Cumbrian Lakers?

Pommy · Mar 19, 2018

Koukash has been talking about an all Cumbria team to try and promote the sport in what is a hotbed of league. I do fear that geography and the insular mindset that league has would render it stillborn though. The distances may not seem that large but the roads between Barrow and Workington/Whitehaven are pretty awful.
They would have to play home games in at least Barrow and either Workington or Whitehaven if not all 3, if that were to happen I think it would be a bit like Tigers and Dragons here being nomads and not really belonging anywhere, struggling to forge an identity.

Still I would love to see it tried and would love it even more if they could make it work.

Other peoples thoughts?

https://uk.blastingnews.com/sport/2...-his-cumbrian-dream-could-work-002441907.html

roughyedspud · Mar 19, 2018

*big sigh*

titoelcolombiano · Mar 21, 2018

Are they relocating from LA and wearning purple and yellow?

Foreign Legion · Mar 21, 2018

Just a question why is it Lakers? Is it because its an area with a lot of lakes? If so thats a lame name.

Evil Homer · Mar 21, 2018

Foreign Legion said:
Just a question why is it Lakers? Is it because its an area with a lot of lakes? If so thats a lame name.

It's not real.

adamkungl · Mar 21, 2018

Foreign Legion said:
Just a question why is it Lakers? Is it because its an area with a lot of lakes? If so thats a lame name.

Looks pretty Lakey to me.

Evil Homer · Mar 21, 2018

adamkungl said:
Looks pretty Lakey to me.

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Yeah probably not the best place for a pro sports franchise.

adamkungl · Mar 21, 2018

Evil Homer said:
Yeah probably not the best place for a pro sports franchise.

Build them a 30k seat stadium smack bang in the middle of the National Park IMO

Foreign Legion · Mar 21, 2018

Going to the game

Pommy · Mar 21, 2018

Foreign Legion said:
Going to the game

I don’t think you know what a lake is

Foreign Legion said:
Just a question why is it Lakers? Is it because its an area with a lot of lakes? If so thats a lame name.

There’s only one actual lake in the Lake District.

CC_Roosters · Mar 21, 2018

roughyedspud said:
*big sigh*

Would it work? Maybe only Barrow have the size and potential to be a fringe super league club again and that would require significant investment and planning and a few years to get there. With that in mind I like the positive thinking behind koukash vision to have the region represented. Still more questions than answers though, mainly being were would they play, Workington and haven would be seen as parochial so non-starter. I don't know the feeling towards Barrow but maybe that would work with some ground improvements for promotion. Certainly wouldn't think Carlisle as a host who may may have the best ground in Cumbria but ia not a league town.

Am I right in saying it's about 1hr 45 from Whitehaven to Barrow? Would Cumbrian travel to see a team representing them? Maybe they could split games lime West's tigers and others in australia

Evil Homer · Mar 22, 2018

CC_Roosters said:
Would it work? Maybe only Barrow have the size and potential to be a fringe super league club again and that would require significant investment and planning and a few years to get there. With that in mind I like the positive thinking behind koukash vision to have the region represented. Still more questions than answers though, mainly being were would they play, Workington and haven would be seen as parochial so non-starter. I don't know the feeling towards Barrow but maybe that would work with some ground improvements for promotion. Certainly wouldn't think Carlisle as a host who may may have the best ground in Cumbria but ia not a league town.

Am I right in saying it's about 1hr 45 from Whitehaven to Barrow? Would Cumbrian travel to see a team representing them? Maybe they could split games lime West's tigers and others in australia

It. Is. Not. Real.

Pommy · Mar 22, 2018

Evil Homer said:
It. Is. Not. Real.

What isn’t real? This idea, or that he never said it?

Evil Homer · Mar 22, 2018

Pommy said:
What isn’t real? This idea, or that he never said it?

All of it, it's just Koukash talking shit to endear himself to the knuckle-draggers and country bumpkins who think he's a big-shot. There's absolutely no chance in hell that he is going to be starting a Cumbrian SL team or that a team such as the one described could even exist, it's like suggesting an NRL franchise in Alice Springs. If one of the existing Cumbrian teams grows to the level that they can be in SL then great but I think that is very unlikely considering they struggle to even stay in the Championship.

roughyedspud · Mar 22, 2018

CC_Roosters said:
Would it work?

A cumbrian super league franchise playing out of carlise with barrow,whitehaven & workington as feeders clubs could be a viable option..

But koukash isn't the man to deliver it

Pommy · Mar 22, 2018

roughyedspud said:
A cumbrian super league franchise playing out of carlise with barrow,whitehaven & workington as feeders clubs could be a viable option..

But koukash isn't the man to deliver it

Carlisle? It’s not even a league town and Barrovians certainly wouldn’t be onboard with it. (I am qualified to say that)

Evil Homer said:
All of it, it's just Koukash talking shit to endear himself to the knuckle-draggers and country bumpkins who think he's a big-shot. There's absolutely no chance in hell that he is going to be starting a Cumbrian SL team or that a team such as the one described could even exist, it's like suggesting an NRL franchise in Alice Springs. If one of the existing Cumbrian teams grows to the level that they can be in SL then great but I think that is very unlikely considering they struggle to even stay in the Championship.

Ok so we all understand it’s not real, the thread was created to discuss it any way. Do you have to live so relentlessly in the real world?

Also your stretching to say it’s the same as Alice springs.

Evil Homer · Mar 22, 2018

Pommy said:
Ok so we all understand it’s not real, the thread was created to discuss it any way. Do you have to live so relentlessly in the real world?

Also your stretching to say it’s the same as Alice springs.

We used to get dozens of threads on here with people talking about fantasy Super Leagues with teams in London, Birmingham, Paris, Barcelona etc and this isn't really much different to that, at least those places would be credible locations for a top-flight sports franchise.

Pommy · Mar 22, 2018

Evil Homer said:
We used to get dozens of threads on here with people talking about fantasy Super Leagues with teams in London, Birmingham, Paris, Barcelona etc and this isn't really much different to that, at least those places would be credible locations for a top-flight sports franchise.

Yeah because Castleford with 2/3 the population of barrow and much less than this proposed area are doing dreadful.
The difference to those places is league is actually played in West Cumbria.

Evil Homer · Mar 22, 2018

Pommy said:
Yeah because Castleford with 2/3 the population of barrow and much less than this proposed area are doing dreadful.

Yeah if Barrow was as big and successful a club as Castleford then I would be happy for them to be in SL. But they're not, they are a club that competes around the bottom of the Championship or the top half of League 1 and struggles to attract crowds of over 1,000. The other two Cumbrian teams are even worse. It's also the most sparsely-populated and geographically isolated part of the country. So yeah I don't really see a big incentive for a SL franchise to be placed there.

Perth Red · Mar 22, 2018

You have to love crazy loadsofcash and his whacky ideas!

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