#66 - League Express - Hunslet CEO Neil Hampshire joins the show to talk Championship promotion, IMG and the future of the club

In this week's episode of the League Express Podcast, Editor Martyn Sadler and Host Jake Kearnan are joined by Hunslet RLFC CEO Neil Hampshire to discuss the clubs promotion to the Championship, IMG's impact on clubs outside of Super League and the clubs history. They discuss how things could have been different had the club not been denied promotion to Super League back in 1999, a surprise bid from the Leicester Tigers to purchase the clubs Rugby League license back in the day and Neil explains how a junior academy draft system could benefit the sport. Neil gives his thoughts on the state of the game and whether Championship and League 1 matches need to be televised.