The government were never going to intervene in a process outlined by a private entity. The super league intervention was a quick win for them politically, so of course they were going to jump all over it. Not to mention of course the wider implications to the sport in this country and the anti competitive nature to the proposal. But this is one club. The process, especially if influenced by other stakeholders, could well be anti competitive, and if so that'll be determine in court. That's not to say the govt couldn't and haven't applied some soft pressure by outlining their interpretations of the relationship between PIF and KSA, but they're not able to say 'you must do this'. It's not the law.