: Tue May 05, 2009 10:54 pm
I see the chairman of both Batley and Oldham have both gone on record as saying they will stand aside if anyone else wants to run their club, dire days ahead for Rugby League unfortunately, the RFL have to step in soon and sort the financial mess out or when all the other clubs have gone they will find out that they needed us 'lower tier' clubs. Rugby League outside SL (and a few in it) is dying on its feet and a better spread of the TV cash is required NOW, restrict the SL clubs even further, stop Championship and div 1 clubs paying out stupid money, patch things up with BARLA, and its got to be done SOON.
All clubs will have to make harsh decisions regarding playing staff (I include coaching staff in there as well) wages, better relations with their amateur neighbours, or as a sport we are doomed, doomed I say doomed.
