Jump to content

SL USA/NRL America (Merged Threads)

Gomersall
 Share

Recommended Posts

frank

frank

Posted
Posted
6 hours ago, Harry Stottle said:

I hope that the NRL are able to purchase the RFL, for one thing they will not adapt the current rules or the ones coming in next season. And if we are going on about insurance problems they have obviously sorted it out, bring that with them.

Harry, Instead of moaning about the rule changes, just accept them,  they are here to stay. Take your team for example, do you prefer some on the bench with head injuries or out on the field. These rule changes are  for the players benefit.

 

 

  • Like 2
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • Replies 67
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Top Posters In This Topic

Popular Days

Popular Posts

Eddie
Eddie

They already had 10k people going to watch their games, only 5 English teams manage that after 130 years. But carry on being patronising. 

Copa
Copa

Looks like V’landys gave a group a few minutes to make a pitch and a journalist is talking it up.

Eddie
Eddie

That’s isn’t why the kicked them out though, they wouldn’t have kicked Salford (or whoever) out for not paying their bills. Plus they already had someone in place who was going to cover all of that, i

gingerjon

gingerjon

Posted
Posted
10 hours ago, Tommygilf said:

Those examples weren't voted out by the other clubs in their league...

The direct question was whether any club had been expelled from their league in the UK - with the belief that it hadn't happened. It happens regularly.

Also, I just checked, Super League, the entity with a vote, used its vote to expel Toronto. So if the clubs had delegated the vote to the league then Toronto would still have been expelled.

 

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
gingerjon

gingerjon

Posted
Posted
9 hours ago, Eddie said:

There is a difference that rugby league is interesting to watch for neutrals, whereas Union and cricket aren’t, but agreed there is no way it would work and nor do I believe the NRL think it’s a viable proposition. 

There's a massive Indian population in America - also, in some areas, a decent Caribbean one. The bet from Major League Cricket is that there's enough of them for a sustainable base - followed by just enough engagement from others. It's either that or a massive money laundering operation and I'm honestly yet not decided enough on which is the more likely.

  • Haha 1

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
The Rocket

The Rocket

Posted
Posted

Interview with Steve Scanlan @ 48mins

Was planning to enter NY team in SL. Now pivoted to a 10 team pro USA league. 3 teams sold so far. Been talking to NRL for 3 months. Presenting to ARLC on Sunday in Vegas. Some board members own minor league baseball teams. Most things are planned. Agile with where teams will be. 2 of 3 licenses have been bought by existing sports clubs owners. $1.5mill US license fee to buy a club license. Aiming for 2025 start up. Looking at late April season start, 16 week comp.
 

The Jimmy Smith Show

The Jimmy Smith Show on 1170 SEN Sydney.
www.sen.com.au www.sen.com.au
  • Like 2
  • Thanks 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
fighting irish

fighting irish

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, The Rocket said:

Interview with Steve Scanlan @ 48mins

Was planning to enter NY team in SL. Now pivoted to a 10 team pro USA league. 3 teams sold so far. Been talking to NRL for 3 months. Presenting to ARLC on Sunday in Vegas. Some board members own minor league baseball teams. Most things are planned. Agile with where teams will be. 2 of 3 licenses have been bought by existing sports clubs owners. $1.5mill US license fee to buy a club license. Aiming for 2025 start up. Looking at late April season start, 16 week comp.
 

The Jimmy Smith Show

The Jimmy Smith Show on 1170 SEN Sydney.
www.sen.com.au www.sen.com.au

Great news mate, thanks for that. 

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Damien

Damien

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, The Rocket said:

Interview with Steve Scanlan @ 48mins

Was planning to enter NY team in SL. Now pivoted to a 10 team pro USA league. 3 teams sold so far. Been talking to NRL for 3 months. Presenting to ARLC on Sunday in Vegas. Some board members own minor league baseball teams. Most things are planned. Agile with where teams will be. 2 of 3 licenses have been bought by existing sports clubs owners. $1.5mill US license fee to buy a club license. Aiming for 2025 start up. Looking at late April season start, 16 week comp.
 

The Jimmy Smith Show

The Jimmy Smith Show on 1170 SEN Sydney.
www.sen.com.au www.sen.com.au

This route is much more preferable than entering a team in SL. The game is crying out for a 3rd fully professional league.

Obviously all of the usual caveats apply about whether this will happen and if the necessary finance and backing will materialise.

  • Like 4
Link to comment
Share on other sites
gingerjon

gingerjon

Posted
Posted

Steve Scanlan who couldn't find the money to run the Skolars in League 1?

  • Like 2

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
The Rocket

The Rocket

Posted
Posted
15 minutes ago, Damien said:

This route is much more preferable than entering a team in SL. The game is crying out for a 3rd fully professional league.

Obviously all of the usual caveats apply about whether this will happen and if the necessary finance and backing will materialise.

Yeah of course I`m sceptical and wonder whether it`s just more of the hype leading up to this weekend, buying Super League falling into the same category.  He did say in another interview though that funds from the NRL wasn`t necessary and he was more interested in just having their co-operation and shared branding, probably meaning access to and co-operation with the NRL digital arm, amongst other things. Does make you wonder how much we could have to offer if we had a whole world approach to these things though.

  • Like 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tre Cool

Tre Cool

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, The Rocket said:

Interview with Steve Scanlan @ 48mins

Was planning to enter NY team in SL. Now pivoted to a 10 team pro USA league. 3 teams sold so far. Been talking to NRL for 3 months. Presenting to ARLC on Sunday in Vegas. Some board members own minor league baseball teams. Most things are planned. Agile with where teams will be. 2 of 3 licenses have been bought by existing sports clubs owners. $1.5mill US license fee to buy a club license. Aiming for 2025 start up. Looking at late April season start, 16 week comp.
 

The Jimmy Smith Show

The Jimmy Smith Show on 1170 SEN Sydney.
www.sen.com.au www.sen.com.au

here we go again

  • Haha 3
Link to comment
Share on other sites
Tommygilf

Tommygilf

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, gingerjon said:

The direct question was whether any club had been expelled from their league in the UK - with the belief that it hadn't happened. It happens regularly.

Also, I just checked, Super League, the entity with a vote, used its vote to expel Toronto. So if the clubs had delegated the vote to the league then Toronto would still have been expelled.

 

It doesn't happen regularly in the way it does in Rugby League.

Link to comment
Share on other sites
İzmir Rugby League

İzmir Rugby League

Posted
Posted

Ok, I am always hoping. The partnership of the NRL with its credibility, contacts and branding could make it work.

Clearly there are issues and worth discussing but there evidently are some key connections with money.

İmagine for a moment. 

The NRL buys Super League, in doing so creates NRL as a global brand. 

TOP TİER 

NRL - Australasia // Europe

SECOND TEİR

NRL America emerges not as a top tier but feeder comp with direct pathways. 

NRL 2 South - QCup / NSW Cup and NZRL / PNGRL? 

NRL 2 North - present championship 

NRL France - elite one with crossovers with the English league. 

The centralised identity could be huge, additionally direct pathways for players in particular to the NRL would be massive. 

ALSO... Although automatic promo / relegation would not exist, if the NRL is in control, with direct exposure and pathway to the top more investors are likely to be involved. 

OBVIOUSLY...there would be numerous provisos. The NRL is not getting in bed with the RFL, or the USA for that matter without their own guarantees and matters of transparency. 

Clearly it needs direct partnership with the present USARL, I think that partnership with the NRL will also ensure this happens, rather than a split developing. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Kayakman

Kayakman

Posted
Posted
17 minutes ago, Tommygilf said:

It doesn't happen regularly in the way it does in Rugby League.

Toronto certainly was expelled though....it reminded me of this crazy guy in highschool, except this guy was expelled and given alternative instruction....us folks in Toronto got nothing, nadda, ziltch!

Woe am I!!!!!

  • Sad 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
RayCee

RayCee

Posted
Posted

Vegas will give the code some profile which when built up sufficiently will allow the possibility of a US comp. I'd like to see this work but don't think it will. It's too early.

My blog: https://rugbyl.blogspot.co.nz/

It takes wisdom to know when a discussion has run its course.

It takes reasonableness to end that discussion. 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Toby Chopra

Toby Chopra

Posted
Posted
5 hours ago, OriginalMrC said:

Where are they getting the players from for this venture? Been here before haven't we 

Overall it sounds like a massive scam to me ($1.5mn please guv, here's your "team", see ya)

But if it is legit, and did get some traction, the unfortunate truth is that the English game would be pillaged for players in the early years and serious damage would be done.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
gingerjon

gingerjon

Posted
Posted
6 hours ago, OriginalMrC said:

Where are they getting the players from for this venture? Been here before haven't we 

Never mind the players, feel the merch ...

  • Like 1

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
frank

frank

Posted
Posted
16 hours ago, OriginalMrC said:

Where are they getting the players from for this venture? Been here before haven't we 

If money is no object and they are short of players, there are plenty  of players in Aussie, who haven't made the grade who would jump at the chance to play in this League. Also plenty in Papua New Guinea.

Just sit back and watch the developments instead of being  negative.

  • Like 1
Link to comment
Share on other sites
gingerjon

gingerjon

Posted
Posted
1 hour ago, Gomersall said:

 

Is this like how we were 'in conversations' with Dubai to host the RLWC?

  • Like 1
  • Haha 1

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
OriginalMrC

OriginalMrC

Posted
Posted
2 hours ago, frank said:

If money is no object and they are short of players, there are plenty  of players in Aussie, who haven't made the grade who would jump at the chance to play in this League. Also plenty in Papua New Guinea.

Just sit back and watch the developments instead of being  negative.

Not negative just realistic. We've been down this road many times with US RL. We were told that NARL would be bigger than superleague before finding out it was all a scam. RL in the US has a small number of amateur players who cant even agree to play under one governing body and there are currently no more than a handful of players that are of the required quality to play in a professional league. The other code tried to set up a professional league which has crashed an burned mainly due to the costs of bringing in expensive imports and poor attendances. What makes you think this will work? 

Link to comment
Share on other sites
Liverpool Rover

Liverpool Rover

Posted
Posted
On 25/02/2024 at 19:57, Harry Stottle said:

I hope that the NRL are able to purchase the RFL, for one thing they will not adapt the current rules or the ones coming in next season. And if we are going on about insurance problems they have obviously sorted it out, bring that with them.

If the NRL buys the RFL wouldn't they be taking on the legal action claims as well?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.


×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.