Quote ="AXE2GRIND"we play at a wedding venue and because a few lads with cockney twangs play for us, we're a success?'"
Please show me where I've argued that London are a success. Don't worry - I'll wait.
Quote if it takes 30 years to grow a player, the point that you are ignoring is IF New York replace say, Wakefield, where do they get their players from if wakefield is no longer a player pathway for young men?'"
See my post earlier in the thread. Wakefield not being in Super League doesn't stop kids in Wakefield playing amateur rugby league. The opportunity to live and play professional sport in cities like New York, on the other hand, is an opportunity that I think any young person would be more than inspired by.