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I don't agree with a lot of things he says but he's absolutely spot on, can't believe it's taken someone so long to stand up to the grubs who do not care about the game or the heartland clubs, just their position and the ride on the gravy train. They are killing it at every level. Stand down you self absorbed pricks and leave our game to the ones that truly love it.
In my opinion he is only saying what supporters have been saying for years, but has the balls to say it publicly, unlike most Super League yes boys. Lower leagues need more recognition, PR needs to be as good as union, international game, quality of refereeing, growth of the game, compete with the NRL, salary cap etc. The issues aren't new, have just been ignored or brushed under the carpet for as long as possible!
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I don't agree with a lot of things he says but he's absolutely spot on, can't believe it's taken someone so long to stand up to the grubs who do not care about the game or the heartland clubs, just their position and the ride on the gravy train. They are killing it at every level. Stand down you self absorbed pricks and leave our game to the ones that truly love it.
In my opinion he is only saying what supporters have been saying for years, but has the balls to say it publicly, unlike most Super League yes boys. Lower leagues need more recognition, PR needs to be as good as union, international game, quality of refereeing, growth of the game, compete with the NRL, salary cap etc. The issues aren't new, have just been ignored or brushed under the carpet for as long as possible!
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What a load of absolute tosh.
Marwan lives in cloud cuckoo land, where the solution to everything is throwing money the game hasn't got at things. He might want to concentrate on getting his own ship in order first, rather than trying to circumvent the rules because that's the only way he can win.
He's full of problems, but no solutions. The ultimate self-publicist.
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We all complain about the RFL and how useless they are. This guy is standing up to them yet is still getting slated. How long can we go with all of the issues! We have 3 different set of rules for a match for gods sake! Im not saying overthrow the rfl or anything like that, but a discussion to be had amongst all club chairmen about what the rfl have to improve and need to be held accountable
At the beginning of every season, their should be a meeting with a representative of each club and the rfl and the rfl state their objectives for the season and at the end of the season, a performance review. Seems very logical to me, just like any other business.
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But reviews and structure and working for the interest of the game as a whole don't appear to be a big part of Koukash's agenda.
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| Quote BrisbaneRhino="BrisbaneRhino"But reviews and structure and working for the interest of the game as a whole don't appear to be a big part of Koukash's agenda.'"
Marwan is really interested in two things: generating more cash within the game and increasing the game's profile.
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| Quote Sal Paradise="Sal Paradise"Marwan is really interested in two things: generating more cash within the game and increasing the game's profile.
On either of these two scores do you think the RFL is fit for purpose?'"
Rugby League has been around for 120 or so years and has hardly expanded out of it's heartlands. OK I'll concede that there are many amateur clubs scattered across the UK but at its elite level the RFL have repeatedly failed to expand the sport much out of the M62 corridor.
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the main man not fit for purpose is the Doc himself
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| Quote Sal Paradise="Sal Paradise"Marwan is really interested in two things: generating more cash within the game and increasing the game's profile.'"
I think you're being naive here. I'd believe you if Marwan's outbursts were entirely unconnected to him not getting his way at Salford. Any interest in SL or RL is surely secondary to his interest in Salford.
The same applies to GH, of course, although there was a time before his stint at Headingley when he did seem to put the bigger interests of the game at heart, being a big player in engineering a move to summer rugby and the creation of the salary cap etc. |
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| Quote Exeter Rhino="Exeter Rhino"I think you're being naive here. I'd believe you if Marwan's outbursts were entirely unconnected to him not getting his way at Salford. Any interest in SL or RL is surely secondary to his interest in Salford.
The same applies to GH, of course, although there was a time before his stint at Headingley when he did seem to put the bigger interests of the game at heart, being a big player in engineering a move to summer rugby and the creation of the salary cap etc.'"
Marwan is losing money at Salford in part because the centrally distributed monies are not what they should be - especially if you compare them to club RU - it is the job of the central body to negotiate them.
Splitting from the RFL would preserve more monies for the clubs in SL - which is exactly what Marwan needs. |
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| Quote Exeter Rhino="Exeter Rhino"I think you're being naive here. I'd believe you if Marwan's outbursts were entirely unconnected to him not getting his way at Salford. Any interest in SL or RL is surely secondary to his interest in Salford.'"
Spot on. Whilst the RFL isn't exactly doing a great job so his idea of the clubs breaking away from the RFL sounds interesting, it could very well be a case of the grass isn't always greener and we end up having guys out just trying to look after themselves and their own club and it being a mess. |
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So Koukash wants the SL chairmen to trust his judgement and split from the RFL yet in his next breath he slags off one of the few commercially viable clubs and questions their worth? Not getting his negotiations off to the best start...
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