When the Skysports Deal ends at the end of 2021.

Rimmer has to be kept away from Superleague. I’m sure his heart is in the right place and he’s a great advert for Northern folk and whippets but very little else.
I don’t have a problem with Elstone but,like Rimmer,he’ll be on a six figure salary and therefore judged on what he brings to the table that’s better than him not being there,if you catch my drift.
Whatever the problems encountered, if the best deal is a third less than the previous deal,then it means that he’s failed to generate competitive bids from elsewhere. On that basis,what has he brought to the table ?
Its a struggle to think of anything he brings,apart from dressing better than the other twerp.

Northerners only rugby league is a tremendous concept.
Maybe Rimmer could organise a meeting of interested parties.
Not sure where?
Place in Huddersfield,called the George might work

There's a lot of hysteria being thrown about in RL circles at the moment over this. Everything from RL management incompetence has caused the lower offer (It hasn't), not having Toronto in the SL has caused it (It hasn't. Cutting-off twenty-odd million off an offer isn't due to any club let alone a small new one from Canada) Sky want to kill the game has caused it (This one's mental) Elstone and Rimmer are directly to blame for a reduced offer (that a third party submits and is out of their control)

I think all it really shows is that it allows various supporters to shoehorn their own particular obsessions, grievances, and prejudices into the current situation. While systematically ignoring the real reason of the reduced offer which is the parasite that is Premier league football. The constant increase in SKY's financial commitment to the EPL has meant that it has given lower offers to all other sports it covers. Across the board. It's under pressure to fill dwindling subscription numbers and it's putting its eggs all in one basket.

The real concern should be the fact that even with the reduced offer nobody else comes close to matching it. While I think a move away from SKY is inevitable at some point, it has a hold over the sport that isn't healthy for the growth of the game. Effectively buying it up and showing the bare minimum so that it withholds the rights to any other potential broadcasters. This is a fairly common occurrence with broadcasters around the world, but it effectively chokes the sports that it does it to. This is a dangerous time for us as a sport. The reduced offer may herald the demise of some lower league clubs and bring back the real reality of part-time players. Something that would probably mean the death knell of any future expansion.

What happens next is pretty serious. I just wish that RL fans could show a little solidarity rather than trying to squeeze in their particular brand of obsession into the argument. This isn't aimed at anyone on here by the way, just an observation in general.

Carnster I'm not sure what 'people's obsessions' are. This is a Forum for discussion and that's what, to me, people are doing. I don't agree with many views on here but so what, that's their view.
And 'solidarity', in what, for what? In RL we don't seem to have an overall view.
The funding issue to me is our problem,not Sky's, not benefactors. The RL, supporters should not expect to be baled out by Sky, other ways should be found. Just my, non obsessive view.

On a positive note it's now being suggested that to reduce costs, due to reduced income, that the no of overseas players ( or whatever they term them now) is reduced from 7 to 3 from 2022
But I still think we need to look at ways of generating our own income within clubs and not relying on Sky/ benefactors.
Elstone must responsibility but Covid has played its part.

Will you write more if we all agree with you then Carnster?
I think your ideas are great.