The General 'Toronto Wolfpack' Discussion Thread

[Loup]

Just now, Man of Kent said:

An airport Holiday Inn is a cheap option for accommodation. Probably the cheapest Toronto could get away with. 

With all due respect, this reply shows a complete lack of knowledge about Toronto and its range of visitor accommodation. Please don't try to tell those of us who live here about our hotels, airports, airport transit, travel times, or local transit. You won't win.

[Man of Kent]

1 minute ago, Loup said:

With all due respect, this reply shows a complete lack of knowledge about Toronto and its range of visitor accommodation. Please don't try to tell those of us who live here about our hotels, airports, airport transit, travel times, or local transit. You won't win.

Is this a luxury Holiday Inn, then? 

[Man of Kent]

2 minutes ago, LR23 said:

I've no issue with that myself - with Toronto being stiffed out of funding they can count themselves lucky they are not being put up in tents.

Stiffed or what they signed up to?

[Loup]

Just now, Man of Kent said:

Stiffed or what they signed up to?

Wolfpack didn't "sign up to" being stiffed out of central funding. They didn't even know until three days before the MPG that they'd be admitted to SL if they won.

Wolfpack "signed up to" paying travel and accommodation for away teams as long as they were in League 1 and Championship. The original understanding was that arrangement would end if they achieved SL - the corollary being that SL clubs would pay for their own. Of course the SL nabobs forced another year of paying for travel and accommodation on Wolfpack.

Caught both ways, MoK, by the SL clubs.

Visiting teams are getting a good, convenient, newly renovated hotel. Why does even this need to be picked apart?

[LR23]

6 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Stiffed or what they signed up to?

I wasn't intending to open that can of worms again. My point was that teams should have no complaints about a nice clean hotel that is easy to get to, especially when they are getting it free. These are rugby league players after all so doubt they will be clamouring for luxury digs.

[Man of Kent]

2 minutes ago, Loup said:

Wolfpack didn't "sign up to" being stiffed out of central funding. They didn't even know until three days before the MPG that they'd be admitted to SL if they won.

Wolfpack "signed up to" paying travel and accommodation for away teams as long as they were in League 1 and Championship. The original understanding was that arrangement would end if they achieved SL - the corollary being that SL clubs would pay for their own. Of course the SL nabobs forced another year of paying for travel and accommodation on Wolfpack.

Caught both ways, MoK, by the SL clubs.

Didn’t Toronto agree to forego central funding in return for having North American TV rights? 

[Man of Kent]

Just now, LR23 said:

I wasn't intending to open that can of worms again. My point was that teams should have no complaints about a nice clean hotel that is easy to get to, especially when they are getting it free. These are rugby league players after all so doubt they will be clamouring for luxury digs.

It’s acceptable but no more. Cheap and cheerful.

[Dave T]

2 hours ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

How fast do you drive Dave ? Think you might have picked the wrong Holiday Inn (airport - want Pearson not the city). 

Yeah, coming up as just over half an hour based on traffic now. Is that not right? 

[Kayakman]

20 minutes ago, Man of Kent said:

Is this a luxury Holiday Inn, then? 

Yes it is.

[The Hallucinating Goose]

34 minutes ago, Loup said:

Please enlighten us with specific examples.

Well for one if you just scroll back up a little bit someone said all SL clubs are cheap. Bit offensive. 

[TIWIT]

14 minutes ago, Loup said:

Wolfpack didn't "sign up to" being stiffed out of central funding. They didn't even know until three days before the MPG that they'd be admitted to SL if they won.

Wolfpack "signed up to" paying travel and accommodation for away teams as long as they were in League 1 and Championship. The original understanding was that arrangement would end if they achieved SL - the corollary being that SL clubs would pay for their own. Of course the SL nabobs forced another year of paying for travel and accommodation on Wolfpack.

Caught both ways, MoK, by the SL clubs.

Visiting teams are getting a good, convenient, newly renovated hotel. Why does even this need to be picked apart?

My point exactly. TWP made a deal with a well-known international brand to put visiting teams up - which by rights they should not be obliged to do but were given little choice in the matter, having a virtual gun put to their heads - and for some it's still not enough.

Free air transport. Free lodging. Free ground transport. I can only assume visiting clubs pay for their own food - some probably brown-bag it.

People, this is NOT how professional sports are meant to operate. All teams are equal members and everyone pays their own way. 

This way is a recipe for failure. And it seems that they're many in Britain who want to see TWP fail, from the owners of other SL teams to their fans.

[terrywebbisgod]

8 minutes ago, Kayakman said:

Do you know if it is shut down yet?...what are they doing putting up more student residences?

Still going. Not my part of Leeds so couldn't tell you.