Three chairmen of 3 very different SL have made it clear that they are not happy with the way the game is being run. www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... -Neil.html www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480 www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480 When a senior figure like McManus writes: " We need transparency, honesty, bravery and decisiveness to admit where mistakes have been made and to remedy them forthwith " the implication appears to be that the sport may be being lead in a murky, dishonest, cowardly and dithering way........

Three chairmen of 3 very different SL have made it clear that they are not happy with the way the game is being run. www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... -Neil.html www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480 www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... ml&BID=480 When a senior figure like McManus writes: " We need transparency, honesty, bravery and decisiveness to admit where mistakes have been made and to remedy them forthwith " the implication appears to be that the sport may be being lead in a murky, dishonest, cowardly and dithering way........

Maybe some SL chairmen need to take a good long look in the mirror.

This.

And we all know that investment bankers have never made any bad financial decisions!

Maybe they do. That does not mean their comments about the way Wood et al run things is not valid.

They are taking a close look at things and see the RFL executives are a shambles.

do we?



Lewis and Wood are there to administer a sport rather than to speculate with limited RFL funds. Singling out certain clubs for substantial assistance while ignoring others. And doing it all without the explicit approval of RFL stakeholders.

Their 2 biggest financial projects have been Crusaders and the Bulls.

hardly surprising when Wood's previous experience was taking Fax into administration.

So are you saying that the guy cannot In any way have an opinion?

Oh and how many mistakes did Mcmanus make that you know of to form your opinion.

OK, I apologise for my flippant statement

Looking at the latest RFL report published (2010), the RFL invested £8.7m into the sport in that year. This is a 532% increase from the 2001 value of £1.6m

The annual report will put a positive spin on things but I for one think this a very good achievement

Of course, how clubs at all levels of the game spend this £8.7m is their problem, not the RFL

I wonder if its just the chairmen that cant afford to match the investment of other chairmen that are complaining.?

Yes, they could start with this:

" We need transparency, honesty, bravery and decisiveness to admit where mistakes have been made and to remedy them forthwith "




Very true, it does however, seem highly ironic.




Again, the irony meter has gone off the scale.


Incidentally, I'm not praising the RFL or having a go at you, I just think there are some clubs who are in situations of their own making and are looking at deflecting blame.

In the light of what we now know happened at Bradford, I wonder if the RFL are calling in debts/refusing to lend against sky money. Pure speculation by the way.

Well the SL charimen voted to have a title sponsor for free.

Complaining that the Super League is financially unviable because the RFL is giving money out to areas other than the SL clubs seems to me like a bully demanding the pocket/dinner money from other kids in the school, and trying to get the headmaster to endorse them.