Ralph Rimmer and Nigel Woods legacy

[Konkrete]

On 25/07/2019 at 21:44, The Daddy said:

Ralph Rimmer and Nigel Wood have undone every good initiative made in domestic uk rugby league by Richard Lewis. 

The sport is in a much worse place than it was when Lewis had left rl and it's just sad that he had to leave because he brought so much. I think the sport was gradually heading in a direction which was positive and optimistic. Now we are left with an RFL which is nothing more than administrative body and in my view the tv (deal) value and general interest around the sport has decreased. MMA, Boxing, Union and Women's soccer have overtaken rl. 

Let's take a look at some of their decisions and highlights: 

- Bring back promotion/relegation. (Yes, franchising was actually a good thing)

- Facilitate and bringing in the concept of jeopardy via a middle eights format as recommended by a consultancy firm

- Bring back the GB Lions in a tour which doesn't include matches against Australia. It also looks like England aren't going to play next year a year before the World Cup 

- Scotland playing World Cup and 4 Nations games in Cumbria (This would not have happened under Lewis)

- Decrease in the number of development officers and RFL staff

- Decrease in playing numbers and national sports funding in each of the home nations

Congratulations to both of them for their remarkable achievements. 

Your list is a little short...

2012 Approved Omar Khan as a fit and proper person to take ownership of Bradford Bulls

2013 Approved 'The Gang of Three' as fit and proper people to take ownership of Bradford Bulls

2014 Approved Mark Green as a fit and proper person to take ownership of Bradford Bulls

2017 Approved current owner appointment

 

[Dave T]

2 minutes ago, Konkrete said:

Your list is a little short...

2012 Approved Omar Khan as a fit and proper person to take ownership of Bradford Bulls

2013 Approved 'The Gang of Three' as fit and proper people to take ownership of Bradford Bulls

2014 Approved Mark Green as a fit and proper person to take ownership of Bradford Bulls

2017 Approved current owner appointment

 

To be fair, isnt the fit and proper test just a quick check to make sure you arent disqualified or a crim?

They cant judge whether somebody will do a good job or make horrendous decisions, and nor should they be responsible for that.

[Konkrete]

1 minute ago, Dave T said:

To be fair, isnt the fit and proper test just a quick check to make sure you arent disqualified or a crim?

They cant judge whether somebody will do a good job or make horrendous decisions, and nor should they be responsible for that.

That's part of it Dave, but the main point is to weed out chancers with no money.  ie due diligence.  They have selected three sets of owners to take the club, all of which had no money from day 1, and turned down far wealthier bidders.  Why? And on every occasion the the people they have sanctioned have taken the club into admin within a year or so. Their fourth appointment and current owner, Andrew Chalmers, has no money.  Only time will tell if he goes the same way.

Imagine if when Simon Moran came in to Warrington they said 'no, sorry, there's this bloke with two curry houses who we prefer.'

These are the same people who sanctioned Austria Holdings taking Keighley, and I'm sure there are other examples.

[RLX111]

On 28/07/2019 at 11:42, Mr Plow said:

What was the legacy of 2013 wc?

Still waiting for the release of the DVD

How many days has the actual world cup spent in Australia promoting the victory and game  since the final in 2017?

[yipyee]

On 28/07/2019 at 08:20, saintspete83 said:

Wood can take credit for appointing Sally Bolton for the WC 13. It was her team that brought near capacity crowds to cook islands v USA midweek games in Bristol. 

As with North American expansion putting a self funding team into league 1 was not a stroke of genius, not was a no lose situation for Wood as it cost the RFL absolutely nothing. 

I thought the local Bristol sides had a lot to do with this being a sucsess?