Gallop's Future

[arh21980]

With the other major codes in Australia looking to expand should we be doing the same. I believe it's time we look at bringing in the Central Coast Bears, CQ side and then possibly the Reds and Orcas at a later stage
Meanwhile Gallop in all his knowledge says not yet and wants less dollars for a TV deal supposedly to let fans know when games are on. I say fuck that!!!!!!! And we go for what we all know what the game is worth

[sportsmad]

yeah i agree. we need to go all out to secure a similar figure to what the enemy (AFL) is going for. unless firm scheduling gives a high chance of increasing crowds by at least 25% i dont back this mentality (although membership might give us this anyway). this is the most important deal is the games history. we cant screw it up.

[Druzik]

I used to be a supported of David Gallop, but at the moment he has made some bad choices and undervalued what we have badly.

I disagree on the Orcas there anthony, I dont think we need another Kiwi team, they need to look at improving their local comp.

But for me the expansion needs to be Perth, Central coast, Central queensaldn and a Darwin team.

[supersteve]

Im still a supporter of him. I think all in all hes done a pretty good job. I dont think anyones actually ruled out expansion, I believe a lot of it just depends on what broadcasters want come 2012. Perth is a must, and either CQ or CC Bears would have to be the other IMO. I thoroughly agree with what Gallop said in that other codes are rushing around putting dots on maps without doing the hard yards, and RL has definately learnt the hard way that its not the way to go. You do it the right way, the Titans are a raging success, especially considering the spectacular failures the predecessors were.

IMO, it is much better to wait a few years and expand the right way then to go in guns blazing just for the sake of it. Do the grass-roots work, build the team from there up, not from the top down.

In terms of our next TV deal im sure Gallop is after as much money as we can get, and I do think itd be great to have a locked in schedule. AFL doesnt have to pander to the networks, and nor should we. Say the next deal lasts 6 years, and a fixed schedule costs us 50 million like Gallop suggests, that is 8.33M per year for a fixed schedule. I think we would easily make that up in terms of increased crowd and membership between the 16, or possibly 18 teams by that time.

[sportsmad]

NRL chief executive David Gallop has urged those involved in the game to have more confidence about the code's ability to combat the AFL's push into western Sydney.

Gallop has been repeatedly called on to provide a response to the AFL's expansion plans since this month's announcement that Kevin Sheedy would coach the competition's 18th team but his view is that league is in good shape - both in western Sydney and overall.

With Penrith, Parramatta, Wests Tigers and Bulldogs all geographically based in Sydney's west, there is no lack of support for the NRL and the recent establishment of a Western Sydney Academy should ensure the game remains strong at grassroots level in its heartland, which boasts more than 20,000 juniors.

Yet some closely associated with the game continue to express fears for its ability to withstand the AFL's estimated $100 million cash injection to ensure the success of its Greater Western Sydney franchise, prompting Gallop to call on league people to show more confidence in their code.

''Clearly, we've got to continue to keep our development programs as robust as we think they are now, but our numbers are very impressive in western Sydney, and I sometimes I think the game lacks confidence about how it is going in western Sydney,'' Gallop said.

''We've got 20,000 juniors and many more kids playing in school-based competitions, obviously the NRL teams are out there, there are NSW Cup teams, Bundy Red Cup teams and the Western Sydney Academy has been established out at Penrith so without resting on our laurels we should have some confidence in how the game is placed in western Sydney.''

Gallop also said yesterday that the NRL's next television-rights agreement would be the most lucrative in the game's history, even if it was forced to trade off a bigger deal for fixed scheduling.

He reiterated his comments in last Friday's Herald that expanding the competition would not lead to broadcasters paying more than the NRL expects to receive in 2013 if it still has the same 16-team competition.

"The value of the game's rights is underpinned by the quality of the competition and maintaining that is the primary focus," Gallop said.

''Our record on bringing teams in at the right time rather than expanding for the sake of it is strong, as is the commitment we have shown to areas of strategic importance. While the work has already started, the next round of television negotiations is still some years off. There will be bargaining around any number of issues and this week I simply pointed out that we need to understand the price that may be attached to something like fixed scheduling.

"When we generate increased television revenue there will also be many legitimate areas looking for extra funding.

"These will undoubtedly include the salary cap, club grants, junior development, welfare and education, those looking to fund new teams and many others.

"We need to be much more advanced in terms of the negotiations before we start trying to determine the outcome of all of those debates and that won't happen until 2011 in all likelihood."

Gallop also said yesterday that the NRL's next television-rights agreement would be the most lucrative in the game's history, even if it was forced to trade off a bigger deal for fixed scheduling.

[Kiwi fan]

I think with the other 3 codes all expanding we shouldn't. 2 new AFL teams, 4 new soccer teams and one new rugby team is a lot of new teams. We don't want to overload the market. Let's see how successful the other codes are and then we can decide what we should do. If we can "hold" Western Sydney and the Gold Coast from AFL then we will be in a great position to move the game forward. Expansion is not as easy as flicking a switch and just going for it.

[Druzik]

Dec 11, 2009 17:33:45 GMT 10 Kiwi fan said:

I think with the other 3 codes all expanding we shouldn't. 2 new AFL teams, 4 new soccer teams and one new rugby team is a lot of new teams. We don't want to overload the market. Let's see how successful the other codes are and then we can decide what we should do. If we can "hold" Western Sydney and the Gold Coast from AFL then we will be in a great position to move the game forward. Expansion is not as easy as flicking a switch and just going for it.

You are correct its not as easy, super league showed that, but sitting on your laurels isnt that great either.