THE WAY FORWARD
Rob Lowe, Hull
CAN I add my voice to that of Martyn Sadler and his call for a Commission to investigate the best way forward for the governance of Rugby League (Talking Rugby League, 8 February).
For as long as I can remember, this great sport has been run terribly, missing every opportunity presented to it.
It can’t just be that the people who run it are hopeless, although perhaps they are, including Robert Elstone, who was singularly unimpressive as the leader of Super League.
As Martyn suggests, and has suggested several times before in earlier articles, it’s the constitution and structure of Rugby League governance that clearly seems to make the sport act against its own best interests.
So many supporters are disillusioned, not by the game itself, but by the way it seems to be forever stuck in a rut without being able to find its way out.
It has to break out of this cycle, and if Lord Jonathan Caine is the best man to chair an inquiry into securing the road ahead, then I for one would give my full support to such a move.