CONFIRMED - Canadian team to enter English leagues

[miguel de cervantes]

lol, quebecois is different, but it is not that different. Think Australian english and Jamaican english.

OK, there is no rivalry between Quebec and France, but the link is blindingly obvious, and the cultural link is still undeniably strong. France have already played an exhibition game there.

 

[DlEHARD]

Im more than worried about the secretive owners. Teams backed by big money and egos usually collapse.

 

[RoosTah]

Im more than worried about the secretive owners. Teams backed by big money and egos usually collapse.

Well, unless of course you're talking about English sport, in which case it's only teams backed by big money and egos that ever achieve anything. Just look at their soccer comp.

 

[Knownothing]

Well, unless of course you're talking about English sport, in which case it's only teams backed by big money and egos that ever achieve anything. Just look at their soccer comp.

Big money never hurt any professional sporting team AFAIK. Even a big ego with genuinely big money.



The problem is big egos with monopoly money.

 

[Foreign Legion]

new logo

 

[Evil Homer]

lol, quebecois is different, but it is not that different. Think Australian english and Jamaican english.

OK, there is no rivalry between Quebec and France, but the link is blindingly obvious, and the cultural link is still undeniably strong. France have already played an exhibition game there.

The point is that a lot of the time in RL when it comes to expansion clubs we tend do things based on what we perceive the local culture to be and 'connections' with existing RL areas, rather than actually knowing/understanding the reality of the situation. It's understandable since we're enthusiastic for them to succeed and our culture is what we know, but it doesn't mean it's the right approach or an effective approach. Which is why I'm excited that the Wolfpack is founded and run by Canadians rather than people from RL areas trying to impose their culture on a new area, as was the case with London Broncos, Gateshead Thunder etc.

 

[adamkungl]

Marwan Koukash was bitching about this on Twitter. Apparently the money should be invested into Cumbria instead.

 

[roughyedspud]

Don't listen to that merkin

Why would canadian money be spent in cumbria??

 

[Pommy]

Marwan Koukash was bitching about this on Twitter. Apparently the money should be invested into Cumbria instead.

As a Cumbrian Cumbria should be looking to sort itself out rather than expecting a Canadian to do it.
Im sure if the three main teams (can't remember if Carlisle have one) tried to sort some kind of joint venture out it would work.

 

[roughyedspud]

I heard something about workington & whitehaven joining forces to form a "cumbrian ESL team" but keeping whitehaven & workington as feeder teams....

Thats the way to do it imo

 

[Pommy]

I heard something about workington & whitehaven joining forces to form a "cumbrian ESL team" but keeping whitehaven & workington as feeder teams....

Thats the way to do it imo

They could even try and get Barrow involved I know the distance is a bit further but a couple of games a season in the south of the county woudnt do any harm in my opinion.

 

[adamkungl]

Don't listen to that merkin

Why would canadian money be spent in cumbria??

He seemed to think the RFL was investing in Canada instead of England

 

[adamkungl]

I heard something about workington & whitehaven joining forces to form a "cumbrian ESL team" but keeping whitehaven & workington as feeder teams....

Thats the way to do it imo

This is good to hear.

Top level teams from outside the 'heartland' are the best thing that can happen to boost SL financially (in my supremely uneducated opinion from over in Sydney)

 

[Foreign Legion]

Name: Cumbria United FC (problem solved) and whats the name for locals or native animal (nickname) and we have a winner

 

[East Coast Tiger]

Pretty sure west Cumbria would count as the heartland. And some kind of merged entity from there doesn't seem like much to be excited about. At best they'd be another relatively small, weak SL club. Even more likely the merger would break down like virtually all others.

 

[Pommy]

Name: Cumbria United FC (problem solved) and whats the name for locals or native animal (nickname) and we have a winner

Might be ok if it was Whitehaven and Workington plenty in Barrow still class it as Lancashire, even people my age who never lived in Lancashire.

 

[Evil Homer]

The Cumbria SL thing was made up by some zealot on Total RL. It's not happening and wouldn't fit into current structures even if they wanted it to, we dropped licensing several years ago.

 

[latingringo101]

Has there been any reports if the Canadian team (and Toulouse as well) has/will bring in more $$$ and publicity for the CC?

 

[RL The greatest game]

Has there been any reports if the Canadian team (and Toulouse as well) has/will bring in more $$$ and publicity for the CC?

It will certainly bring more publicity to the Championship that's for sure, and that will be positive publicity. which in turn would attract more money through sponsorship.
If the Canadian team was to reach Super League that will really open the door for Rugby League in North America, and a 2nd French team in Super League will certainly open lots of doors to money in France, and a huge boost to Rugby League in France.

 

[ParraEelsNRL]

Nice, pinched from trl