Rugby League "Champions League"

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

2 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

So if it's just to promote the sport , just have internationals , we could have GB , OZ ,NZ ,France PNG , Tonga and Canada

Canadian qualification being you have built a snowman or eaten maple syrup during your lifetime?

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Canadian qualification being you have built a snowman or eaten maple syrup during your lifetime?

That's me in then , I take Maple Syrup on holiday with me , best thing ever to come out of Canada

[solly]

11 hours ago, Wellsy4HullFC said:

You'd need a conference structure in both the Super League and the NRL to make this credible.

Not really.

You just need pro teams from different countries to play.

No need to overcomplicate it. Call it the Champions League, the Pro Invitational, whatever works. 

And just play it in whatever way is deemed appropriate.

[solly]

30 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

So if it's just to promote the sport , just have internationals , we could have GB , OZ ,NZ ,France PNG , Tonga and Canada

Except that we already have a World Cup and Test matches.

This is another option, another way to increase sponsorship value etc. 

[GUBRATS]

Just now, solly said:

Except that we already have a World Cup and Test matches.

This is another option, another way to increase sponsorship value etc. 

WOOSH

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, solly said:

Except that we already have a World Cup and Test matches.

This is another option, another way to increase sponsorship value etc. 

No , it's a way of trying to give some credibility to a Canadian team with no Canadians in it 

[solly]

4 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

No , it's a way of trying to give some credibility to a Canadian team with no Canadians in it 

The Canadian team with Canadians in it is the national team. Toronto are a professional club team.

And to promote your club team beyond the confines of the town or city it is based in is no bad thing.

It’s 2019 you know. 1969 was done a long time ago. 

[GUBRATS]

3 minutes ago, solly said:

The Canadian team with Canadians in it is the national team. Toronto are a professional club team.

And to promote your club team beyond the confines of the town or city it is based in is no bad thing.

It’s 2019 you know. 1969 was done a long time ago. 

So you admit , the sole purpose of this suggestion is to promote Toronto Wolfpack ?

If enough money is offered then it might well happen 

[solly]

4 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

So you admit , the sole purpose of this suggestion is to promote Toronto Wolfpack ?

If enough money is offered then it might well happen 

I admit that promoting yourself internationally helps to also promote the code.

If the code is publicised overseas well enough then all clubs can benefit.

The future of the code is more important than its past. 

[GUBRATS]

Just now, solly said:

I admit that promoting yourself internationally helps to also promote the code.

If the code is publicised overseas well enough then all clubs can benefit.

The future of the code is more important than its past. 

Indeed it is , but as pointed out earlier , if Mr Hetherington had suggested something like this , he would have received huge criticism 

[solly]

10 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Indeed it is , but as pointed out earlier , if Mr Hetherington had suggested something like this , he would have received huge criticism 

Which means what with regards to the value of the concept having been said now?

If people are going to criticise based on imaginary scenarios that didn’t happen, then those people are in a worse place than any of us previously thought. 

[GUBRATS]

4 minutes ago, solly said:

Which means what with regards to the value of the concept? 

If anything, it suggests that rugby league fans don’t know how to think.

I hope that's not entirely true... 

The concept of the best teams playing each other ? , As pointed out , that's the NRL 

 

[solly]

6 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

The concept of the best teams playing each other ? , As pointed out , that's the NRL 

 

You don’t need the 'best' teams in the beginning. The prestige will come later.

Just like any tradition. 

[GUBRATS]

1 minute ago, solly said:

You don’t need the 'best' teams in the beginning. The prestige will come later.

Just like any tradition. 

Then don't use a comparison to the Champions League 

[solly]

42 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

Then don't use a comparison to the Champions League 

Wrong Gubrats.

The Champions League is an excellent point of comparison, not because of its size or whatever differences you can find between soccer and league. 

It's a great example because it shows a code taking full advantage of its profile.

[The British Lion]

16 hours ago, Oliver Clothesoff said:

My word, Rugby League is full of weirdos.

Not sure how to read between the lines here @Oliver Clothesoff