Steve0 wrote:
The NRL has no promotion and relegation and is miles ahead of super league. IMG tried to implement a proposal of scrapping magic weekend and scrapping loop fixtures ... super League clubs said no to scrapping magic weekend and will probably be against losing the loop fixtures due to the loss of revenue. It's difficult for Img as the club is ruled by what the chairmen of the top few teams want, not the governing body.
The fact that Rugby League is one of the two major sports in Australia and attracts much more money from TV and Advertising than the game in the UK is the attraction for Athletes to come into the game and is the reason its miles ahead of the RFL. In my opinion its nothing to do with not having promotion and relegation.IMG have just looked at the Australia model and thought we will follow that but the two games at the moment are miles apart both on the field and financially.
Removing promotion and relegation or scrapping Magic weekend is crazy thinking.
Loop fixtures are a pain but so are SKY Thursday games.
Without private equity funding the UK game is going to go further down the sports ladder with Womens football now the buzz word.
To move out of the minority sport classification the game has to produce superstars that newspapers and tv companies want to show or interview which leads to young althetes wanting to follow them and play the game.
That can only happen by bringing in Private equity funding into the RFL so that they are the governing body,not club chairmen.
The salary cap needs to be raised.
Its up to all clubs to look at innovative ways to raise money outside of club shirts and clothing.