Brian McDermott
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I think they should have been allowed in.
And I think something like Toronto, a team in Europe or something, would be the thing that sparks people's interest, that would make people lean forward and go, this Super League thing is not just 11 clubs in the north of England, one in France.
And that's where David was at.
What are they going to get out?
What's the owner going to get out of it?
What will he get out of it?
Will he get eyeballs on his product?
stuff very exciting the idea of owning a sports team let me say this to you Hull owner a couple of years ago tried to sell Hull couldn't sell it
Couldn't sell it.
Couldn't sell Hull.
And Hull's a big city.
Well, he shouldn't have bought it in the first place.
No, no, I know.
I understand what I'm trying to give you.
I'm trying to give you both sides of the argument.
And I don't think anybody should be that dismissive of... I was at the time.
And now I've had time to think about it.
The owners would have been thinking, well, what are we getting out of it?
What are we paying for Toronto?
They would have been paying for Toronto's existence in the comp.