Or conversely it reflected the failure of those running the sport to present the sport in a favourable light; to demonstrate tangible growth at all levels of the sport (that didn't involve incentivising the offering) and to present itself an attractive 'lifestyle choice' or 'trend' to brand partners. Fortunately Robert Elstone is working hard to rectify past failures:
https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/spor...rand-1-9738939
For me this further demonstrates the product has moved on and increased in value
https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby...eague-13716166
No, it was the RFL. The creation of a separate CEO - outside the RFL - to manage the affairs/interests of the SL clubs was instituted last year with appointment of Robert Elstone.
It was the will of most of the Super League Chairmen (Gary Hetherington the notable exception) as the clubs clearly had little confidence that the RFL could properly represent their interests. This move was chiefly motivated by the belief that the clubs needed a new organisational structure to ensure their commercial/financial interests were better managed.