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It will be interesting to see how the Wolfpack respond. Rules are rules, but in saying that if this C19 pandemic didn’t happen, this wouldn’t of happened, I think the SL clubs are all against Toronto because they want a bigger piece of the pie from Sky,
Because Neil would have done the right thing without the furlough scheme wouldn’t he? Leave the bitterness aside mate, you’re embarrassing east Hull.
I have next to no idea on the P&R rules and the whole thing with the wolpack license being suspended, but if Newcastle buy out the wolfpack and then just play as newcastle they are fundamentally changing the club and surely shouldn't just get to play in the top tier and thus should have to get promoted up? and if thats the case then why bother buying the wolfpack? and are they planning on being the Newcastle Wolfpack?
There are no licences in SL or any other British league. Ottawa bought Hemel’s membership of the RFL which entitles them to the same benefits as other RFL members. This is something Perez obviously rectified after his time at TWP. What there is to gain for Newcastle is a direct entry to SL but I would assume they would play out of Newcastle. I can’t see any reason to buy TWP and keep then in Toronto just to throw good money after bad unless you were a seriously cashed up organisation and can see some light at the end of the tunnel.
I’m positive any new owners would want their share of the Sky money. Whether the other SL clubs can see past the end of their noses is another thing completely.
There is no grand expansion plan in the U.K. The thinking is live from year to year hoping to survive and get to the next season. Any expansion clubs are the result of that club coming to the RFL and asking to join the league. The RFL mull it over for five minutes and then agree, thinking pins on a map are good. The rest of the clubs then watch to see if the new entity is a threat to their existence and if it is they (the rest of the clubs) then do all they can to undermine the new club until they either fold or are reduced to the level where they are no longer a threat. Same old, same old = good. New = bad. Stagnation is the RFL’s expansion policy.
Rugby League is likely the most anti-expansionist sport in the world
British rugby league fans (generally) are the most anti-expansionist fans in the world. Schadenfreude could have been invented in the north of England.
Any Aussie or New Zealand born Tongans will see the writing on the wall and realise that the big three are happy to watch them slowly wither on the vine due to apathy so they can keep their place at the top and opt to play for the Kangaroos or the Kiwis. Fijians will either jump ship to union or do a Semi.
