The Virtual Terrace • Re: 2 more transatlantic sides gunning for League 1
wrencat1873 wrote:
1. So, Sky, who along with BT paid £5.1 billion for Premier League Football are a busted flush, oh really and just because BT are broadcasting RU, this doesnt preclude them from showing RL ??
2. I agree that RL in Toronto and North America is just a spec of dust on the sports landscape but, this is a good thing and the fact that this is year 1 and their management appear to have set out a funded long term investment plan shows that they are serious about seeing just how far they can go.
3. Of course they have to use Aussie and UK players (with just a few home grown youngsters) and yes, long term, they will have to develop their "own" players, just like London or Catalan.
4. The major difference with Toronto seems to be that they have a guy with vision, ambition and cash steering them, instead of trying to expand the game on the cheap.
5. Well done for predicting that phones would be used for more than just making phone calls, brilliant !! but, even they need someone to broadcast the stuff that they want to tap into, it doesnt just appear on screen when you turn the thing on.
6. RL is without doubt at a cross roads and it's foray into N America seems almost like the last roll of the dice.
7. We could well end up reverting to being a part time Northern sport, with some of the big boys moving over to Union and none of uswant that to happen.
1. SKY have started to lose subscribers (https://www.stuff.co.nz/business/industries/96015124) here in a trend replicated all over the world. I had a party at mine last weekend where one room had the NRL on the other the All Blacks......both on internet streams with sites such as mobdro.
2. Toronto are great ad what a start.....but London averaged nearly 10k in year one......I hope that the Perez/Aussie Cash apex continues, but one swallow and all that......
3. As a long term London fan I am fully aware of the timescales involved in developing players to a new sport.....and Canadians aren't as precious as we are when it comes to "needing" locals playing for them...ask the "J's"
4. The major difference is that Perez understands the need to market and to keep marketing. The Funding issue won't trouble them until they hit SL......then they'll really need to dig deep, but yeah, his enthusiasm is refreshing!
5. How long do you think it will be before larger sporting clubs broadcast their own games live to their own audiences? Remember, the 1st i-Phone is 10 years old this year.....and the stuff we can do now makes that look like it was steam powered.
6. RL is not at a cross roads.......it's broken down at the side of the road and it needs more like Toronto to come and give it a Jump-Start!
7. Part time at the 2nd tier is fine....but a strong, professional and PROFITABLE game at the front is a must!
Statistics: Posted by Call Me God — Wed Sep 20, 2017 10:48 pm