Leigh Centurions • Re: IMG
WYSIWYG2 wrote:
In reply to the Saints fan, Saddened, of course IMG will tart their ideas up to be the saviour of RL to get the clubs to vote for it. Years down the line, when it is too late, the heartlands will be feeder clubs for the franchised clubs installed in strategic cities through Britain. It won't happen overnight, but this is their ultimate goal. Years from now, Saints may be merged with Wire and Widnes to form a franchise in Liverpool.
IMG's proposals have little difference to the Richard Lewis fiasco. They want licensing, franchises and mergers. They will change the criteria at a whim to stop small town teams progressing in favour of new franchises in strategic geographical areas. It's so obvious.
Two things that didn't work previously are Licensing and Mergers. Hull and Gateshead, Huddersfield and Sheffield great mergers from history. The smaller club starts again and the larger clubs nick the franchise.
Other great ideas involve having one Cumbrian team, or Wigan and Leigh merge. Wigley Warriors would no doubt play at DW Stadium and play in Cherry and White hoops. One club would die and the supporters of the smaller club never accept the bigger.
Following other IMG initiatives in Basketball, the main revenue stream is through TV deals. IMG can offer streaming services and could effectively snuff out SKY, Premier Sports and Channel 4 if they are not providing the funds or growing the sport.
IMG have been monitoring Social Media and if they are alert, they will notice the healthy attendance at the LSV for the Grand Final but will be surprised at the lack of chatter from Leigh Fans on the forums, after gaining promotion. All season I have been a regular on the Fev fans forum and they are way busier with postings. This Forum is now dominated by about 15 people, whilst former contributors are off arguing with every other fan on the General Forums. These are exciting times we should be posting about the next season in Super League.
Statistics: Posted by Septimius Severus — Tue Oct 04, 2022 11:15 pm