Re: 2018 Squad : Wed Jul 19, 2017 9:53 am  

Also if player welfare was a real concern, SL would never have had the double Easter style fixtures

Re: 2018 Squad : Wed Jul 19, 2017 1:50 pm  

You could reduce the fixture numbers by not playing all teams home and away but then you get an imbalance. Teams may end up with more tough fixtures than others which would be a hard sell.

Do the NRL play each other home and away.

Re: 2018 Squad : Wed Jul 19, 2017 7:19 pm  

I thought the SL clubs had rejected an increase in the number of teams?

Re: 2018 Squad : Wed Jul 19, 2017 8:06 pm  

Don't think so, the decision on future structure was put back until end of the season. Could be back to the franchise system, that will give Toronto a way in if they don't make top 4 next year. That's assuming they sort out the problems they have over there.

Re: 2018 Squad : Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:11 am  

What problems they got NB?

Re: 2018 Squad : Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:18 am  

The pitch is an issue, believe there has been quite a few comments from visiting teams, for an artificial pitch it's very poor, Not sure how the funding of travelling teams will be done next year, accommodation for visiting teams being provided has gradually got worse as the season has gone on. Just a couple of things as a start

Re: 2018 Squad : Thu Jul 20, 2017 3:56 pm  

What crowds they getting ?

Re: 2018 Squad : Thu Jul 20, 2017 4:42 pm  

Oxford game they claimed 6 k not sure where they were tho
then again you only see one side of the ground

Re: 2018 Squad : Thu Jul 20, 2017 6:48 pm  

One of our number attended the TWP v Hunslet match. He said the stadium is a bit run down. There is no cover so if it were to rain it would be quite a miserable experience.
The crowd was quite good, he was impressed by the number of Hunslet fans who were there.
The area where the stadium is not the best. However as you can see from the TV, there is a lot of redevelopment being undertaken so it should improve.
He thought the Canadians seemed to be buying into the whole thing, however they a winning. If on promotion they started losing then he feels the support might decline.

Re: 2018 Squad : Thu Jul 20, 2017 10:04 pm  

The claimed crowd against hunslet was 6000 against all golds 7000 against Hemel 7200 considering it's apparently a capacity of 9000 all seated looking at the TV pictures not sure where they all were, the bar must have been busy. I think the person who counts the crowd must have been same person that worked for us in the past.
But throwing stones and glass houses etc, much better crowds than we manage