Profitable as Telford have been, the West Midlands at present solely hosts one semi-professional crew in League One’s Midlands Hurricanes, who’re primarily based in Perry Barr in Birmingham.
Baker believes a deep hyperlink with the group, such because the one Telford have cultivated, helps nurture a sustainable surroundings for golf equipment exterior the heartlands.
“There isn’t a motive, simply since you’re born in Wolverhampton, why you could not be the very best rugby league participant on the earth, and I believe we simply should hold attempting to present individuals as many alternatives as attainable,” he continued.
“There’s been examples over time of rugby league increasing when it comes to dropping knowledgeable membership in the midst of someplace that has really been a rugby league desert and with no infrastructure round it and for me that has by no means actually labored.
“Whereas if you happen to can have a hyperlink between that skilled membership and a longtime group sport in the best way that I believe has occurred on the London Broncos over the previous few years, you then’ve acquired the actual alternative to develop your individual gamers, develop your individual fan base.”
With Tremendous League golf equipment getting into the Problem Cup from an earlier third spherical stage from this season, and with all 12 golf equipment travelling away from dwelling to kick off their marketing campaign, the Raiders are technically two wins away from a possible enormous dwelling tie towards an enormous crew.
Nonetheless, the Raiders have needed to wait for his or her debut within the competitors because the current chilly climate put paid to the tie’s preliminary fixture date final weekend.
“We have joked that if we beat Mayfield after which beat Oldham, then hopefully we’ll get Wigan at dwelling,” Baker stated.
“We have a mountain to climb. It is a incredible alternative. I actually hope the gamers get pleasure from themselves. I do know that they will exit and provides. The most effective efficiency they’ll.”
