Bang on.mart0042 wrote: ↑07 Oct 2019, 09:52 Let's not throw the baby out with the bath water or Cas because Toronto have been promoted. Let's see what happens.
First thing we know is that the 11 remaining teams will get Torontos share of the sky money. So we are nearly 200k up.
Secondly, they are signing a couple of stars, with Sonny bill being one touted. Plus the mystery of playing them should put extra on the gates. Maybe not as many ss Fev would but you save money in the extra security.
Thirdly, we don't know how having Toronto in will effect the sky contact negotiations. I can only see it being positive.
Time will tell but I wouldn't stop watching Cas because another team got promoted. Hopefully I can find the money to go away to watch them.
The sport is dying and playing in our little bubble is not going to help anyone invest or bring money into the game, which it desperately needs.
Toronto have, by and large, helped bring larger crowds to clubs they have played against with a lot having crowds above their average or even record crowds. They've got in media publications that rugby league could only dream of, as well as being promoted by other sporting brands in the city such as the Blue Jays.
They have also brought around 10,000 fans to the game that never knew the sport existed before and having their feet under the top table can only help generate bigger promotion in the city and a great platform to build from. I've seen people bemoan lack of Canadian players but it takes time to develop young players. There's many clubs in SL who can't even generate decent young players to come through here with 100 years of heritage.
People are fearful because it's the small clubs that are being threatened and rightly so. They've had it cush for too long. This is why Cas need to be forward-thinking, outward-looking and sort out their promotion and attraction to fans and deliver on the field. If we don't want to be replaced then we have to lead, not expect it to be given to us.