SL clubs look to reinstate Nigel Wood.

[JohnM]

No coincidence, is it, that this should emerge from the mire just a couple of days from the most prominent and well-publicised  start of the Super League season and just a few weeks before the Vegas celebration.

Of course, the reporter isn't going to name his sources, the conspirator SL club owners. It has to be said that recruiting a reporter to do your dirty work for you is not the actions of a mature adult. This stinks of Beaumont Agitprop.  Of course, some people will believe it and mud sticks. If Beaumont and the majority of SL owners are behind this, then satisfy the oft-quoted need for full transparency and let them say it in public..

 

[The Blues Ox]

Maybe he can convince the RFL to buy the Odsal lease again for over 1m.

[Treizistance]

If Nigel Wood is appointed to a position of power in UK RL again, the sport will get the fate it deserves. A genuinely awful sports administrator who, like Ralph Rimmer, undone all the good work done by Richard Lewis in the early part of this millennia and who history won't look back on kindly. It's sad when you see what is being suggested for the UK game when the NRL has visionaries like Peter V'Landys. Hopefully they can save the game here than accepting managed decline.

Edited February 11 by Treizistance

[my missus]

3 hours ago, gingerjon said:

It’s a free article.

not on my pc.

 

[M j M]

51 minutes ago, Treizistance said:

If Nigel Wood is appointed to a position of power in UK RL again, the sport will get the fate it deserves. A genuinely awful sports administrator who, like Ralph Rimmer, undone all the good work done by Richard Lewis in the early part of this millennia and who history won't look back on kindly. 

Bit of a rewriting of history there. 

[sweaty craiq]

1 hour ago, Dave T said:

I do seem to have it in my head that Beaumont rated Wood too, but I could be misremembering. 

Wood did oversee more funding to clubs outside SL, and DB was in the lower division at the time.

The M8's were why Degsy came back in - a clear funded pathway to build for SL. Something Sky also bought into. The Odsal lease and pay off were unforgivable though

[Coggo]

When I saw the headline, I assumed it was to replace the RFL chief exec Tony Sutton, who is underwhelming at best.  

Why the chairman?

[Wakefield Ram]

8 minutes ago, Coggo said:

When I saw the headline, I assumed it was to replace the RFL chief exec Tony Sutton, who is underwhelming at best.  

Why the chairman?

My thoughts exactly. Most companies would replace the CEO if things weren't working. Chairmen are usually part-time and there to provide some governance over the CEO. 

Edited February 11 by Wakefield Ram

[LeeF]

Odsal lease aside which on its own should result in him never even being mentioned for a potential senior role Wood is the bloke who didn’t think it was wrong to wear a RU scarf to an RL match where he was technically “working”. With friends like him….

[Padge]

The headline is misleading when you look into the article, a couple of SL clubs want Woods back and a bunch of none SL clubs is what the article claims, not a majority of SL clubs.

[LeeF]

20 minutes ago, Padge said:

The headline is misleading when you look into the article, a couple of SL clubs want Woods back and a bunch of none SL clubs is what the article claims, not a majority of SL clubs.

The article says Leigh & Leeds supported by 9 other SL clubs

[Dave T]

4 minutes ago, LeeF said:

The article says Leigh & Leeds supported by 9 other SL clubs

Strange framing. That means 11 of 12 SL clubs are supportive of this. 

[Padge]

2 minutes ago, LeeF said:

The article says Leigh & Leeds supported by 9 other SL clubs

No it doesn't.

The i Paper understands Leigh Leopards and Leeds Rhinos, supported by most of the other nine English Super League clubs.

It names two clubs, and mentions that they UNDERSTAND they are supported by SOME of the other nine.

Most of the other nine, is not the other nine, and understanding an imaginary number and no names means none in reality.

[JohnM]

19 minutes ago, LeeF said:

The article says Leigh & Leeds supported by 9 other SL clubs

What the article says and what the truth is, may well be different things. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. 

[Padge]

1 minute ago, JohnM said:

What the article says and what the truth is, may well be different things. Don't believe everything you read on the Internet. 

It doesn't even say what he posted it says, and he's read it (allegedly).

[lucky 7]

11 hours ago, The 4 of Us said:

And before anyone gets all misty eyed.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jul/16/rfl-2m-losses-over-300000-nigel-wood

Reality is can be a terrible thing at times.

[lucky 7]

4 hours ago, Coggo said:

When I saw the headline, I assumed it was to replace the RFL chief exec Tony Sutton, who is underwhelming at best.  

Why the chairman?

Yes who's idea of expansion is putting another club on the M62 making the Catalan Dragons pay expenses to visiting clubs.

It is my opinion that if Super League clubs can't afford a one trip a year to France they really shouldn't be in Super League

[lucky 7]

6 hours ago, Treizistance said:

If Nigel Wood is appointed to a position of power in UK RL again, the sport will get the fate it deserves. A genuinely awful sports administrator who, like Ralph Rimmer, undone all the good work done by Richard Lewis in the early part of this millennia and who history won't look back on kindly. It's sad when you see what is being suggested for the UK game when the NRL has visionaries like Peter V'Landys. Hopefully they can save the game here than accepting managed decline.

We can't forget Rimmer who wanted the Catalan Dragons to pay a bond of 500,000k to defend the challenge cup the season they won the previous year, and went AWOL when the going got tough.

[dkw]

Massive shock seeing negative news articles in the week leading up to Super League kick off, that almost never happens......

[Agbrigg]

11 hours ago, Dave T said:

Strange framing. That means 11 of 12 SL clubs are supportive of this. 

Yep and the 12th which is Catalan have stated they are taking a 'neutral' stance I believe

[Agbrigg]

There are some really smart and successful business people running most Super League clubs these days. I really cant believe that many, if all, as this article claims, are supportive of this.

[JohnM]

Given that the source of the content in this  article will remain anonymous, we'll have to speculate.

What's the sources motivation?

Why now, just a few days from the start of the season? 

Which owner, which club, which faction has the most to gain from getting rid of the chairman?

Who is the source's candidate?

 

Edited February 12 by JohnM

[phiggins]

Not that it makes it any better, but the article does say they're looking to make Wood an interim replacement, with the primary motive being to move the existing chairman on for whatever reason. Does make the headline that they are looking to 'reinstate' Wood as slightly misleading.

Still, wouldn't want to see the person that sold sponsorship rights for logos on lorries or paid a fortune for Odsal (first time round, as opposed to when he bought it back for Bradford) back in any sort of position at the RFL or RL commercial, even temporarily.

[M j M]

15 minutes ago, phiggins said:

Still, wouldn't want to see the person that sold sponsorship rights for logos on lorries

The good news then is that nobody is currently proposing that Richard Lewis is coming back.

Nigel Wood is a much more hard money sort of guy who was against the idealism that lay behind that deal.

[Ainley Top]

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