griff1998 wrote:
What happens when we're a few months into the season and Salford have a few players injured too ?
We have teams turning up shorthanded. As we saw last season. It's not speculation or scaremongering - it's reality.
We'll have clubs asking supporters to turn up with their boots soon. Just in case.
I agree and looking at the bigger picture the game at lower levels just seems to be dying without any stuctured RFL initiatives to re generate interest and growth.
Having semi pro games where 12 players turn up or 13 with no subs should be sending alarm bells ringing within the RFL ranks.
All I see is fantastic heartland clubs like Whitehaven/Workington/Barrow grounds crumbling and doing their utmost to survive. Versus a totally disproportionate emphasis on costly speculative growth initiatives in France/London and now Canada.(I am aware that they have a money man sponsoring st the moment) There appears to be no strategic plan to me -just a governing body untouchable and not in touch with the grass roots of the game.
I believe in buidling from your foundations bottom up. RFl foundations look to be pretty insecure to me.