said: Just found it, it's a hostel. Run by Serbia RL https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g294472-d7316129-Reviews-People_s_Hostel-Belgrade.html That may just have decided for me where my next trip is going to be! Always fancied visitng Serbia anyway. "At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason and Right." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southstand loiner Posted August 23, 2018 Share Posted August 23, 2018 On 8/20/2018 at 8:48 PM, Lowdesert said: I would imagine flights to the UK would be more readily available, but you’ve got Montpellier, Beziers, Carca, Perpignan to go at in France. It might be feasible for Belgrade but would/could many L1 afford it easily? Don’t forget, Belgrade would have to stump up for opposition teams 4star hotels, food, and cinema tickets. the Serbian rugby league already own a hotel in Belgrade more of an hostel to be fair but good enough if your going for a weekend ah a sunday night in front of the telly watching old rugby league games. does life get any better . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 10 hours ago, southstand loiner said: the Serbian rugby league already own a hotel in Belgrade more of an hostel to be fair but good enough if your going for a weekend Yeah, I read that earlier in the thread mate. Amazing really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
damp squib Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 2 hours ago, Lowdesert said: Yeah, I read that earlier in the thread mate. Amazing really. Having that kind of stable, long term income from another source is such a huge boost to the sport. It's like much smaller scale version of the League's Clubs a lot of the NRL teams have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted August 24, 2018 Author Share Posted August 24, 2018 8 minutes ago, damp squib said: Having that kind of stable, long term income from another source is such a huge boost to the sport. It's like much smaller scale version of the League's Clubs a lot of the NRL teams have. Agreed. Not so sure that NRL template would work for every UK club but I often wonder why others haven’t tried it. Would be good to know who’s considered it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ojx Posted August 24, 2018 Share Posted August 24, 2018 15 hours ago, southstand loiner said: the Serbian rugby league already own a hotel in Belgrade more of an hostel to be fair but good enough if your going for a weekend Yes, but as TWP found out, many League One part-timers consider themselves too good for dorm beds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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