[urlhttps://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/07/super-league-clubs-transformed-adam-pearson-hull[/url
Apparently we couldn't see the trees for the WOOD!

"with the 12 CEOs instead appointed as directors to allow them to have a more definitive say in the competition’s direction."

The phrase "too many cooks spoil the broth" springs to mind.

Plenty of words - dont really say a lot

(wondered how long it would take to mention TW)

I was thinking more long the lines of organising a session at a brewery, but yeah.....agreed

Just looks like Super League Europe Ltd rehashed all over again!

A bit like the country we live in, it’ll be the haves deciding to take more and give little to nothing to the have nots

This worries me immensely. We already have an enormous disparity between the clubs, the direction in which they respectively see the sport heading, their level of ambition and their resources. There's a very real danger that we continue with a 'tail wagging the dog' scenario where individual self-preservation takes priority over collective growth.

With 12 SL ceo's running the show, there is every chance that they may go for some kind of franchise option, which would instantly preserve their status in the top flight and allow them to divvy up any Sky monies between themselves.

The comment about TW is interesting, in that, it mentions additional broadcasting deals.

It looks like. if you can bring something to the party, then, you'll get an invite ??
Tbf, IF clubs like Toronto (and New York) can bring substantial cash into the game, then, this can only be a good thing but, the big question is, will they ?

Sounds like desperation from clubs that fail to sell themselves already and may well take resources from the grass roots.

It seems that RL administrators can't win whatever they do. People have been moaning ( rightly, in my view ) about Nigel Wood's lack of ability. So, now he's gone, and the clubs are starting (only starting, of course) to set out a more ambitious and aggressive agenda for progress, and yet you immediately call it 'desperation'. In truth, we need a bit of 'desperation thinking', not in a panicked way, but simply for the realisation to dawn that RL is missing out on the big money and needs to adapt to win some of it.

I am an enthusiastic supporter of maintaining the sport's grass roots and helping the smaller clubs to survive and flourish. However, unless we think big at the top (and was it not great that the potential England/NZ match in Denver was included in the quote?) we will continue to lose ground to Union in attendances, TV audiences, sponsorship and all the other revenue vital for the game to progress.

11 cooks one head chef, the sleave Gary Hetherington, Gary knows best.

But the aggressive tone of the article and the obsession with Union will be self-defeating. Need to concentrate on the game itself and selling that not worrying about others. That's what I said it smacks of desperation. Both games can exist and flourish if each sells itself.

I also worry about the obsession with union.

They are vastly different sports appealing to a vastly difference audience.