A lot of talk on here now regarding Toronto, and expansion etc, but my son gave me some info on RL in North America, and I think this needs a thread of it's own.
I mentioned earlier that I'm all for expansion, but done in the right way. I feel if this happens, theres no reason why it cant be a success without having a negative impact on other clubs.
If a new club is formed, let's say Hemel, a team of experts,employed by the RFL, if there is any, are employed and based in that area, driving marketing, coaching and finance etc, and not move on to the next project until the club they have been working with are stable.
As for teams like Toronto, and given the interest in sport over the pond, and the money they invest in it, would the sport not benefit more with an American SL, the same for some of our European ventures, such as Catalan, Toulouse and the newly formed Belgrade.
You could have a 4 way world club challenge
A list of North American RL teams, not quite sure on standards and facilities, and this is just North America. Add Central and South America
Toronto Wolfpack New York Knights Jacksonville Axemen Atlanta Rhinos Brooklyn Kings Central Florida Warriors Tampa Mayhem Boston Thirteens San Diego Legion Seattle Saracens New Orleans Gold Delaware Black Foxes Utah Warriors Bucks County Sharks Washington DC Slayers Northern Virginia Eagles Rhode Island Rebellion White Plains Wombats Chicago Stockyarders
A lot of talk on here now regarding Toronto, and expansion etc, A list of North American RL teams, not quite sure on standards and facilities, and this is just North America. Add Central and South America
Toronto Wolfpack New York Knights Jacksonville Axemen Atlanta Rhinos Brooklyn Kings Central Florida Warriors Tampa Mayhem Boston Thirteens San Diego Legion Seattle Saracens New Orleans Gold Delaware Black Foxes Utah Warriors Bucks County Sharks Washington DC Slayers Northern Virginia Eagles Rhode Island Rebellion White Plains Wombats Chicago Stockyarders
Food for thought
What an imagination how long did it take to invent that lot, can't wait for the names you've come up with for the rest of the america's
My thoughts on expansion have always been that it's fine if done in the correct way. You don't expand the game by filling our domestic league with the odd clubs from other countries -even continents! I'm personally more in favour of starting the game at grass roots level and other countries building their own leagues. I've said it before, as daft as it seems, what will happen, if one day there are no British clubs in SL?
A lot of talk on here now regarding Toronto, and expansion etc, but my son gave me some info on RL in North America, and I think this needs a thread of it's own.
I mentioned earlier that I'm all for expansion, but done in the right way. I feel if this happens, theres no reason why it cant be a success without having a negative impact on other clubs.
If a new club is formed, let's say Hemel, a team of experts,employed by the RFL, if there is any, are employed and based in that area, driving marketing, coaching and finance etc, and not move on to the next project until the club they have been working with are stable.
As for teams like Toronto, and given the interest in sport over the pond, and the money they invest in it, would the sport not benefit more with an American SL, the same for some of our European ventures, such as Catalan, Toulouse and the newly formed Belgrade.
You could have a 4 way world club challenge
A list of North American RL teams, not quite sure on standards and facilities, and this is just North America. Add Central and South America
Toronto Wolfpack New York Knights Jacksonville Axemen Atlanta Rhinos Brooklyn Kings Central Florida Warriors Tampa Mayhem Boston Thirteens San Diego Legion Seattle Saracens New Orleans Gold Delaware Black Foxes Utah Warriors Bucks County Sharks Washington DC Slayers Northern Virginia Eagles Rhode Island Rebellion White Plains Wombats Chicago Stockyarders
Food for thought
If you exclude Toronto from your list, the clubs mentioned are all at a pretty low level compared with the "professional" sport in the UK and are probably on a similar level to the French National league, maybe just below it.
It's great that the game is being played over there and surprising that Toronto couldnt "borrow" some of the local players when they started off in League 1. Unfortunately, I dont know the full politics behind what was there pre Toronto's formation but, surely, an opportunity was missed.
As for Toronto, you have to say congratulations and see what they bring to SL. You feel that they will spend big and could bring in some proper big name signings (Sonny Bill was muted a couple of months back). There is a fundamental issue of geography that makes their inclusion bonkers but, for now, we should embrace them and see where it all ends up. I just hope that there isn't a plan for 4/5 N. American clubs in SL at the expense of some of the current sides, which would be disastrous for the game over here.
They may be pretty low level but a league has to start somewhere Wrencat, sure when we all started in 1895 it was pretty much low level.
As for your last paragraph Wrencat, I fear that's the way it will go, especially with what Brian Mac was saying.
Wakefield Trinity were formed in 1873, just saying like. As for Toronto, it’s early days & I’m personally yet to be convinced about this North American lark.
A lot of talk on here now regarding Toronto, and expansion etc, but my son gave me some info on RL in North America, and I think this needs a thread of it's own.
I mentioned earlier that I'm all for expansion, but done in the right way. I feel if this happens, theres no reason why it cant be a success without having a negative impact on other clubs.
If a new club is formed, let's say Hemel, a team of experts,employed by the RFL, if there is any, are employed and based in that area, driving marketing, coaching and finance etc, and not move on to the next project until the club they have been working with are stable.
As for teams like Toronto, and given the interest in sport over the pond, and the money they invest in it, would the sport not benefit more with an American SL, the same for some of our European ventures, such as Catalan, Toulouse and the newly formed Belgrade.
You could have a 4 way world club challenge
A list of North American RL teams, not quite sure on standards and facilities, and this is just North America. Add Central and South America
Toronto Wolfpack New York Knights Jacksonville Axemen Atlanta Rhinos Brooklyn Kings Central Florida Warriors Tampa Mayhem Boston Thirteens San Diego Legion Seattle Saracens New Orleans Gold Delaware Black Foxes Utah Warriors Bucks County Sharks Washington DC Slayers Northern Virginia Eagles Rhode Island Rebellion White Plains Wombats Chicago Stockyarders
Food for thought
Meanwhile Oldham, Swinton, Workington, Doncaster et al struggle to exist Expansion??? Not for me I'm afraid.