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  1. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    Whitehaven absolutely gutted their squad when they dropped down, I would suggest they will be mid table in league one so would get slaughtered by 40+ against most sides which doesn't help anyone. The budget part of the Rfl statement is key. the other championship clubs have budgeted on the...
  2. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    I see were they are coming from. all of the clubs around and below them have their playing staff in place and budgets for 2017 season l, so to drop Bradford and replace them with say Whitehaven who got relegated would not be ideal either. Is it likely the playing group will largely end up with...
  3. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    Clubs are in charge of their own destiny, what do you want the RFL to do short of stepping in and running clubs? it's not policy in any UK sport for governing bodies to run a club, unlike Australia were clubs are not allowed to fall on their own sword despite being financially incompetent over...
  4. CC_Roosters

    24 Hour NRL channel

    Fox league?!?! that's a pretty poor effort. just doesnt sound right at all, the adverts will sound very awkward. Never really in favour of a standalone channel, should just stay on FS1 as it is currently with more content across the FS channels would have been fine imo
  5. CC_Roosters

    English lower leagues

    I would suggest splitting the remaining clubs into two groups under the one league. or have league one and league two like suggested by Tigers1986. P.S. as it's stands now it would be 20 teams, Toronto's entry brings league one up to 16 teams for 2017 + 12 Sl + 12 Ch If it were 10 + 10 in...
  6. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    That's not a bad idea tbh and would be a bit of a win for the internationalists among us. When the RFL had the 14 teams in SL with licensing and no relegation I thought they were half way to a good structure. Imo they should have had two x 10 team divisions, say called SL and SL2 with P&R...
  7. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    I agree logically it's what should happen. but perhaps it could be too late for a side to step back up and be competitive. I am sure a string of players have left the relegated clubs and likely replaced by inferior players. so they may choose to rebuild in league one rather go through another...
  8. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    Would they reinstate one of the relegated sides if Bradford were forced down to league one? From memory it was Whitehaven who finished in 11th?
  9. CC_Roosters

    English lower leagues

    Honestly I would make the championship a 10 team competition (triple round robin 27 games). We should be trying to make that level more elite so that it closes the gap with super league. 2 less teams equates to more grant money per club, which I would hope allows clubs at this level to field...
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    NRL faces major turmoil as clubs threaten breakaway league

    There is a blindingly obvious solution to regulating football spending. forget a one size fits all cap that only ties everyone to the lowest common denominator club and instead have spending set as a percentage of total club revenue. nobody gets held back in terms of what they can spend...
  11. CC_Roosters

    Bradford go into administration

    Good on the Rfl for not handing over odsal to an owner with the only interest of developing it for other purposes. the only result of that would be another homeless RL club.
  12. CC_Roosters

    English lower leagues

    Source?
  13. CC_Roosters

    NRL faces major turmoil as clubs threaten breakaway league

    I hope Roy Masters tears them both to shreds and calls them out on the grass roots component. Do they scrap all of these grand second tier plans is my biggest question.
  14. CC_Roosters

    NRL faces major turmoil as clubs threaten breakaway league

    Certainly looks like a cut and run from the promised grassroots funding of $100pa. Greenberg dodging of the questions related to figures says it all. they dress it up as a 65% increase on the current level thinking nobody would notice. P.S I am beyond filthy at both sides
  15. CC_Roosters

    New State Cups Announce

    For all the complaining you do, what do you actually want, what is your solution? Also city country is present for this year on the calender in addition to the game at Bathurst and maybe others I have not had a detailed look so I would hardly expect the NRL to announce fixtures for the bush in...
  16. CC_Roosters

    New State Cups Announce

    I have seen plenty of interviews and media from CRL officials about city-country and they have raised the expectation of getting more NRL games in the regions. If the NRL plan to remove the NRL "B" teams from the second tier which the likes of Penrith currently field and then replace them with...
  17. CC_Roosters

    New State Cups Announce

    Forget about national reserve grade imo, all it does is stockpile players in the 16 current clubs A proper funded NZ side out of Christchurch or Wellington has been discusses before for the NRL and the Christchurch mob have specifically talked about second tier entry so there is a potential...
  18. CC_Roosters

    English lower leagues

    A lot of the time I don't think they are thinking strategically or with any sort of planning process. first they need to decide what the purpose of the southern leagues is, to me it looks like they are there to cater for open age amateur competition and as opportunities for the league one...
  19. CC_Roosters

    English lower leagues

    Why dud they ever get rid of the old RLC structure? seems to me it's all just ad hoc by region now, surely it wouldn't be too expensive to re implement a a pyramid at this level like the RLC
  20. CC_Roosters

    English lower leagues

    On the one hand disappointing to see another cut by the RFL they seem all to willimg to swing the axe to save a few pound rather than invest for growth. but if the players are unhappy with travel at amateur level there isn't much anyone can do but allow the regional leagues to supersede CLS...

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