IT’S been an interesting week following our winning performance at the Keepmoat Stadium last weekend.

On Monday, all rugby league clubs in the Super League, Championship and League One divisions were invited to a meeting convened at the request of Ian Lenagan.

Lenagan from all accounts is a successful business entrepreneur, theatre producer and a former major shareholder of London Broncos. He is also, of course, chairman and owner of Wigan Warriors.

I was surprised to see revealed a number of ideas for what was in essence Lenagan's thinking on various issues.

His ideas included significant changes in the way rugby league competitions would be structured, how much clubs would be funded by the RFL and the way in which the Super League would take over the running of the entire game in the UK, and where the role of the RFL would be potentially reduced to a minor bit player.

To be fair to the RFL, these “ideas” did not openly appear to reflect the opinion of the RFL Board nor the RFL executive, but given the way in which clubs were invited to attend, one could draw an inference that there was some level of support to at least consider whatever Lenagan’s ideas are.

From the conversations that ensued during the day, one thing was clear from the vast majority of clubs in attendance.

Whatever change is to be considered, it needs to be done in a rational, concise way, and certainly not pushed through at the speed of light, and most importantly done with a full and thorough consideration and consultation of all stakeholders.

Certainly Lenagan’s desire to have resources or executive authority transferred from the RFL to the control of the Super League clubs, including funding and manpower, drew ZERO support from the floor, and this is an important message to the game's decision makers.

The Super League clubs are now directors on the Super League entity, a curious set-up which poses concerning governance problems and most certainly does not represent, in my opinion, best practice.

The RFL have a challenging and testing role but I’m minded to point out there can be no complaining about the bullets whizzing around when you hang out at the shooting range.

Gary Hetherington, the Leeds Rhinos CEO and part-owner, highlighted that the clubs needed to take responsibility for their individual situations.

He insightfully pointed out that the RFL needs to undertake a thorough strategic review, before any meaningful consideration can be given to change (if any), and from his perspective he was happy with the existing competition structure.

This was echoed around the Championship and League One club owners and representatives. I personally don’t support any changes to the existing competition structure and I agree an RFL-led strategic review is the logical next step for the wider game.

For now, the existing Sky TV deal and competition structure is in place till 2021 and while Sky TV’s business model is changing, the opportunity is to continue to evolve and present an appealing offering to Sky, incorporating the whole of the game – not just the Super League.

Rugby League is an exciting, fast game, and the toughest collision sport in the world. It’s a fantastic spectator sport.

What we need to do is continue to attract “eyeballs”, and look at ensuring the in-stadium offering presents great live entertainment value.

Certainly our sport needs to broaden markets for teams and broaden its appeal to viewers. The challenge by our dual-registration partner, the Toronto Wolfpack, looms as a fantastic example of what is possible, when you have vision and an owner with plenty of dosh.

Let’s face it, the financial opportunities presented by a massive North American market, is an example of a new team and market that will grow revenues, viewers and participation.

This approach will challenge many opinions within the game, but no other club currently within the game appears to have the same potential to improve the value to everyone else in the same way the Toronto Wolfpack can.

Watch this space as the opinions come thick and fast (no abuse please – bigots aren’t welcome). We must always remember the game is bigger than any club or individual.

Back to the grind of League One action as we enter round nine. Tomorrow we have a double header, including the Under-19s against the London Broncos and our first team playing the West Wales Raiders.

The York City Knights sneaked a march to hold first place in League One with their big win last week and sit above us on points differential.

John Kear will be looking for our team to improve on their finishing as we simply blew too many opportunities either at the line or in the in-goal in our game against Doncaster.

Like every preparation, we will treat the opposition with respect, but don’t expect to see any favours on the field.

See you from 12.30pm tomorrow to watch the exciting U19s battle away, with the first team kicking off at 3pm. Join the Stampede to Odsal Stadium, and support the Bulls on this sunny bank holiday weekend.