The Lewis apologists : Fri Apr 13, 2012 8:53 am
Reading the VT, there are many apologists for Richard Lewis, most of them fans of super league clubs, loons or both!It is easy to see that Lewis did a good job in getting the RFL's books in the black but is it so difficult for them to see his abject failures?
A lot of these people are saying that "flatcappers", (that's anyone who has a different opinion to them!), are blaming Lewis for the Bulls going pop and on the other hand saying the licencing Lewis introduced is to protect clubs financially. I dont seem to remember seeing anyone suggest that but merely use it as evidence about the system being floored, Bradford getting a B licence whilst in a massive hole?
Licencing is a great idea, if overseen and run transparently and fairly. It seems to me, for whatever reason, Lewis wanted a super league containing X,Y and Z clubs. And he achieved this by moving goal posts, breaking the laws of the land and turning a blind eye!
Let's not forget the lies and the spin either - Leigh not having a new stadium that was already built, the attack on our club, the meetings with widnes. How would we have felt if Lewis would have come out and said, here are the clubs we are having in super league and the reasons why?
There are a few clubs in SL that are neither profressing nor getting worse, just treading water, which brings us onto our league and a club like fev. They've really turned themselves around, great side on the field, stadium improving, good youth developmen, but where will this lead? Nowhere? And what happens ultimately? Did people leave fev in disillusionment, maybe leave the game all together? Any good kids go to SL. Fev struggle again. But this won't matter cos they're a small village club with a few supporters. SL clubs can even nick all their systems allowing them to progress.
Let's hope the new guy appreciates reward for hard work, punishes lack of progress and runs a fair and transparent licencing system that strengthens the WHOLE sport.
And let's not get started on sponsorship....