The USRL boss has made an offer to NRL chairman V'landys to send 160 players to Australia in the event of a player strike in the NRL

[Dirkgee]

https://www.zerotackle.com/captain-america-usa-make-stunning-offer-to-nrl-as-players-refuse-to-rule-out-strike-127343/

 

“I have spoken with our players today and we have 160 ready to go to Australia if the NRL players go on strike,” Championship Rugby League president Tom Stevenson said.

“Today, I reached out to the coaches to get confirmation before calling Peter V'landys and all our coaches said their players would drop everything and be on the next flight over to Australia.”

[dealwithit]

Appearing delusional for the sake of PR is not the best strategy for a guy trying to take control of RL in the USA.

[gingerjon]

1 hour ago, Dirkgee said:

“Today, I reached out to the coaches to get confirmation before calling Peter V'landys and all our coaches said their players would drop everything and be on the next flight over to Australia.”

This is like the time Uri Gellar stopped the coronavirus by bending a spoon..

[Copa]

This is so crazy I’d probably really enjoy it.

[langpark]

Embarrassing some of the "news" stories that get published during NRL off-season. This is an all-time new low!

[GUBRATS]

Don't forget the US is full of ' athlete's ' that with a few hours training could become top draw RL players

[Anita Bath]

If they were intending being paid they would need employment visas……you dont get them downloaded off the web.

[ATLANTISMAN]

Does anyone on here remember the NFL strike way back the standard of the replacement players was poor and the crowds also.

 

Paul

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

"Lads, I've got a great idea about how to build our public profile: Let's offer to be scabs to break the will of fellow players in the #1 rugby league market in the world"

"Er, are you sure...?"

"Definitely fellas, it'll be a turning point for us!"

 

[Harry Stottle]

1 hour ago, GUBRATS said:

Don't forget the US is full of ' athlete's ' that with a few hours training could become top draw RL players

And quite a lot of people believed that would be the case.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

3 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

And quite a lot of people believed that would be the case.

Literally not one single person thought that. Not even the almost-pathologically optimistic, ebullient Perez. 

[Harry Stottle]

3 minutes ago, Hull Kingston Bronco said:

Literally not one single person thought that. Not even the almost-pathologically optimistic, ebullient Perez. 

How can you say that, how long have you been on this site Bronco?

When the Wolfpack were doing all their auditions of the 'Ready made for RL Athletes' and Brian Noble was drumming up the positivity of it all, there were many posters on here waving the flag and banging the drum that North American's would not be long before they were populating the Toronto team.

[Hull Kingston Bronco]

7 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

How can you say that, how long have you been on this site Bronco?

When the Wolfpack were doing all their auditions of the 'Ready made for RL Athletes' and Brian Noble was drumming up the positivity of it all, there were many posters on here waving the flag and banging the drum that North American's would not be long before they were populating the Toronto team.

"a few hours training"

OK then, maybe I missed Nobby saying that, my bad.

Thinking there are talented American ball-playing athletes who could add to our pathways and become professionals in good time, or that they are almost already oven-ready ones able to go soon, are two quite different things. I think there still are people we'd benefit from having enter our pathways. 

 

[OriginalMrC]

This really is up there with the most ridiculous RL stories of all time. Utter utter nonsense. I doubt there is even 160 active players in the US right now never mind that they likely wouldn't even be the same standard as a local amateur comp 

[Sammo]

Looks like this is the Championship Rugby League guys again… appears they will do anything for a bit of publicity, e.g. recently claiming they had taken over the running of the game in the US, which was quickly refuted by IRL

 

 

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

2 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

How can you say that, how long have you been on this site Bronco?

 

There are a lot of maniacs here HKB!

[Dunbar]

5 hours ago, GUBRATS said:

Don't forget the US is full of ' athlete's ' that with a few hours training could become top draw RL players

I see what you have done there, you have exaggerated for comic effect.

[Henson Park Old Firm]

The Americans should fly over and help finally start the Euro-League

 

 

 

 

 

[OriginalMrC]

43 minutes ago, Henson Park Old Firm said:

The Americans should fly over and help finally start the Euro-League

 

 

 

 

 

Give them a chance to get the NARL going first! Once, as predicted, its bigger than Superleague they can then loan a load of players to Brussels Gorillas, Birmingham Jaguars etc to get the Euro XIII off the ground 

[The Future is League]

On this whole matter as regards the NRL players i would suggest they they read their contracts very carefully and see what they have signed up for. If they are not sure i suggest they go to an independent solicitor, as contracts can be legal minefields. 

[Mathius Hellwege]

On 23/01/2023 at 05:35, Dirkgee said:

https://www.zerotackle.com/captain-america-usa-make-stunning-offer-to-nrl-as-players-refuse-to-rule-out-strike-127343/

 

“I have spoken with our players today and we have 160 ready to go to Australia if the NRL players go on strike,” Championship Rugby League president Tom Stevenson said.

“Today, I reached out to the coaches to get confirmation before calling Peter V'landys and all our coaches said their players would drop everything and be on the next flight over to Australia.”

stupid egomaniac, shows very good why US Rugby League has more internal crises than test matches

[Eddie]

22 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

How can you say that, how long have you been on this site Bronco?

When the Wolfpack were doing all their auditions of the 'Ready made for RL Athletes' and Brian Noble was drumming up the positivity of it all, there were many posters on here waving the flag and banging the drum that North American's would not be long before they were populating the Toronto team.

Maybe they would have, certainly in some positions, but we’ll never know. 

[Oxford]

SCABS!