Profitable as Telford have been, the West Midlands at present solely hosts one semi-professional group 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 atmosphere for golf equipment outdoors the heartlands.
“There is no such thing as a motive, simply since you’re born in Wolverhampton, why you could not be the very best rugby league participant on this planet, and I feel we simply must hold attempting to offer folks as many alternatives as doable,” he continued.
“There’s been examples over time of rugby league increasing by way of 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 in case you can have a hyperlink between that skilled membership and a longtime group recreation in the way in which that I feel has occurred on the London Broncos over the previous few years, then you definitely’ve received the true alternative to develop your individual gamers, develop your individual fan base.”
With Tremendous League golf equipment coming 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 large dwelling tie in opposition to an enormous group.
Nevertheless, 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 got a mountain to climb. It is a implausible alternative. I actually hope the gamers take pleasure in themselves. I do know that they will exit and provides. The very best efficiency they’ll.”