Survival of the NRL and NRL Clubs

[Gary Gutful]

They were both pushing hard for the 12 teams things, f**king vampires. It’s a worry when a plonker like Creepy Crawley was the voice of reason. How is losing 4 teams good for the game or going to grow it???

Especially if one of those teams is from another country??? Short sighted wankers.

How is continuing with a competition that we can't afford good for the game?

Something needs to give. We won't be flushed with cash.

 

[Gary Gutful]

I agree, I like this guy, calls it as he sees it

@hineyrulz will turn on him before the end of the month.

 

[Twizzle]

if not sooner

 

[Delboy]

Keep your eye on Penrtih and financial issues

They are still highly geared and this non trading of their 5 leagues clubs will be serious for them, hope nothing happens but worth watching. There are comments on this in the Panthers forum currently

 

[Noise]

Keep your eye on Penrtih and financial issues

They are still highly geared and this non trading of their 5 leagues clubs will be serious for them, hope nothing happens but worth watching. There are comments on this in the Panthers forum currently

Somebody check on hindy111

 

[hineyrulz]

@hineyrulz will turn on him before the end of the month.

I hate him already, f**king merkin!!!

 

[hineyrulz]

How is continuing with a competition that we can't afford good for the game?

Something needs to give. We won't be flushed with cash.

Lose 4 teams and a quarter of the TV deal as well, they cost the NRL 13 million a year do in grant money so do you honestly think cutting 4 teams is the answer?? The cap is too high and needs to be cut and so does off field expenditure for all club it needs to be capped no doubt about it but a 12 team comp is just going backwards and not the answer. We should be growing the game not killing it in certain areas. If a team falls after after the crisis after the NRL has helped them all they can do be it but this Corona merkin was none of any of the clubs making and they shouldn’t die because of it.

 

[hindy111]

Well I can hardly see the NRL propping up any one team and not another (like those birds who select the fittest chick to feed and starve the runt), so attrition be will based on their ability to weather the financial storm, rather than their location.

I was meaning if NRL died and restarted what clubs to bring back.

 

[hineyrulz]

I was meaning if NRL died and restarted what clubs to bring back.

Not Penrith.

 

[hineyrulz]

What would a financial analyst know about league FFS?

*Analist

 

[hindy111]

Keep your eye on Penrtih and financial issues

They are still highly geared and this non trading of their 5 leagues clubs will be serious for them, hope nothing happens but worth watching. There are comments on this in the Panthers forum currently

Along with Parramata and Brisbane I think this is one club the NRL make sure stays alive.
Juniors and the fact it's closest club geographically is 35km away and Penrith is a growing population means they must stay.

Parramatta are closer to Roosters,Souths,Bulldogs,St George geogrpahically speaking....

 

[hindy111]

Not Penrith.

Top 5 in my honest opinion based on location and junior base.

 

[Gronk]

Top 5 in my honest opinion based on location and junior base.

Needs more algorithms.

 

[hineyrulz]

Top 5 in my honest opinion based on location and junior base.

You’re not honest, Penrith aren’t needed when you have the mighty Eels.

 

[hindy111]

Needs more algorithms.

Parra + Penrith × 85% = Hindy111

 

[Gary Gutful]

Lose 4 teams and a quarter of the TV deal as well, they cost the NRL 13 million a year do in grant money so do you honestly think cutting 4 teams is the answer?? The cap is too high and needs to be cut and so does off field expenditure for all club it needs to be capped no doubt about it but a 12 team comp is just going backwards and not the answer. We should be growing the game not killing it in certain areas. If a team falls after after the crisis after the NRL has helped them all they can do be it but this Corona merkin was none of any of the clubs making and they shouldn’t die because of it.

What if the NRL has to keep shelling out to keep 16 clubs afloat? Thats not sustainable.

I dont think its right to say that there should be 12 clubs, but equally its not right to say there should be 16.

The NRL and clubs need to look at what's available, work out how they cut expenses and come back with a sustainable model going forward. Until they do that it is difficult to say one way or the other how many clubs there should be.

 

[emjaycee]

Well each club has a perpetual licence agreement do they not ? John Grant gave them such a deal when they signed off on the $13m grant. I guess the devil is in the detail.

A perpetual licence doesnt stop the issue that if 5 clubs cannot support themselves (and thus relinquish their licence) how does the NRL choose which one to 'prop up'?

 

[Gronk]

A perpetual licence doesnt stop the issue that if 5 clubs cannot support themselves (and thus relinquish their licence) how does the NRL choose which one to 'prop up'?

Agreed and the argument from the Souths about the shit clubs was the equal funding model. The shit clubs want the rich clubs to forgo NRL cash during the covid19 premiership pause .Richo told them all to get f**ked.

Not sure under the equal funding model that the NRL are allowed to "prop up" one club and not the other. Accordingly, they will just have to watch each club fold even if they technically wanted them to stay. Unless there is a mutual agreement to move the team interstate. Not sure if that is even in the table ATM.

 

[Angry_eel]

The cap is too high and needs to be cut

There goes our premiership window.

My Daughter in 2035: Dad, why didn't we win a premiership til now?
Me: Well, we would have but the Coronavirus happened and then the cap was cut. Ryan Mattereson and Mitch Moses left. We sucked again.

 

[emjaycee]

There goes our premiership window.

My Daughter in 2035: Dad, why didn't we win a premiership til now?
Me: Well, we would have but the Coronavirus happened and then the cap was cut. Ryan Mattereson and Mitch Moses left. We sucked again.

Are we winning one in 2035 - you f**ken beauty!!