Bradford Bulls - RedAmberandBlack.net • Expansion of RL & French Teams
On the night we got 25k against Leeds you realised that the most accessible new support group was within the region which must hold north of a million people and who know what RL is. That is the main point of the Guardian piece by Mark Evans.
The other downside of 2 French teams apart from away fans is the major event looking like a flop to TV viewers (and execs). Wembley and the GF always looked amazing - now they don't. Additionally, it means one less British club getting £1.6m, one less British academy etc. It cannot be discounted that there is now £3.2m less going into British RL.
Hetherington talks about the new possibilities in respect of TV deals, PR etc as if Catalans had entered the league a year or two ago. If there's no French TV deal by the start of the season or if it's on a par with the Championship deal, what will happen then?
The other downside of 2 French teams apart from away fans is the major event looking like a flop to TV viewers (and execs). Wembley and the GF always looked amazing - now they don't. Additionally, it means one less British club getting £1.6m, one less British academy etc. It cannot be discounted that there is now £3.2m less going into British RL.
Hetherington talks about the new possibilities in respect of TV deals, PR etc as if Catalans had entered the league a year or two ago. If there's no French TV deal by the start of the season or if it's on a par with the Championship deal, what will happen then?
Statistics: Posted by M@islebugs — Mon Oct 18, 2021 2:07 pm — Replies 30 — Views 2260