audois Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Maybe. Hopefully. An entourage from the Dragons led by the club President spent a few days up in the French capital. They were presenting a case to the Pariseins potential partners to come on board. Being stuck down on the Spanish border keeps them and the code out of the limelight. They were making a case that the club was along with the likes of the PSG brand an international entity which will grow further in 2020 with Toronto’s participation in the competition. Following this years success taking the code and competition to new levels in Barcelona. As well as talking with business people the visit encompassed a visit to the Australian Embassy. The Ambassador Brendan Berne was introduced to the clubs big signing for nex year James Maloney. The diplomat has been invited to come to Perpignan for the Wolfpack fixture at Easter. Elsewhere its been reported here that Robert Elstone has been talking to the money people Rothschild about being involved in a possible Magic Weekend in the French capital come 2021. "It involves matters much greater than drafting the new rules...the original and existing games have their own powerful appeal to their players and public and have the sentiments which history inspires" - Harold 'Jersey' Flegg 1933 "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." - Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Si tu( Remi Casty) devais envoyer un fax au Président Guasch? " Un grand bravo pour ce que vous avez fait,et merci de m 'avoir embarqué dans cette aventure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Do you have confidence that this trip will bear fruit financially for Catalans and boost the profile of RL in France, audios? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clogiron Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I was expecting to see the word Hilton after the thread title, what a disappointment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barnyia Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Reported today that bein sports and Eurosport may be interested in showing the catalans home games since the trip to Paris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj1908 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, barnyia said: Reported today that bein sports and Eurosport may be interested in showing the catalans home games since the trip to Paris Robert elstone seems to.have been a flop in this. Catalans cleaning up his mess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 7 minutes ago, aj1908 said: Robert elstone seems to.have been a flop in this. Catalans cleaning up his mess Not sure that’s his job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aj1908 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 3 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Not sure that’s his job. Hes the one who decided to not continue the old deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 minute ago, aj1908 said: Hes the one who decided to not continue the old deal Pretty sure it was the French broadcasters, not Elstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidM Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I saw this title and thought ‘ Respect . A whole city ....that’s impressive , even for a Frenchman ‘ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number 16 Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I can see why Guasch might want to take the MW to Paris, but IMO it would be a poor choice. The city is prohibitively expensive and it is a long way away from the game's French strongholds never mind the English. I can, however, see sense in the Dragons taking a game there and tapping into the capital's Catalan community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Picture Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 3 hours ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: Pretty sure it was the French broadcasters, not Elstone. No, it was Elstone wanting more money from them. According to reports they were happy to renew for the same money as before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 13 minutes ago, Big Picture said: No, it was Elstone wanting more money from them. According to reports they were happy to renew for the same money as before. https://www.totalrl.com/catalans-fail-to-land-new-tv-deal/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 25 minutes ago, Big Picture said: No, it was Elstone wanting more money from them. According to reports they were happy to renew for the same money as before. I'm sure they were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun mc Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Shows forward thinking for me with Toronto on board. English SL should be thinking the same - promoting the game on the back of Toronto and a game in London Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 I'd go to a Paris Magic Weekend for sure. Edinburgh was far away. Cardiff was far away. Make it attractive and people will come. Might not quite be as simple after Brexit though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 24 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: I'd go to a Paris Magic Weekend for sure Wouldn't we all Well maybe not those that voted for this though 25 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: Might not quite be as simple after Brexit though. For those with dreams " ...... we'll always have Paris ..." 2 warning points Non-Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oliver Clothesoff Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 34 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: I'd go to a Paris Magic Weekend for sure. Edinburgh was far away. Cardiff was far away. Make it attractive and people will come. Might not quite be as simple after Brexit though. You do realise how mental your first paragraph is, don’t you? Two places in the UK are too far but one of the crappest European capitals out there? Yeah, sign me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Er ... 2 warning points Non-Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 30 minutes ago, Oliver Clothesoff said: You do realise how mental your first paragraph is, don’t you? Two places in the UK are too far but one of the crappest European capitals out there? Yeah, sign me up. Paris is one of the last places in France that I’d want to go for Magic. Take it to Lyon or Bordeaux and then you’re talking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxford Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 2 warning points Non-Political Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fighting irish Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 That was delightful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themainbrace Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Yeah, that Paris eh, isn't it rubbish. I mean why would France be the most visited country in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemel Rugby League Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 Thank you, Oxford, for reminding me that Paris is one of the three most beautiful cities in the world - Venice & Sydney are the other two. I must return. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 6 hours ago, aj1908 said: Robert elstone seems to.have been a flop in this. Catalans cleaning up his mess According to Ian Lenagan in League Express last week, Robert Elstone is "doing a great job" ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted December 14, 2019 Share Posted December 14, 2019 1 hour ago, themainbrace said: Yeah, that Paris eh, isn't it rubbish. I mean why would France be the most visited country in the world. A, there may be some aesthetically nice bits but on the whole it isn’t particularly pleasant. B, there’s a lot more to France than Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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