New York/Ottawa Rugby League - signs of activity

[Eddie]

2 hours ago, Pulga said:

Looks like Ottawa is in.

 

https://twitter.com/9_Moley/status/1230670763931226112?s=20

No idea who Moley is but great if it’s true, glad they haven’t been put off by TWP’s current issues. It would be great to see them both in a 14 or even 16 team SL in a few years time - 10 English, 2 French and 2 Canadian teams would be superb. 

[Eddie]

There’s nothing about it on the RFL website. 

[Oxford]

Mmmmmmm  I think I'll wait for it to come out in Paperback!

 

[Hela Wigmen]

4 minutes ago, Eddie said:

There’s nothing about it on the RFL website. 

There won’t be. It’s a rumour at the minute. 

[Eddie]

5 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said:

There won’t be. It’s a rumour at the minute. 

Looks like a load of ######, for a start Perez has made it very clear that they won’t be called the Stags. 

[Tommygilf]

31 minutes ago, Eddie said:

No idea who Moley is but great if it’s true, glad they haven’t been put off by TWP’s current issues. It would be great to see them both in a 14 or even 16 team SL in a few years time - 10 English, 2 French and 2 Canadian teams would be superb. 

Moley is the RL mole in Australia, a journo reknowned for getting the scoops earlier than most. He tagged the wrong Ottawa thing though.

[Henson Park Old Firm]

Time for a North American League...

with NY, just need 5 more clubs.

[Eddie]

1 minute ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

Time for a North American League...

with NY, just need 5 more clubs.

An 8 team league would be awful! 

[Hela Wigmen]

3 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

Time for a North American League...

with NY, just need 5 more clubs.

People can shoot me down but a sixteen team Super League made up or four conferences of four would suit me. 

[Kayakman]

3 minutes ago, Eddie said:

An 8 team league would be awful! 

Eddie I think we just might be getting a little bit ahead of ourselves here....Ottawa not confirmed and no mention of NYC.....could add in Boston and Philly and Halifax with Ottawa and Toronto....who would be next Chicago would be a very nice geographic fit as would Montreal...then??? Jacksonville?

That makes 10.

[Pulga]

16 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

Time for a North American League...

with NY, just need 5 more clubs.

How quickly would an American competition overshadow Super League?

Would they take away more English talent?

[Wellsy4HullFC]

2 hours ago, Pulga said:

How quickly would an American competition overshadow Super League?

Would they take away more English talent?

Hopefully. And we'll take some of there's when they develop. And the game will have more money and resources.

Don't be afraid of progress.

[Wellsy4HullFC]

33 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

Time for a North American League...

with NY, just need 5 more clubs.

A French and North American League would work well if they could get the TV deal.

4 of each. Play each other twice (14 games) and your own nation 4 times (extra 6 games) to make 20, mixed with a new mixed competition with SL to build the numbers up.

A start.

[Eddie]

3 hours ago, Hela Wigmen said:

People can shoot me down but a sixteen team Super League made up or four conferences of four would suit me. 

Four conferences of four? Based around junctions of the M62?

[Gooleboy]

4 hours ago, Kayakman said:

Eddie I think we just might be getting a little bit ahead of ourselves here....Ottawa not confirmed and no mention of NYC.....could add in Boston and Philly and Halifax with Ottawa and Toronto....who would be next Chicago would be a very nice geographic fit as would Montreal...then??? Jacksonville?

That makes 10.

Some cracking teams in that list, if only they existed.

[Hela Wigmen]

52 minutes ago, Eddie said:

Four conferences of four? Based around junctions of the M62?

Based around locality, yes. 

[DoubleD]

Interesting to see Ottawa say this: 

Superleague isn’t a priority, Canadian player development will be front and center. Also the team will be based in Canada full time. The facilities at TD place will for training in the depths of winter

[Manfred Mann]

If Toronto can retain their place in Super League at the end of this year, attracting good crowds to their away games in England (like over 11,000 at Warrington tonight) then I am sure that Ottawa and New York will be encouraged to become viable realities.

Hopefully Toulouse can make to leap into SuperLeague at the end of this season, to boost the game in France. And that development of a  French presence will also make Super League franchises more attractive to north Americans, both investors and fans.