Small time SL reaction to the prospect of having Toulouse in their league

[GUBRATS]

41 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

Yeah but they think the same things about London, Coventry and Newcastle which demonstrates the flaw there.

You've asked them ?

[Guest]

2 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

They may feel that national rather than International leagues suit the sport of RL 

National? 

[Guest]

3 hours ago, Robin Evans said:

An opinion you are entitled to. Others may consider it stupid.

That's one of the things that happen when you declare your hand on an Internet forum

On a forum, when it's me and you arguing, yes.

When you are a chairman of a SL club, it carries more weight and influences the direction of the game. So, yeah they too are entitled to a view on things but they are also more responsible.

[Padge]

On 13/10/2021 at 19:51, Fevrover said:

2 year limit ? They've had over 25 years!!!

And other clubs have had how long?

[Tommygilf]

6 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

You've asked them ?

Number 2 sport in the North of England (and not even the whole north)

[Fevrover]

6 hours ago, Padge said:

And other clubs have had how long?

Yeah exactly.

[GUBRATS]

1 hour ago, Tommygilf said:

Number 2 sport in the North of England (and not even the whole north)

The answer you were looking for was " no " 

[Tommygilf]

1 hour ago, GUBRATS said:

The answer you were looking for was " no " 

Who needs to ask when they state their opinions?

[Dallas Mead]

12 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

They may feel that national rather than International leagues suit the sport of RL 

Yeh. Small town club in the north of England versus other small town club in the north of England is REALLY serving us well isn’t it Change or die.

[Niels]

38 minutes ago, Dallas Mead said:

Yeh. Small town club in the north of England versus other small town club in the north of England is REALLY serving us well isn’t it Change or die.

The unique team names and places are a positive in our game. Look how many watched Batley and Featherstone in Toulouse. The crowds were no less because the opposition weren't from cities.

It was the same in Toronto where the traditional smaller teams attracted big crowds.

In the championship we have more experience about playing teams from other countries and interaction with their fans. There was never any issues about size of towns etc. It wasn't a factor. 

 

[TboneFromTO]

3 hours ago, Niels said:

The unique team names and places are a positive in our game. Look how many watched Batley and Featherstone in Toulouse. The crowds were no less because the opposition weren't from cities.

It was the same in Toronto where the traditional smaller teams attracted big crowds.

In the championship we have more experience about playing teams from other countries and interaction with their fans. There was never any issues about size of towns etc. It wasn't a factor. 

 

Nope. Far from it.  Team names had nothing to do with it in Toronto. At all.  No one cared who they were playing, just that they were playing.  The game was selling it's self, not the fixture.

I would imagine that it's the same with Toulouse.  It's probably the game selling it's self. Not who's coming to town

[Niels]

11 hours ago, TboneFromTO said:

Nope. Far from it.  Team names had nothing to do with it in Toronto. At all.  No one cared who they were playing, just that they were playing.  The game was selling it's self, not the fixture.

I would imagine that it's the same with Toulouse.  It's probably the game selling it's self. Not who's coming to town

That was my point.

The traditional small town teams attracted no less a crowd than those from larger cities. 

 

[DG70]

More teams in SL the better but only if they are equipped to challenge, not merely to make up the numbers, in which case its not really a super league is it.