If the franchise system ends, then what? : Mon May 21, 2012 6:08 pm  

Where will the money come from?
Can the clubs survive without SKY/SL?

What will the future be like?

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Mon May 21, 2012 9:46 pm  

1. I suppose that depends on whether or not SKY take their bat and ball home with the TV rights.

2. Yes they can, but probably all but around 6 clubs would go part-time unless ESPN decided to pick up the rights. Those that are heavily in debt will have problems

3. Keighley win the 2018 Allianz Super League Grand Final beating Br*dford Red B*lls 116-0 James Haythornthwaite scores 8 tries before going off injured after 25 minutes, loads of the 50,000 Keighley fans that travel to Old Trafford come on RL Fans demanding that JD be sacked because he played £4.5m record signing Sam Tomkins at Full Back instead of using a local lad and it was Tomkins' trapping a tackler's arm on the deck that lead to the only penalty of the game awarded to Bradford by referee Ronnie Laughton, who was rightfully praised by the media and fans from both teams as having a fantastic game.

Then in the expanded Gillette World Club Challenge Keighley beat Volkswagen Eastern Rugby League Champions Beirut Bombers 32-10 in a fiery contest in Belgrade. In the Final they beat 4 time defending champions, and Carrefour Treize Tournoi Champions, Toulouse Olympique. 19-18 in a stunning upset infront of 92,000 fans in the Nou Camp, Barcelona the new home of the Catalans Dragons. With Great Britain's World Cup winning half back Ben Stead kicking a 65m drop goal after the full time hooter sounds to send the 35,000 travelling members of the Green Army in to raptures.

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Mon May 21, 2012 10:41 pm  

Can I please have half a pint of whatever Stealth is drinking.

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Tue May 22, 2012 7:26 am  

Must be strong beer. lol

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Tue May 22, 2012 1:45 pm  

:I want some of that.........................Hic hic

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Tue May 22, 2012 4:09 pm  

That's very clever and made me smile on a rainy Tuesday which is not easy.

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Tue May 22, 2012 4:25 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

1. I suppose that depends on whether or not SKY take their bat and ball home with the TV rights.

2. Yes they can, but probably all but around 6 clubs would go part-time unless ESPN decided to pick up the rights. Those that are heavily in debt will have problems

3. Keighley win the 2018 Allianz Super League Grand Final beating Br*dford Red B*lls 116-0 James Haythornthwaite scores 8 tries before going off injured after 25 minutes, loads of the 50,000 Keighley fans that travel to Old Trafford come on RL Fans demanding that JD be sacked because he played £4.5m record signing Sam Tomkins at Full Back instead of using a local lad and it was Tomkins' trapping a tackler's arm on the deck that lead to the only penalty of the game awarded to Bradford by referee Ronnie Laughton, who was rightfully praised by the media and fans from both teams as having a fantastic game.

Then in the expanded Gillette World Club Challenge Keighley beat Volkswagen Eastern Rugby League Champions Beirut Bombers 32-10 in a fiery contest in Belgrade. In the Final they beat 4 time defending champions, and Carrefour Treize Tournoi Champions, Toulouse Olympique. 19-18 in a stunning upset infront of 92,000 fans in the Nou Camp, Barcelona the new home of the Catalans Dragons. With Great Britain's World Cup winning half back Ben Stead kicking a 65m drop goal after the full time hooter sounds to send the 35,000 travelling members of the Green Army in to raptures.

The only question I have is will Andy have an extended franchise to sell pies at the final

(and will Black Sheep be on)

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Tue May 22, 2012 8:13 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

. With Great Britain's World Cup winning half back Ben Stead kicking a 65m drop goal after the full time hooter sounds to send the 35,000 travelling members of the Green Army in to raptures.

..all that practice on Marley Tip Top obviously finally came to fruition !

Dreamer wrote:

(and will Black Sheep be on)

By 2018 due to political correctness and European Guidelines 'black sheep ale ' will here- by be known as ' non race specific colored ovine barley and wheat fermented beverage'

Re: If the franchise system ends, then what? : Tue May 22, 2012 11:23 pm  

Rach wrote:

By 2018 due to political correctness and European Guidelines 'black sheep ale ' will here- by be known as ' non race specific colored ovine barley and wheat fermented beverage'

In 2018 there is no alcohol at all on sale in the Br*dford district, this is because in 2016 the Respect party win overall control of the Council and it is banned because it is deemed offensive to those of an Islamic disposition. This was a pivotal moment in the history of the Keighley club as they moved in to a brand new 37,000 capacity Naylor's Stadium the year after. Cunningly situated the other side of Sutton Beck to the Landis Lund factory between Eastburn and Crosshills, this put the ground in North Yorkshire by a matter of inches and out of the jurisdiction of Br*dford. Fans flocked from miles around to sample (and bootleg) the quality draught ales produced by the stadium sponsors just a few hundred yards away. The resulting capacity attendances resulting in Keighley being granted a Super League licence at the start of the 2018 season.