Does anyone here believe that News are just going to walk away ? After the hundreds of millions they have spent they are just going to give up ?That somehow a deal can be done that sees the governing body of rugby league in this country being run purely for the good of the game ?
The ARL, NRL, NSWRL, QRL, CRL and all the other hangers on are going to vote to disolve themselves and agree to one single body running the game ? The clubs are going to vote for the good of the game and not themselves ?
If so I want $20 worth of whatever you are one.
Very noteworthy amongst posts that are not so.
I think the idea would be to reduce involvement and eventually eliminate it - as per reports.
News have stated over and over that they
DON'T want to run the game forever.
In fact, you touch on many key points....you see, they want to remain in the game because clubs
are mostly incompetent when it comes to the greater good.
I see the forming of an independent body as the perfect opportunity for them to reduce their involvement
in the running of the game. They wont just sell off clubs willy-nilly, to coin a term.
With reduced involvement, under a new system, for instance, at this early stage one would think they'd just move into the pack along with the rest of the clubs bowing to the decisions of the new independent rule. Who knows how it will work exactly, but they may have voting rights along with the other clubs....i think they own two clubs now, so they would have twice as many votes as anyone else bu by no means a majority.
I seriously believe that they wanted to nurse the game back to health, then exit....they are not a company that likes to run rugby league, but they dont want to beat it up either. They are a media company. Their business is media.
Eliminated invovlment speaks for itself. They would either sell off completely, handing back total control, but keep a contract with the league to provide the necessary amount of funding to repay past debts until such a time they are repaid.
I would think its quite clear league needs a new direction/structure and they are willing to provide the best fit.
Also, who cares about the crl qrl and all the rest....they would continue if they must, but in a different capacity.
The power has certainly shifted. Those old organisations are rotting and fast becoming obsolete. They may even be obsorbed and the people there taking on new jobs elsewhere in league.