Gooleboy Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Bramley, Hunslet, Leeds Castleford, Featherstone, Wakefield Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield, Keighley And to keep the expansionists happy: Humberside Select, Lancashire Select Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Eddie said: Three Hull teams - impressive. Is the third one East or West Hull? It's Hull/Gateshead Thunder Sharks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Marty Funkhouser said: The Wigan team of 1987 St Helens of 2001 Leeds of 2015 Widnes of 1989 Castleford of 2017 Hull KR of 1984 Hull FC of 1983 Salford of 1974 Hunslet of 1908 Swinton of 1928 Huddersfield of 1915 Warrington of 1987 Halifax of 1986 Wakefield of 1967 And Murphy's Leigh team of 82 will beat them all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Avignon Catalans Toulouse Toronto Ottawa Hull Leeds Liverpool Manchester New Jersey Cardiff London Dublin Edinburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Oldham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Failsworth Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray1967 Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 hours ago, One F in Wakefield said: Wakefield Cas Leeds Hull Wigan Saints Catalan Hull FC Hull KR Wire Bradford Toulouse Newcastle London 2 hours ago, Dunbar said: Barcelona New York Knicks Dallas Cowboys The Avengers London Broncos Spartak Moscow The Justice League Boca Juniors The cast of the musical Chicago Harlem Globetrotters Castleford Tigers University of Central Lancashire (p.s I'm only picking 12 because I am not an expansionist) The Avengers? The rather cracking old SF punk band or the Marvel version Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunbar Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gray1967 said: The Avengers? The rather cracking old SF punk band or the Marvel version Purdey, Steed and Gambit. Not the biggest squad in Super League though... but just ahead of Toronto. "The history of the world is the history of the triumph of the heartless over the mindless." — Sir Humphrey Appleby. "If someone doesn't value evidence, what evidence are you going to provide to prove that they should value it? If someone doesn't value logic, what logical argument could you provide to show the importance of logic?" — Sam Harris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Gray1967 said: The Avengers? The rather cracking old SF punk band or the Marvel version John Steed and his crew, surely. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 minute ago, Dunbar said: Purdey, Steed and Gambit. Not the biggest squad in Super League though... but just ahead of Toronto. Beat me to it. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Wigan St Helens Warrington Salford Leeds Hull FC Hull KR Castleford Catalans Toulouse Toronto London Cardiff (I’d nickname them the Dockers, playing to the city’s port and quay industry). Newcastle - I’d also have a second tier (8-12 teams) for development purposes both for players and clubs themselves, a bit akin to a 4-year license where they’re aiming to grow based on community clubs in their local area, schools playing the game, attendances and facilities. - Academies? I’d have all of them based at universities to ensure all aspiring pros are accessing a quality education for a Plan B, if and when they require it. This will also give immediate access to opportunities for non-heartland players. Manchester, Liverpool, UCLAN, Chester, Leeds, Leeds Beckett, Newcastle, York, Hull, Sheffield, Nottingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Birmingham, St Mary’s, Herriot Wat, Exeter, UC Dublin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Merthyr Tydfil Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorside roughyed Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: Merthyr Tydfil Why the hell not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M j M Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Mister Ting said: Merthyr Tydfil They've had their chance and blew it - the sport shouldn't keep on repeating the same old mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 9 minutes ago, M j M said: They've had their chance and blew it - the sport shouldn't keep on repeating the same old mistakes. I know, but I have a soft spot for the town. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Eel Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Bradford FC Bradford Northern 1907 Bradford Northern 1964 Ltd Bradford Bulls 1996 Bradford Bulls 2017 Dewsbury Bulls 2021 Park Avenue Bulls Ltd 2022 That'd make a lovely little league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred Mann Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 The correct answer is: Wigan, St. Helens, Warrington. Leeds, Bradford, Hull FC, Hull KR,, Castleford, London, Newcastle, Catalans, Toulouse, Avignon, Paris Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago Yes. That’s correct. 20 teams, consisting of 10 English, 4 French, and 6 North American. This would require recruitment and intense training of North American rugby union players and high school American football players. The English teams would play in one conference. The French and North American teams would play in a different conference (sponsored by Airbus and Boeing), with separate TV contracts for France and North America, but with reciprocal rights shared with UK TV broadcasters.. In future years we could expand to 24 by adding Montreal, Jacksonville, Lyon, and Marseilles. We would then move to a 3 conference system, each conference having 8 teams. These conferences would be: 1. English heartland; 2. France and England expansionists; 3. North America. Any questions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said: The correct answer is: Wigan, St. Helens, Warrington. Leeds, Bradford, Hull FC, Hull KR,, Castleford, London, Newcastle, Catalans, Toulouse, Avignon, Paris Toronto, Ottawa, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Chicago Yes. That’s correct. 20 teams, consisting of 10 English, 4 French, and 6 North American. This would require recruitment and intense training of North American rugby union players and high school American football players. The English teams would play in one conference. The French and North American teams would play in a different conference (sponsored by Airbus and Boeing), with separate TV contracts for France and North America. In future years we could expand to 24 by adding Montreal, Jacksonville, Lyon, and Marseilles. We would then move to a 3 conference system, each conference having 8 teams. These conferences would be: 1. English heartland; 2. France and England expansionists; 3. North America. Any questions? English guy doesn't get conferences idea. You obviously don't pay much attention to North American sports. Your structure is completely wrong. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred Mann Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 6 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: English guy doesn't get conferences idea. You obviously don't pay much attention to North American sports. Your structure is completely wrong. The conference members plays each other members of same conference until playoffs. Then top 2 or top 4 in each conference goes to playoffs. Why is the North American structure completely wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Having one conference in a small geographical area and another in a much larger one is illogical. Unless you could get Scotty to beam to teams around. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred Mann Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: Having one conference in a small geographical area and another in a much larger one is illogical. Unless you could get Scotty to beam to teams around. Not illogical if you can get airline sponsors as well as other sponsors for the large area conference. And surely TV contracts in 3 countries, with reciprocal sharing rights, would ensure strong fan bases in each country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshmagpie Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 56 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: I know, but I have a soft spot for the town. Very few people say that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 10 minutes ago, Manfred Mann said: Not illogical if you can get airline sponsors as well as other sponsors for the large area conference. And surely TV contracts in 3 countries, with reciprocal sharing rights, would ensure strong fan bases in each country. But why not mix the English teams into seperate conferences? Having a conference based on British or English teams would be to miss an opportunity. I can't think of another sport that would come up with that system. Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Ting Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 4 minutes ago, welshmagpie said: Very few people say that. Is your Grandad from that area? Learn to listen without distortion and learn to look without imagination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manfred Mann Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 32 minutes ago, Mister Ting said: You obviously don't pay much attention to North American sports. Your structure is completely wrong. I do pay attention to American sports. The initial choice of teams from North America reflects existing concrete reality (Toronto) and concrete plans ( Ottawa, New York) and then plausible expansion to 6 teams which would be practical from a logistical-economic point of view, as well as a media market point of view. If after a few years rugby league becomes very popular in North America because of the TV coverage of the 20 team Super League, then we could look at a stand alone North American League, which would likely consist of 16 teams initially, mostly located in major media markets, most of which already have NFL teams: Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, Vancouver New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Chicago, Houston, Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, That team list would be attractive to a US television network because of media market significance and geographic spread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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