Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:37 pm  

I am now of the belief that there is no real future for clubs currently not in SL ever getting in there, as in NRL/NFL. They want to focus all the support down to these clubs therefore increasing their incomes at the expense of all others. BUT, people are not that fickle and will not, as a rule, just pack up and go and support another team ( I know there are Fax fans who now follow the Bulls, but they are tossers).

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:48 pm  

chris_smith wrote:

I'll learn more tonight from mr Steele but he was basically told he mustn't raise or tackle the fat controller too harshly or the club would feel the wrath of the RFL!! Basically we were gagged

isnt that what happened to leigh /
they make fifa look clean

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:52 pm  

why dont you put a poll up
asking all fans to vote a no confidence in the board of the rl

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:04 pm  

1teaminWigan wrote:

why dont you put a poll up
asking all fans to vote a no confidence in the board of the rl

That's a good idea to be honest.

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:21 pm  

cant do any harm
sky will have to take notice.

get on all the boards.
nothing to lose
you have my vote
get rid of them who bring in what rl fans want
power to the people

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:26 pm  

Anyone would think the rfl was a democracy.

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:33 pm  

To start with it's not about stadiums, finance is important. Then finance is significant but it's also about facilities - they don't have a bloody clue themselves! How do we stand a chance.

"it's a credit to those clubs that have got off their backsides and delivered on the promises that they made in 2008" - how many clubs have actually done that?! Fax are one of the few that have.

Then Eddie pipes up with the sole financial backer congratulating him for putting the sport first - yet we've got a club that doesn't run at a loss, is run as a business but that's not worth shouting about cos it's not one man and his wallet?! WTF are this lot on?!
Anyone else more confused than before the announcement?!

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Wed Jul 27, 2011 9:51 pm  

What confuses me is this. If Wakefield were going to lose their Super League place due to having a poorer application to Crusaders and now it transpires that Crusaders are going to struggle to finish the season let alone carry on for another 3 seasons, how in gods name was the Crusaders application deemed better than Wakefields in the first place? The whole system is flawed or not looked at in any detail whatsoever or clubs are lying in their application!
Although when Mr Indipendent himself is on the panel you can see how it goes wrong. I remember the infamous lets have fans decide on the new Halifax name, vote in the paper and the rest, then ignore it all and call them Bluesox opening us up to ridicule to every other club and news paper headline wrote there on in! for Christs sake this man is now running the game. I wonder if he has still got a garage full of the CD's of that crap song as well?

Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah NahNah Nah Nah Nah Nah Bluesox.

INSPIRED!!!!!

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Thu Jul 28, 2011 10:58 am  

i did find the interview rather amusing. I thought one question and its non answer in particular were informative.
Question: (and im paraphrasing) "nigel, what mistakes has the RFL made with its expansion policy in wales and the franchising system in general, and what can be done about them?"
Answer: Blah blah blah repeats the usual line about about the amateur game thriving in Wales. Thats all well and good btw. but then goes on to say "(we) THE SPORT need to look at whats gone wrong and learn from these mistakes" WHAT THE ACTUAL FECK??
not only does he completely fail to answer the question. he completely avoids any admition of responsibility, its not "(We) THE RFL" who need to look at the wales expansion policy in particular and franchising in general, its "(We) THE SPORT". when its very much the case that its the RFL who needs to look at this.
Your idea, your mess, your failure. At least admit it and stop trying to rope in the clubs and everyone else involved in the sport to share the blame.

Re: Tonights Boots N All... Chairman Michael Steele : Thu Jul 28, 2011 11:13 am  

fax85 wrote:

What confuses me is this. If Wakefield were going to lose their Super League place due to having a poorer application to Crusaders and now it transpires that Crusaders are going to struggle to finish the season let alone carry on for another 3 seasons, how in gods name was the Crusaders application deemed better than Wakefields in the first place? The whole system is flawed or not looked at in any detail whatsoever or clubs are lying in their application!
Although when Mr Indipendent himself is on the panel you can see how it goes wrong. I remember the infamous lets have fans decide on the new Halifax name, vote in the paper and the rest, then ignore it all and call them Bluesox opening us up to ridicule to every other club and news paper headline wrote there on in! for Christs sake this man is now running the game. I wonder if he has still got a garage full of the CD's of that crap song as well?

Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah Nah NahNah Nah Nah Nah Nah Bluesox.

INSPIRED!!!!!

Maybe it wasnt.