Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:46 pm  

cravenpark1 wrote:

Bring it on i hope it works, but if it does how long will the rich guy who is paying for it all carry on paying if they do well and get promoted

How long will Hudgell pump money into Rovers, or McManus into Saints?

I've read that there are a number of investors on board, albeit it's being driven by one person inparticular.

Unlike most of the Championship & League 1 clubs, Superleague is their aim, and we should do all we can to provide the stage for that investment and ambition to go as far as it can.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:46 pm  

The End is Nigh

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:57 pm  

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

It's madness they are going to be in league 1. If were going to do this just put them in the super league.

No way. I think it's a great idea they're joining but let's not try and make them run before they can walk, wasn't that what they did with Crusaders. They should be allowed to grow and build at their pace.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:00 pm  

ThePrinter wrote:

No way. I think it's a great idea they're joining but let's not try and make them run before they can walk, wasn't that what they did with Crusaders. They should be allowed to grow and build at their pace.

Crusaders were League 1 Champions in 2007 and Championship runners-up (after extra time) in 2008.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:15 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Whats the weather like in Toronto Feb/Mar? Is it not snowy!! Maybe play the first batch of matches in UK

Very, very cold (could be minus 20 plus windchill) and usually lots of snow. As I look out my front window, still no leaves on the trees and buds are just starting. Spring hasn't officially started yet. But July and August can be 90 degrees plus. Teams that come here early in the season will freeze to death and those that come late on will burn.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:21 pm  

From a Canadian perspective, I have to say that's a great logo - just right for this market. The only question in my mind is whether games against Rochdale and Gloucestershire All-Golds is really going to grip the imagination. Still, 99% of people in Canada will never have heard of Wigan (lucky them) or Saints or Warrington either, so perhaps it won't matter much. I could easily see them being in the Top 10 supported sides in the British game by the end of next season. Not that hard at all if they replicate the great crowds they have had for the international games (even against semi-amateur opposition. They are very marketing savvy and have a good social media presence and contacts to build on. I hope they can find room for a few home-grown players. Enoch Wamalwa is a young hard-running second row/prop that I'd like to see given a chance.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:28 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

From a Canadian perspective, I have to say that's a great logo - just right for this market. The only question in my mind is whether games against Rochdale and Gloucestershire All-Golds is really going to grip the imagination. Still, 99% of people in Canada will never have heard of Wigan (lucky them) or Saints or Warrington either, so perhaps it won't matter much. I could easily see them being in the Top 10 supported sides in the British game by the end of next season. Not that hard at all if they replicate the great crowds they have had for the international games (even against semi-amateur opposition. They are very marketing savvy and have a good social media presence and contacts to build on. I hope they can find room for a few home-grown players. Enoch Wamalwa is a young hard-running second row/prop that I'd like to see given a chance.

Toronto v hull could be well attended seeing as there is a hull close to ottawa

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:30 pm  

For all those moaning about travel times

Quick Google search

Manchester to Toronto direct 7hrs 45min

Super 15s clubs for example

Sydney to Johannesburg 14hrs 30 mins

Guess we shouldn't moan too much lol

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 6:59 pm  

"no thought for the fans" is one of my favourites from the luddites this evening.

Re: Canadian club in 2017? : Wed Apr 27, 2016 7:11 pm  

headhunter wrote:

Crusaders were League 1 Champions in 2007 and Championship runners-up (after extra time) in 2008.

Being ready for Super League is about a lot more than just on field results.