Now we know which league we are playing in, but we do not know where we will be playing. We can look forward to Season 2021. Or can we ?

I wonder firstly, when will the season start ? A third wave is projected for Easter, just we we are projected to start.Will fans be able to attend matches ? The Virus has not gone away. In fact it is mutating which is causing great concern.

London goes into tier 3 for Christmas. How long will that last ? So if we do kick off in April, will it be behind closed doors. Can the club afford that ?

The Championship 2021 really is up in the air.

I also wonder, will the players " Take the knee " next season, or will it die the death ? A bit like the way that clapping for the NHS did.

so many questions!!icon_smile.gif...also will we have a squad of 25 to mount a challenge for promotion?

Yes, there are more questions than answers.

I guess Broncos could cope with behind closed doors thanks to David & maybe a couple of other teams. But i very much doubt the bulk of the Championship could or would vote to start the season in those circumstances.



David was very bullish regarding getting promoted so we will have to see who else we sign, if we do.

How tough is 2021 going to be? nobody knows, would love to have listened to the Super League meeting when they were told of the Sky contract offer, on Friday, thought it had been rumoured, 50% reduction on what we currently receive lol, at the same time the fee being rumoured to RU is mind blowing to win the deal from BT, what is happening to out sport? No wonder we are looked at as an M62 corridor sport!

I think jaybs the sport is now more an M62 Service Station broom cupboard sport.

Quite correct lol, I could not believe York used extending the M62 homeland as part of their strap line for the 12th place in Super League?

I can!!!

Source?

Quote Dave Lister="Dave Lister"Source?'" ?? journalist friend, also this week's League Express!! https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-re ... ghts-blow/

Quote Dave Lister="Dave Lister"Source?'" ?? journalist friend, also this week's League Express!! https://www.totalrl.com/super-league-re ... ghts-blow/

It’s in every paper. 20m for league a year

37m for rfu



And couple of clubs looking at league players at moment

So season 2021, whats the latest thoughts on a start date. Taking into account we will highly likely still be in some level of lockdown until probably end of April. Likelyhood of crowds being allowed in in significant numbers probably diminished again

Could easily see no Championship in 2021. If we are in Tier 4 still or worse come April/May you start to run out of weeks to fit in all the games taking player welfare into account. I suppose you could divide Championship into East & West to reduce fixtures with the 2 top teams playing off for the promotion spot but still can't see most Championship clubs wanting to play any games behind closed doors.



But you never know, things may improve but i wouldn't bet on it.

Of that £37m for RU, the private equity firm CVC who bought into the business take a guaranteed 27% of revenue - so £10m per year. That leaves the clubs with just over £2m each, so it's not as great a deal as it seems. And the money CVC paid to buy in has all gone on paying debts.



The SL offer is bad but not as bad as it appears at first glance. The SL clubs currently receive £20m pa, the RFL take about £8m and the rest goes to Championship / L1 clubs. Apparently this new offer is only for SL, not the leagues below, so it's not as drastic a cut as it appears. And it's - supposedly - only an initial offer. The SL clubs will take a cut, but the real pain will be felt by Ch/L1 clubs and the RFL.