Lowdesert Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Interesting piece from the RR website. BTW, I don’t subscribe! 4 October 2018 As Toronto Wolfpack prepare for their chance to join Super League, TSN in Canada has published a feature on David Argyle, their Australian-born director who tends to shun the limelight: The 57-year-old Australian, who works in the mining, energy and agriculture sectors often in emerging markets, travels more than 200 days a year. But while passionate about raising the profile of the Wolfpack, Argyle is happy to stay in the background. “As soon as the focus becomes on the owners, sports clubs can go sideways,” Argyle said in a rare interview. “The focus should be on the team, the coaches, the fans, the sponsors, the broadcast distribution platform.” “So it’s really the philosophy that (when) an owner has the attention drawn towards them then I think it’s a distraction from where the real energy should be,” he added. Getting the Wolfpack into Super League is only part of Argyle’s plan. He wants to create a global sports platform for the sport with Toronto as the centre, bringing other events to town. The team, which currently pays for TV production of home games, says it already reaches 115 million homes around the globe through its broadcast partners. And what is good for the Wolfpack is good for Toronto and its surrounding attractions, Argyle argues. Argyle says the Wolfpack attracted a little more than 1,000 British visitors to Toronto last season and an estimated 3,000 this year. Next year, if in Super League, they hope to attract 15,000 tourists Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted October 4, 2018 Share Posted October 4, 2018 Wants early games to travel to places like Dublin and Copenhagen next year...fella has vision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exiled Wiganer Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 7 hours ago, Kayakman said: Wants early games to travel to places like Dublin and Copenhagen next year...fella has vision. Does that mean Toronto at home could be in Dublin? Wow. I would still much rather go to Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Exiled Wiganer said: Does that mean Toronto at home could be in Dublin? Wow. I would still much rather go to Toronto. You don't need to worry they're going to play the Warriors in Cleckheaton or Little Lever ! 2 warning points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Exiled Wiganer said: Does that mean Toronto at home could be in Dublin? Wow. I would still much rather go to Toronto. Well I would rather go to Dublin to be quite honest...and I just might if they play there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Oxford said: You don't need to worry they're going to play the Warriors in Cleckheaton or Little Lever ! Well you can't say we are not afraid to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 On 10/5/2018 at 1:08 AM, Kayakman said: Wants early games to travel to places like Dublin and Copenhagen next year...fella has vision. Big Picture has already explained to me that he would not be interested in such things as playing in a Scandinavian capital city. I stood corrected. I hope he has consulted them first? "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 minute ago, Bob8 said: Scotchy and Big Picture have already explained to me that he would not be interested in such things as playing in a Scandinavian capital city. I stood corrected. I hope he has consulted them first? Argyle believes in a 'groupthink' approach...he does the thinking and the group follows. Follow the money Baby, follow the money! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 12 hours ago, Kayakman said: Wants early games to travel to places like Dublin and Copenhagen next year...fella has vision. Dublin you say.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob8 Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Just now, Spidey said: Dublin you say.. Yes. Dublin is the significant bit of the sentence. "You clearly have never met Bob8 then, he's like a veritable Bryan Ferry of RL." - Johnoco 19 Jul 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Bob8 said: Yes. Dublin is the significant bit of the sentence. Yep.. Just gives me an excuse for a weekend away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Spidey said: Yep.. Just gives me an excuse for a weekend away Sorry Spidey, this is an SL discussion now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 52 minutes ago, Dave T said: Sorry Spidey, this is an SL discussion now... Already got a pass out to Wigan v Catalans In Barcelona. This relegation lark has some benefits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 20 minutes ago, Spidey said: Already got a pass out to Wigan v Catalans In Barcelona. This relegation lark has some benefits the neutral games are less stressful as well mate aren't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 5 hours ago, Kayakman said: Well you can't say we are not afraid to travel. Down the St Lawrence, turn to starboard and keep Greenland and Iceland to port Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 36 minutes ago, Dave T said: the neutral games are less stressful as well mate aren't they? Very much so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kayakman Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Bearman said: Down the St Lawrence, turn to starboard and keep Greenland and Iceland to port Then straight as an arrow and keep that bearing on the North Star every night...pitter patter lets get at 'er! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 An Argyle interview will be on 5 Live Sports Extra at half time this evening. "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yosser Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 In that interview he says he wants Toronto games accessible for people to watch in "Latin America, Africa and most importantly China." He is constantly pushing boundaries and seems determined to take the game out of it's box. Interesting times ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Knight Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 40 minutes ago, Yosser said: In that interview he says he wants Toronto games accessible for people to watch in "Latin America, Africa and most importantly China." He is constantly pushing boundaries and seems determined to take the game out of it's box. Interesting times ahead. So just like every other sport then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Rhino Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 21 hours ago, Kayakman said: Wants early games to travel to places like Dublin and Copenhagen next year...fella has vision. That's because of the winter weather in Canada. He'd prefer to play at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowdesert Posted October 5, 2018 Author Share Posted October 5, 2018 28 minutes ago, Yorkshire Knight said: So just like every other sport then Ours hasn’t been at the forefront. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Knight Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 16 minutes ago, Lowdesert said: Ours hasn’t been at the forefront. Just saying, it's getting tiresome seeing people give TWP unwarranted praise. They haven't done anything of note yet and all the talk of doing this and doing that is just talk at this stage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxmanc Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 27 minutes ago, Yorkshire Knight said: Just saying, it's getting tiresome seeing people give TWP unwarranted praise. They haven't done anything of note yet and all the talk of doing this and doing that is just talk at this stage I can see the "What did the Romans ever do for us?" posts coming over the horizon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RayCee Posted October 5, 2018 Share Posted October 5, 2018 2 hours ago, Yosser said: In that interview he says he wants Toronto games accessible for people to watch in "Latin America, Africa and most importantly China." He is constantly pushing boundaries and seems determined to take the game out of it's box. This man has no place in RL. Really, what next! My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/ It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course. It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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