The Pyramid.

[Tommygilf]

On 05/10/2021 at 10:44, Harry Stottle said:

If 2x10 means the pot will be spread more thinly for SL clubs then that won't happen.

My opinion off course.

I think it is the only way they'll get a majority of clubs to sign up. They know 36ish clubs won't vote for 12 teams only.

16 or 18 teams is too small for 2 divisions and slices the even slices of pie too thinly for 1 division.

20 however is a majority they can cope with and means that they can split the clubs into 2 divisions therefore enabling each set of 10 clubs to get a significantly higher/smaller amount.

[del capo]

2 hours ago, Impartial Observer said:

In all that great reply you haven't said how the ncl are helping out their teams from their money in the bank?

 

 Without wishing to be moved to the NCL forum,  -   for this year and next club membership fees are waived.

Travel grants are coming out of NCL funds for the 2021 season.

It costs I believe circa £18 k per year to run the Competition. The member clubs have all the previous years accounts.   Sponsorship deals have run their course and  all future  opportunities seem to have been handed over to the new RFL taskforce - clarification is being sought there.

The vast majority of income comes from misbehaviour.. As that improves the Bank balance goes down. But for instance to assist refs coaches and players alike ( not to mention the Discipline Committee ) the costing of head / body cams for officials and A1 cameras for clubs is at present being undertaken  - if pursued its the sort of expenditure that should be met centrally.

The NCL management  try to work on the basis  of nil income  for a year and 2 years  worth of expenditure being in the Bank to cover all corners.

It is hoped that Rep football will be back on the agenda when we get back to normality in 2022 and with it centrally met overheads. As a simple illustration of expenditure take next weeks Finals at Featherstone . For just the facilities and food it  is costing £2400 - and that's a great deal. Officials . trophies , medical staff  etc on top of that.

The NCL has no desire to be a savings bank.

In reality it costs the clubs who actually  behave nothing to be part of it. 2 clubs have resigned for next season but expressions of interest already received from  another 5.

It would appear that strong but  fiscally prudent management offering quality weekly fixtures still has its attractions

[dixiedean]

On another thread folk are reminiscing about the 1987 Wigan/Manly game. One with 8 St. Pat's players in it.

That followed on from about a decade where Pat's Youth teams were pulling regular crowds in 4 figures on the Cimmick.

Not sure how we get back there. But they were great days of Amateur RL.