New York and Ottawa

[taste2taste]

An interesting BBC podcast with Steve Mascord about the North American teams. Fast forward to about 15 mins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07c41zj

 

[Jim from Oz]

An interesting BBC podcast with Steve Mascord about the North American teams. Fast forward to about 15 mins

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p07c41zj

Can you sum up? Cheers

 

[deluded pom?]

When did Mascord join the USARL as media relations man?

 

[Storm13]

When did Mascord join the USARL as media relations man?

Nothing to do with the USARL.

 

[Storm13]

Can you sum up? Cheers

Talks about how Toronto will go about getting that big TV contract, and that Super League ain't the way as one north American team will not bring any money. If they came together with the championship clubs with New York and Ottawa involved then maybe that's the way to get the big money.

 

[deluded pom?]

Nothing to do with the USARL.

http://www.usarl.org/news/2019/hawks-edged-out-by-jamaica-discover-wcq-opponent/

That’s not what this says.

 

[Storm13]

http://www.usarl.org/news/2019/hawks-edged-out-by-jamaica-discover-wcq-opponent/

That’s not what this says.

Thought you were talking about the podcast. I guess someone has to start reporting on things happening in the USARL

 

[deluded pom?]

Thought you were talking about the podcast. I guess someone has to start reporting on things happening in the USARL

Even if it’s a U.K. based Australian.

 

[Storm13]

Even if it’s a U.K. based Australian.

I guess so. Don't know any of the reasons as to why it's him, but if he is submitting articles then I guess it's ok. The real question should be why no one inside the USARL is doing it?

 

[deluded pom?]

I guess so. Don't know any of the reasons as to why it's him, but if he is submitting articles then I guess it's ok. The real question should be why no one inside the USARL is doing it?

Agree. Something is better than nothing but it’s a sorry state of affairs.

 

[Deeecoreturns]

I guess so. Don't know any of the reasons as to why it's him, but if he is submitting articles then I guess it's ok. The real question should be why no one inside the USARL is doing it?

They're different entities. The USARL INC are the national side and having little to do these days with the USARL LLC which governs the league. Their budgets, personnel and priorities are completely different to those of the league since nearly two years ago.

 

[deluded pom?]

Why are the RLIF allowing that to happen?

 

[Deeecoreturns]

Really it's the same as Super League. Technically the 12 Super League clubs govern Super League whilst the RFL govern the National side as far as i'm aware. But you're right though and there were some discussions last year. We just get on and do our jobs and leave the bureaucratic nonsense to those that want to do it. It's just frustrating that nothing ever seems to be done to help those on the ground

 

[deluded pom?]

Really it's the same as Super League. Technically the 12 Super League clubs govern Super League whilst the RFL govern the National side as far as i'm aware. But you're right though and there were some discussions last year. We just get on and do our jobs and leave the bureaucratic nonsense to those that want to do it. It's just frustrating that nothing ever seems to be done to help those on the ground

SL left the RFL to the rest of the game by their own choosing. They weren’t dumped by the RFL. Plus all the money is in SL whereas the USARL are basically skint.

 

[Deeecoreturns]

SL left the RFL to the rest of the game by their own choosing. They weren’t dumped by the RFL. Plus all the money is in SL whereas the USARL are basically skint.

That's true haha anyways back on topic, has it been confirmed anywhere that Ottawa are taking the extra year? Times running short if it's next year

 

[deluded pom?]

That's true haha anyways back on topic, has it been confirmed anywhere that Ottawa are taking the extra year? Times running short if it's next year

Last I saw they think it’s going to be 2021 rather than 2020.