welshmagpie Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Just confirms the rumours and the subsequent radio silence from NARL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hela Wigmen Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Feel sorry for the people who’ve been taken for a ride by this. Their confidence in the sport and interest levels must have taken a battering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbrian Mackem Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 And there you have it. No surprise really when nobody was forthcoming with the finances of this competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damien Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Very disappointing but its interesting how it says this year. I always felt it was always a strange time to start this, in the middle of a pandemic, so hopefully it may still happen next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2010 Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Damien said: Very disappointing but its interesting how it says this year. I always felt it was always a strange time to start this, in the middle of a pandemic, so hopefully it may still happen next year. It is disappointing but I think the focus in the US should be on the USARL and the growth of that competition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Sad, but what I expected since day 1. There were too many things dodgy about this. All hype, no substance. Clubs being plucked out of thin-air and going directly to semi-professional level, just cannot work, not in any world. Also, for some of you still believing this might happen in 2022, please, don't torture yourself with such false hopes. I just hope they bury this whole idea and start again, with something more realistic. Good luck to everyone on the ground in the USA! This is just a speed bump, keep fighting the good fight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Let's be honest and not ffaf around and best about the bush. This story is music to the ears of so many on here who pretend to be supportive of expansion of the sport but who will actually now revel in saying "I told you so, our sport cannot expand." Serious question - can anyone on this forum name any other sport in the entire world that actually actively enjoys NOT expanding it's footprint as much as RL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Very disappointing, while it seemed too good to be true I had hoped it would come off. Hopefully it will next year, in some format or another, as there are obviously a lot of people over there working hard for it to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave T Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 9 minutes ago, Hello said: Let's be honest and not ffaf around and best about the bush. This story is music to the ears of so many on here who pretend to be supportive of expansion of the sport but who will actually now revel in saying "I told you so, our sport cannot expand." Serious question - can anyone on this forum name any other sport in the entire world that actually actively enjoys NOT expanding it's footprint as much as RL? Yes, once again let's blame RL fans. Despite them not being the issue in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hello said: Let's be honest and not ffaf around and best about the bush. This story is music to the ears of so many on here who pretend to be supportive of expansion of the sport but who will actually now revel in saying "I told you so, our sport cannot expand." Serious question - can anyone on this forum name any other sport in the entire world that actually actively enjoys NOT expanding it's footprint as much as RL? Hang on a minute sunshine , I've avoided commenting on this quite simply because your reaction is the one I would have expected from idiots like you , it did seem too good to be true , and it looks like it was , it's a shame as anybody playing RL is a good thing , no matter where that might be , and rarely have I ever come across anybody who has expressed an opinion to the opposite of that In truth as has been suggested , the more ' failure ' we have , the harder it might be to find future succsses , but don't blame that at fans of the sport Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Hello said: Serious question - can anyone on this forum name any other sport in the entire world that actually actively enjoys NOT expanding it's footprint as much as RL? Every fan wants the game to grow, stop trying to play some sort of victim game. We are fans and want to buy in to these things. I dared to ask the question of how Las Vegas could run a semi-pro team when RL had never before been played there. I got called a hater. I also got ridiculed for pointing out that rob curtis blarantly lied to our faces when he said "each team has a rich history of rugby league, having previously played for years in the amateur local leagues". How can we buy into something and really get behind it when everything is so shrouded in secrecy and deceit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJW Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 Does this now mean my Atlanta Rhinos shirt is now a collectors item? My wife complains I selfishly stop her fulfilling her true ambition - she really wants to be a rich widow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
langpark Posted June 3, 2021 Share Posted June 3, 2021 31 minutes ago, BJW said: Does this now mean my Atlanta Rhinos shirt is now a collectors item? Atlanta Rhinos have existed since 2014 and no doubt will continue to exist after this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yakstorm Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 They're actually playing this weekend: PACIFIQUE TREIZE: Join the team by registering as a fan today at pacifique13.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Highlander Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, BJW said: Does this now mean my Atlanta Rhinos shirt is now a collectors item? Absolutely.....the same as my plethora of Toronto Wolfpack shirts, and scarves, and polos, and jackets, and ball-caps, and socks, and winter toque, and beer bottle opener, and car flags are collectors items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 hours ago, Hello said: Let's be honest and not ffaf around and best about the bush. This story is music to the ears of so many on here who pretend to be supportive of expansion of the sport but who will actually now revel in saying "I told you so, our sport cannot expand." Serious question - can anyone on this forum name any other sport in the entire world that actually actively enjoys NOT expanding it's footprint as much as RL? Or alternatively, - the inordinate yearning of some RL fans to transcend the insularity of the heartlands, though perfectly understandable, is sometimes the enemy of due diligence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unapologetic pedant Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 52 minutes ago, Cameron Highlander said: Absolutely.....the same as my plethora of Toronto Wolfpack shirts, and scarves, and polos, and jackets, and ball-caps, and socks, and winter toque, and beer bottle opener, and car flags are collectors items. One day all these will fetch megabucks at Sotheby`s. At the far end of a wormhole, in a parallel universe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 4 hours ago, Hello said: Let's be honest and not ffaf around and best about the bush. This story is music to the ears of so many on here who pretend to be supportive of expansion of the sport but who will actually now revel in saying "I told you so, our sport cannot expand." Serious question - can anyone on this forum name any other sport in the entire world that actually actively enjoys NOT expanding it's footprint as much as RL? I can well understand your opinion if you base it on some of comments on this board. I'm sure that those posters would love to see real expansion after so many failures namely in America. The result is as soon as anything new comes up in the States they are in with those negative comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 hours ago, unapologetic pedant said: Or alternatively, - the inordinate yearning of some RL fans to transcend the insularity of the heartlands, though perfectly understandable, is sometimes the enemy of due diligence. It's worth pointing out, because some seem to see events like this as uniquely rugby league (I do have issues with how often we fall into schism, our poor administration and our credulous podcasts but those are separate for now), that this kind of big vision start up league is happening right now in American football in the USA despite the repeated and often failures of every single one of the leagues built to the model they're using. Fairly certain at least one of the independent baseball leagues has shuttered too. And, regardless, we still have USARL and, it seems, the 'renegade' California RL. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 9 hours ago, welshmagpie said: Just confirms the rumours and the subsequent radio silence from NARL. Says he's expecting a press release from NARL later today. Let's hope that it has actual details in it. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 6 hours ago, unapologetic pedant said: One day all these will fetch megabucks at Sotheby`s. At the far end of a wormhole, in a parallel universe. Due diligence - fair enough, no problem with that. However that's not at all what I'm talking about when I refer to the apparent determination of many on here to strangle any attempt at growth. Sorry, quoted the wrong post. Damned fiddly smart phone screens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hello Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 7 hours ago, Dave T said: Yes, once again let's blame RL fans. Despite them not being the issue in the slightest. Except if you actually read my actual words you will find that I didn't blame fans for the collapse of this league, that was not my point at all. What I was clearly saying was that too many fans revel in the collapse of attempted expsnsion. Please don't comment on my posts if you are going to invent words that I haven't actually posted, but, hey, don't let facts get in the way of your insular agenda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM2010 Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 41 minutes ago, gingerjon said: And, regardless, we still have USARL and, it seems, the 'renegade' California RL. I think people are forgetting that there still is RL in the US. Maybe the way to go is for the USARL to add some more conferences over the next few years. Any investors would have a ready made competition if they decide they want to put their money into the USARL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 3 hours ago, unapologetic pedant said: One day all these will fetch megabucks at Sotheby`s. At the far end of a wormhole, in a parallel universe. Fairly sure I saw ' Ace ' Rimmer wearing a Toronto jacket on Red Dwarf a decade ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingerjon Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 2 minutes ago, JM2010 said: I think people are forgetting that there still is RL in the US. Maybe the way to go is for the USARL to add some more conferences over the next few years. Any investors would have a ready made competition if they decide they want to put their money into the USARL Indeed - at least one pre-season match this weekend with a full season to follow. Build a man a fire, and he'll be warm for a day. Set a man on fire, and he'll be warm for the rest of his life. (Terry Pratchett) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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