afootingmiracle21-12 wrote:
Let's just dispel this myth. Catalans have a squad of 15/25 Frenchmen. .
I see what you did there.
Catalans run with about 3 first choice French players and the rest of the first choice team is imports........
So if Catalans have for all these years run with such a make up then it appears there aren't that many top class i.e. Superleague first team quality French players about which is a shame. This may be why the French national side have been annually slaughtered by Great Britain.
So when Toulouse join Superleague they too will need to import most of the first team. Now that's just how it is and for me Toulouse have worked hard and waited since 1996 for this chance that they deserve. BUT Toronto didn't even bother to develop any players..........
And the thing is that for many years it has been made clear that SL clubs need to develop players and attract TV deals. That was asked of Toulouse, That was asked of Toronto, that was asked of Les Catalans........
So if Toulouse field a largely imported team and don't manage to find a TV deal then they fail the true test on membership to Superleague.
But all that may have gone by the board. I suspect those polices SL ran with for years are out of the window and the two French clubs will be tolerated because of their very rich owners, and the fact SKY want 10 English clubs and that can be fitted into a 12 club Superleague.
But you didn't think for one minute if SL had been reduced to 10 only 8 of the clubs would have been English??..................Did you??
