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What a Joke.

Need for a big clean out at the top.

The staff running the game in England for the last decade and moving forward will kill the game off to amateur status in the next 30 years

Talent is secondary to whether players are confident.

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The Catalans are absolutely right. Delighted they are forcing the issue.

I can confirm 30+ less sales for Scotland vs Italy at Workington, after this afternoons test purchase for the Tonga match, £7.50 is extremely reasonable, however a £2.50 'delivery' fee for a walk in purchase is beyond taking the mickey, good luck with that, it's cheaper on the telly.

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20 minutes ago, DoubleD said:

http://www.totalrl.com/catalans-to-quit-challenge-cup/

Well well, this is comical, you couldn’t make it up ??

But surely, they expected this?  

This is one of the reasons where transparency, (Wood continually reiterated), would go a long way to clarifying what has been discussed in decision making.  Such a decision, must have been a long time coming to fruition from the 1st thought.

The BBC will major on it, if they already aren't planning to,  if it isn't resolved.

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17 minutes ago, Allora said:

What a Joke.

Need for a big clean out at the top.

The staff running the game in England for the last decade and moving forward will kill the game off to amateur status in the next 30 years

It won't take 30 Years at this rate.

Good on Catalan for standing their ground, why should the defending holders pay a bond when other teams do not have to

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Isn't this the same tactic that we saw with the World Club Series? Forcing clubs to pay to play games.

It is pathetic, and I am really glad that Catalans are publicly slating it. 

I'm not one for jumping on the bandwagon in criticising the RFL's leaders, but this really should be bringing into question Rimmer's position. It is a major gaffe, and we have already seen two of the recent positive developments (Toulouse and Toronto) pull out of this comp.

This is the kind of thing that should convince people that the leadership is not good enough.

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This will be the RFL and not the clubs. It’s there property and with no internationals there’s no other way of generating income. Rimmer will not resign, where is he going to get a gig with close to the remuneration he’ll be getting from the RFL. And the sport  can’t afford to get rid of him. Same as when he was appointed. 

And people on here were complaining about SL taking charge of its own matters!

The RFL needs disbanding and a new game board needs to take charge, with input from the NRL if needed to save the game. It’s got used to doing things badly.

 

 

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Very good Catalans and well done. As there had been no mention of Catalans being asked to pay this when Toronto and Toulouse were mentioned I presumed that the RFL had been too embarrassed to ask this of the holders. Obviously not, the RFL certainly have no shame.

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What makes this even worse is admitting Red Star Belgrade because they don't have a chance of getting to the final. Seriously what is the point when you will only then make it impossible for them to play if they should get good enough? The RFL should at least have the sense to make it an English only competition for English clubs if they are going down this path, not something I agree with but at least that stance can somewhat be justified. The situation we have now is just a joke.

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Suprised they didn't say something when first announced, thought they must have agreed to pay which didn't seem to be Gouchs way of doing things, glad I was wrong. I hope they kick up as big a stink as possible and the RFL get all the bad publicity it deserves from our 'friends' in the media.

Dimmer should makeup any shortfall from his salary, that would be the only positive contribution to the game he's ever made.

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1 hour ago, DoubleD said:

http://www.totalrl.com/catalans-to-quit-challenge-cup/

Well well, this is comical, you couldn’t make it up ??

If this is correct, the RFL are potentially ceding the top-level European rugby (& beyond) scene to RU. It may reflect prudent financial management on the part of the RFL. Actually, it demonstrates a lack of confidence and ambition; if anything, the competition will attract less publicity, with the absence of two European teams (one of which will be attracting publicity at the Nou Camp) and a Canadian team. 

I really don't get it.

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Good on Catalans for refusing. Hopefully, they as a club, officially, make a fuss about this and make statements confirming their disgust. 

Think everyone with a semblance of sense can see that The RFL, Wreck It Ralph Dimmer and his cronies aren’t fit for purpose. They’re suffocating the game with their stranglehold of the game and the Challenge Cup. 

2018 was a year littered with “official statements” from Super League clubs and Robert Elstone, often, totally unnecessarily, too. I sincerely hope that Elstone is preparing/finishing off a statement declaring a vote of no confidence in the “organisation”. 

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I’ve said it before but I’m just about done with “professional” RL now.

absolutely no rationale for this whatsoever 

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6 minutes ago, clwydianrange said:

We are run by a bunch of short sighted amateurs 

You are insulting amateurs, they ( the RFL ) are not that good.

 

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yet another example of how inept an organisation the RFL have become.

The FA Cup has seen lower league sides grace their final in previous years and with a favourable draw, this could easily happen in the Challenge Cup with a Championship side reaching the final two.

Maybe the RFL should concentrate on marketing what used to be the most attractive RL cup competition in the world to the southern counties to try and introduce a new audience to the game as opposed to asking 'Johnny Foreigner' to 'plug the hole' of potential lost revenue should they have the audacity to reach the final !

Gone (for most people) are the days when the annual trip to London was booked 12 months in advance.

The RFL should be using this long established competition to market the final to help develop the game in the south of the country and help to boost participation and attendances at both London clubs. If we are just to reply on 'northerners' traveling to the capital, then the final might as well be moved to the Ethiad or St James Park and make it a truly northern affair 

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46 minutes ago, Damien said:

Very good Catalans and well done. As there had been no mention of Catalans being asked to pay this when Toronto and Toulouse were mentioned I presumed that the RFL had been too embarrassed to ask this of the holders. Obviously not, the RFL certainly have no shame.

I thought all three were asked to pay at the same time but because Catalans never made anything of it at the time it was presumed they were willing to stump up?

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