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 Dan1
(@dan1)
Honorable Member

I think they will have to announce a delay until the end of March given what's going on at the moment.

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Posted : 04/01/2021 2:54 pm
 CJ91
(@cj91)
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Agree, unless they feel they will still get income through streaming to get them through, but surely you want as short a period of behind closed doors games as possible.

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Topic starter Posted : 04/01/2021 6:31 pm
(@royston-vasey)
Honorable Member

If I was a betting man I would suggest fans won’t be allowed back into grounds until mid-year.
There is no way that clubs will be allowed (or want to play games behind closed doors at the Championship level.

Publishing fixtures before mid February, at the earliest, seems pointless in my opinion.

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Posted : 05/01/2021 1:10 am
 Dan1
(@dan1)
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They are now saying the current restrictions are looking like staying in place until the beginning of March. They will then look at which ones can be progressively relaxed.

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Posted : 05/01/2021 9:07 am
(@farnworth-viking)
Noble Member

Not sure if the RL championship is classed as an “elite sport”, if it isn’t, we won’t be able to play any matches until lockdown is over.

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Posted : 05/01/2021 4:04 pm
(@terryb)
Active Member

Pre season suspended for at least another two weeks.

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Posted : 05/01/2021 5:50 pm
Former Chemic
(@former-chemic)
Honorable Member

Training will also be affected by furlough payments. Are these still being made to the club?

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Posted : 05/01/2021 6:14 pm
(@royston-vasey)
Honorable Member

The best hope of getting society back to normal is for the vaccine(s) to work. Until the vaccines successfully prevent the contraction and transmission of Covid large public gatherings just aren’t safe. Lockdowns don’t make Covid go away they prevent transmission by isolating people.

Getting to a point of reasonable, let alone full, attendance at matches depends upon the completion of the distribution of vaccines and them working successfully which will take months and may be hampered by the section of society who ‘can’t see the point’ in vaccinations or who think Covid is a conspiracy or who think their personal freedom is being impinged.

I’d love to see us back playing in March with free access to attend games but have to say I’m more optimistic about the middle of the year. As an aside, although obviously connected, it was alarming to see the number of cases detected in the most recent test of Premier League clubs - about twice as high as any other testing period if I read the article correctly.

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Posted : 05/01/2021 7:46 pm
PaulieWalnuts
(@pauliewalnuts)
Prominent Member

Pre season suspended for at least another two weeks.

 

But not for Toulouse Olympique, who are operating under different Covid regs, in France, and are continuing with their pre-season training.

 

Paulie xx

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Posted : 06/01/2021 10:50 am
(@terryb)
Active Member

Didn't know that,They're definitely favourite now,should we see any championship RL.

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Posted : 06/01/2021 12:21 pm
(@jdgsport)
Prominent Member Admin

Still think it will be hard for Toulouse, with the restrictions and costs of travelling here.

Fixtures now unlikely to be known until end of January at best. I'd imagine the first round of games will be traditional "low earners" for clubs. I doubt anyone would want to lose a home game against us behind closed doors, so expecting us to be at home against someone who doesn't travel well (possibly London).

Who knows what will happen though. All very Government dependant, which doesn't bode well.

Surprising stance from the RFL, as Elite Sport is allowed to continue. But they must have their reasons.

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Posted : 06/01/2021 1:44 pm
(@terryb)
Active Member

It's the RFL though,literally anything could happen.._..

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Posted : 06/01/2021 5:34 pm
Steve
(@steve)
Honorable Member

IF there is no immediate prospect of fans being allowed into any games could it be the case that clubs will be unable to start a season as they will have no income?

Yes, I’m sure they will have some money in the bank, but we all know how important season ticket money is to budgeting along with walk up sales. I’d imagine most clubs apart from SL will be looking to, if not already, furlough staff where they can and the question must be how to bring them back with no income. Worst case would be to start a season and then have the return of spectators put back and back.

One thing is certain though I’m afraid, considering the lack of practice and conditioning it will be 2022 until we see any sort of polished RL below SL level. I am genuinely hopeful that all lesser supported clubs can survive this and that the financial position of the players does not drive them away from the game.

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Posted : 09/01/2021 7:09 pm
 CJ91
(@cj91)
Noble Member

To be honest, I hope that the importance of away fans in RL is reinforced when they are allowed back.

Now Leigh have gone, us, Bradford, Featherstone are the fixtures others will be desperate to have with fans: but equally even if we got, e.g. Whitehaven at home behind closed doors that, based on last seasons attendance, is a gate of about 3000, with roughly 800 or so walk ups. Can those costs be covered with subscribers to watch it streamed?

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Topic starter Posted : 10/01/2021 1:17 pm
(@sandgroper)
Famed Member

There might be a prospect of selling Season Tickets more as a number of entrance tickets, which is what they are in effect. They could then be used as and when games are played. A bit messy maybe but at least the club has something to sell.

If need be unused tickets could be carried over (Heaven forbid).

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Posted : 10/01/2021 4:43 pm
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