Simple it needs the clubs to all sit down together to agree to all start to work together , this unfortunatley is the problem , when we are down to 14/15 clubs they might see sense , hope it's not too late by then

building on the idea of operating things centrally, how about we do the same with websites?

99% of football league clubs' (if not all of them) websites are run by 'premium tv'. This arrangement means top quality website with premium content, a collective market, encompassing millions of visitors, to attract advertisers whilst still granting some autonomy to the individual clubs.

On my other post I mentioned that the clubs need to start to work together , I do know that Keighley have approached your board to suggest that as you both play each other on Sky televised matches that you both possibly provide free transport for away fans to the games at your home venues

The idea being that you both try to outdo each others away support and bring say at least 500 away fans to each match

This would make for a much better atmosphere at both games

Co operation between the clubs outside SL is the only way they will survive

Yes the websites would have been the first thing they should have done , before they even came up with the shared programe

yeah i heard about this, i think there are a few ideas in the pipeline.

RL clubs need to realise that (on field aside) they are not in competition with other RL clubs, but are in fact competing against Soccer, RU, cricket and any number of alternatives.

Collaborations such as you propose will be essential to the long term viability and strength of RL as a whole.

I agree totally.

For example, I doubt many if any Super League clubs could afford an advert in a national newspaper but if the 14 came together to put the 7 games and numbers for tickets. They might need a little help from the rfl to get it in there but I think it would benefit all parties.

Also could do something similar with the Championship.

There's the problem

As regards the suggestion in a national paper , once again possibly for SL yes , but that is the only sort of marketing the RFL seem to be either interested in or able to do

The Championship clubs need localised marketing not national marketing

By the same can be done with the Championship I meant on a smaller level and I hope the rfl realise more that there is rugby league outside of Super League as it is very important not to cut clubs adrift and get the game healthy at all levels.

Too late for that Matey

They havent a clue how to help the Championships , their imagination goes as far as wasting 100's of 1,000's of pounds putting our French colleagues in with us

the rfl havnt helped clubs in the championship?
have a word with your good self petal

You read what I posted

They have done stuff , it's just not what is needed though

ISC won't have any clubs next year. The guy that owns the francise in the U.K has gone bust. Their only been kept afloat by the ausies at the moment because of thir contracts with Leeds and Hull, which are up at the end of this season.

So that's another one gone.

Maybe Adidas could branch into it like they have done with Saints George Illawarra.

i am a bit suprised the likes of adidas and nike haven't branched out into RL given the number of shirts that are sold at the likes of leeds,hull and others although IIRC adidas were with wigan at one stage

I'm not. They'll prefer to put their money into more high-profile sports, so whilst they probably would be happy to sponsor a few SL clubs, those clubs would probably get a better deal out of the likes of kooga, isc etc. The brand I'm surprised isn't more prominent in SL is Canterbury.

I can see Under Armour coming in for a few clubs there loaded apparentley!

This is an e-mail a mate of mine recieved about a replicate shirt IMO it adds fuel to the rumour.

They are, abeit in Aus, as they make the shirts for St George. Maybe they only get involved in sports/areas with a high exposure level, can't blame them can you

Despite the general consensus in Huddersfield that the KooGa gear for us has been extreamly good! It hasn't been without various hiccups regarding baby wear!!

Last year the under 2 range came in without shorts and socks but the price was for the full kit at £30 a fair few people bought this despite no Shorts or socks being told that they would be coming! They never did as Kooga said it wasn't worth it!! The shirts did eventually get reduced to £20 but still some of those who paid the full whack for the kit never got refunded!! This year though our new kit has come with shorts and socks which my son paraded in at Murrayfield with a lot of admirers! but the socks have been tossed aside as they aren't that good, seem more for an older kid and are very thin!!

A great idea, but what happens when one or two clubs decide they can get a better return from a major sportswear player?

Catalans?

Don't know if theirs is a off the shelf shirt, but that's what Widnes did last year.

Generally the really big companies don't want to know. After all Premier League teams sell a vast amount more than say, Celtic (sorry crusaders).

Yep, and at £77 a throw they won't last long !!!!

Simple they either sign up and stay or they find somewhere else to play