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Wb1234

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No they didn’t.

besides hkr get 10k to games london get 3k. Population reach is only useful if there’s actual interest in that population.
There’s a category for crowds / ground utilisation and one for geography

There are literally only two pro league clubs south of Sheffield and yet London got a tiny portion of London
 

Wb1234

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400k pa and the guy handling it lives in Australia

This is up there when that former ceo got paid 500k and he did nothing but stuff up the French tv deal
 

Perth Red

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There’s a category for crowds / ground utilisation and one for geography

There are literally only two pro league clubs south of Sheffield and yet London got a tiny portion of London
It’s based on council area/number of clubs. How else do you think they should measure fan reach fairly?
 

Perth Red

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London should get London
City of London? London metropolitan, greater London, which london do you want them to have?
Should Salford get Manchester? Or st Helen’s Liverpool? Maybe hull clubs should get East Yorkshire and Lancashire?

There has to be Black and white zero muddiness around each criteria for grading otherwise the RFL will be tied up in appeals for years on end. You can already see fans whinging about gantry size and pixels on the big screens.

Keep it black and white and at least everyone knows exactly what is being measured.
 

Gobsmacked

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Or the 43k before that? Or the 20k sold out game this year? But yeh perth and london rl interest is exactly the same lol
That's right, I said exactly...
Perth is not a rugby league city.
Repeat..
Perth is not a Rugby league city.
And neither is London.
Should Rugby league be given a chance to bed in in Perth- yes.
Should Rugby league be given a chance to bed in in London- yes.

Try being consistent with your opinions once in your f**king life.
 

Gobsmacked

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I reckon York has a better chance than Bradford and London imo. I definitely agree London should be in Super League, but Toulouse and York would also do wonders for expanding the reach of the league.
The good thing is that all of the next highest ranking side are good size towns and or expansionary locations.
 

RedVee

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Yeah I don’t think London’s reach should be restricted to the suburb that their ground is in, as an example.
If the NRL did the same thing would the Storm get Greater Melbourne? Would the Raiders get the ACT plus surrounding NSW area? or just the area near Bruce?

Do ESL survey attendees at the gates for which postcode they live in?
 

RedVee

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If they do expand maybe two of the new slots should be “Chairman’s Picks” that are not necessarily kept to the criteria score.
 

Wb1234

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I reckon York has a better chance than Bradford and London imo. I definitely agree London should be in Super League, but Toulouse and York would also do wonders for expanding the reach of the league.
York has always had potential and with a new ground now

North Yorkshire so away from Leeds and Wakey etc

If Bradford get back to super league they will average over 10k easily though and they being large away fans to Leeds wakey cas etc

Bradford is too big of a club for English rugby league to ignore

What do the giants offer that Bradford don’t in spades
 

Pippen94

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York has always had potential and with a new ground now

North Yorkshire so away from Leeds and Wakey etc

If Bradford get back to super league they will average over 10k easily though and they being large away fans to Leeds wakey cas etc

Bradford is too big of a club for English rugby league to ignore

What do the giants offer that Bradford don’t in spades

Bradford is sleeping giant. Toulouse can be as strong as Catalans. Need combined Manchester & investors from London & Paris, well maybe that last location. M62 corridor has population of 13 million. Occitania has 6 million. Build around that base.
 
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