NRL to buy share of Super League

[Foreign Legion]

An interesting idea tempered by the fact it’s DT journos telling it. TBF NRL clubs partnering with ESL clubs is a no brainer I reckon. Great for both comps IF done properly.

Agree, probably it would be renamed to NRL Europe or something like that.

 

[Wb1234]

Salford and London would be the clubs for sale

The top English clubs already have rich owners and are worth quite a bit

Hull fc could be another but think they got new owners recently

 

[Foreign Legion]

Salford and London would be the clubs for sale

The top English clubs already have rich owners and are worth quite a bit

Hull fc could be another but think they got new owners recently

London and Salford would be the special buys from Aldi equivalent.

 

[shadowformz]

An interesting idea tempered by the fact it’s DT journos telling it. TBF NRL clubs partnering with ESL clubs is a no brainer I reckon. Great for both comps IF done properly.
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what would be the correct way in your opinion

 

[Vlad59]

A partnership to the benefit of both clubs and the game in both hemispheres and not an NRL takeover based on the self interest of a larger club

 

[shadowformz]

A partnership to the benefit of both clubs and the game in both hemispheres and not an NRL takeover based on the self interest of a larger club

I agree, but how do you think the mechanics of this should work

 

[Vlad59]

I agree, but how do you think the mechanics of this should work

How long is a piece of string?It needs its own thread tbh.
If the NRL is seriously going to buy out English and French football and clubs enter partnerships with each other then it will require a whole of game approach which ensures traditions of the game in Europe are respected and the incorporation of proven best practice approaches used in Australia to maximise participation, sponsorship, tv deals and government support etc. Given league here has only just worked most of this out itself (and still has a way to go) it will be a lot of fun methinks.

 

[shadowformz]

How long is a piece of string?It needs its own thread tbh.
If the NRL is seriously going to buy out English and French football and clubs enter partnerships with each other then it will require a whole of game approach which ensures traditions of the game in Europe are respected and the incorporation of proven best practice approaches used in Australia to maximise participation, sponsorship, tv deals and government support etc. Given league here has only just worked most of this out itself (and still has a way to go) it will be a lot of fun methinks.

Yeah the idea sounds good but how to go about it properly is a puzzle. Perhaps some of the stronger super league clubs could take over an NRL franchise licence, like Wigan buying out the Canberra raiders. A bit of give and take perhaps. Thanks for your insights, I appreciate them.

 

[Gobsmacked]

The NRL should just buy a few clubs and invest heavily in them:
York
London
New castle
Sheffield
Bradford
Toulouse

Bring these clubs up to par and into SL you have a strong 18 team comp with a good geographical spread .
pump some money into pathways and infrastructure and enter one of those clubs into SL every 2 years, with a little sweetener to SL to guarantee entry ( maybe a million pound)

The comp will grow, the broadcast will grow and the clubs you bought will be worth more.

Well, I'm allowed to dream lol

 

[Hey you guys]

That's true. I thinking how Aussie investors would approach Salford. A united team for Manchester would be better & that may not even work.

There was an amateur team from Manchester called Manchester Rangers that played out of the etihad campus who applied for semi-professional league 1 status but had their bid rejected by the RFL in favour of the Ottawa aces.

in true RL fashion neither clubs exist today.

 

[Foreign Legion]

There was an amateur team from Manchester called Manchester Rangers that played out of the etihad campus who applied for semi-professional league 1 status but had their bid rejected by the RFL in favour of the Ottawa aces.

in true RL fashion neither clubs exist today.

Gotta love league

 

[Hey you guys]

The NRL should just buy a few clubs and invest heavily in them:
York
London
New castle
Sheffield
Bradford
Toulouse

Bring these clubs up to par and into SL you have a strong 18 team comp with a good geographical spread .
pump some money into pathways and infrastructure and enter one of those clubs into SL every 2 years, with a little sweetener to SL to guarantee entry ( maybe a million pound)

The comp will grow, the broadcast will grow and the clubs you bought will be worth more.

Well, I'm allowed to dream lol

Good ideas and I think the NRL should seriously look at maybe even French clubs or even the French domestic league which would be less complexed compared to the politics of buying into or owning outright English teams.

cities of interest should be Toulouse, Lyon , Montpelier, Marseille, Bordeaux and possibly Paris.

 

[Hey you guys]

Gotta love league

Talk about a love-hate relationship!!

 

[shadowformz]

I'd love to see the Toronto Wolfpack come back. I feel it's a must have if ever there's an Atlantic NRL getting off the ground.

 

[Wb1234]

I'd love to see the Toronto Wolfpack come back. I feel it's a must have if ever there's an Atlantic NRL getting off the ground.

David argyle seems to have moved on

Dealing with the super league clubs does that to people

 

[Pippen94]

The NRL should just buy a few clubs and invest heavily in them:
York
London
New castle
Sheffield
Bradford
Toulouse

Bring these clubs up to par and into SL you have a strong 18 team comp with a good geographical spread .
pump some money into pathways and infrastructure and enter one of those clubs into SL every 2 years, with a little sweetener to SL to guarantee entry ( maybe a million pound)

The comp will grow, the broadcast will grow and the clubs you bought will be worth more.

Well, I'm allowed to dream lol

NRL won't invest in Perth, so don't see them propping up teams in Europe. Backers can be found in Bradford, Toulouse & London. I remember Steve Mascord who proposed NRL buying superleague in 2015, talked about pooled media rights fees & grants given to all clubs. Maybe dazn will want superleague along with NRL?!

 

[The Daddy3]

Why the f**k are people calling for the NRL to buy Toulouse when they already have a multi millionaire backer?

 

[Dark Corner]

The NRL should just buy a few clubs and invest heavily in them:
York
London
New castle
Sheffield
Bradford
Toulouse

Bring these clubs up to par and into SL you have a strong 18 team comp with a good geographical spread .
pump some money into pathways and infrastructure and enter one of those clubs into SL every 2 years, with a little sweetener to SL to guarantee entry ( maybe a million pound)

The comp will grow, the broadcast will grow and the clubs you bought will be worth more.

Well, I'm allowed to dream lol

Need a team from Cumbria.

 

[Gobsmacked]

Good ideas and I think the NRL should seriously look at maybe even French clubs or even the French domestic league which would be less complexed compared to the politics of buying into or owning outright English teams.

cities of interest should be Toulouse, Lyon , Montpelier, Marseille, Bordeaux and possibly Paris.

I had spoken of this in another thread where the French league are within jumping distance to a fully professional league but that will need Catalans and Toulouse to commit.
If you could prop up 6 or 8 clubs financially for 5 to 10 years and get Toulouse and Catalans on board, you might grow something worthy of a TV deal... but you'll be going up against the the strongest and richest Union comp in the world.

 

[NRLMad]

Bradford would be easy.
- 600k population
- relegated for some reason
- has support
- has history
- has won premierships

Easy money