Absolutely. Licencing is seen by many as the only way forward within the game.The Firm wrote: ↑31 Dec 2021, 16:54Why are they obsessed? Maybe because however much you want to bury your head in the sand licensing IS on its way back with a preliminary start date of the 2024 season. This is even mentioned in Wakeys planning application, the club know this and need to act. We already (as do Wakey) have to get dispensation to remain at WR every season and the RFL have made it clear that this us coming to an end VERY soon. We need to act immediately otherwise it will be second tier rugby for ever more or playing away from the town and we can’t say we weren’t warned. Improvements must be made, and i’m not talking a new toilet block and a lick of paint. We are talking a major renovation here and that isn’t going to come cheap.
It is seen as raising standards across the board. There are working groups on with this now, yes it may be framed as licensing directly, but it is pretty much the same thing.
I'm not saying it is the way forward, however it is definitely on the radar.