I dont understand how widnes can be a option for super league did they not go bust in the last two years.
And if the mighty dogs beat them on sunday then this season will be a complete failure for them.
Who else is eligible to go up

Widnes - NRC winners last year Good Ground, big money backer now but went bust before
Barrow - won GF last year big money backer but no ground
Toulouse - dont think they will put another french team in yet as catalans really struggling at moment
Featherstone - No ground and no backer and not won anything yet
Leigh - Good stadium but dont think they have a backer also so far have not ticked the box of winning something
Halifax - Grand final last year, ground but no backer and SL dont like us

How much is needed to be a big money backer

Teams who should come down from super league after lying on their last application

Castleford - Still no ground
Wakey - Still no ground
Salford - Still no ground
St Helens - Ground still not up to standards - we know they wont be moving

What happens if catalans go bust oh yeah SL will keep them a float like they did with crusaders

Just felt like having a rant this morning

Could leave both of them up the swanny, the council wouldn't want to be seen to be favouring one side or another,

The stadium is worth up to 4 points though isn't it with capacity, premier facilities etc? FaxLad66 rightly points out that the RFL have said the ground have to physically be there come February (or whenever the license hand in date is) or it won't count. Saints are pretty much sorted and have it covered by the sounds of it, they can knock up a stadium by end of the year now they have permission and a place to play next season. Salford sound to almost be at that stage but both Wakey and Cas appear to be no where near it and have 8-9 months to do every bit of ground work and get it up.
We'll get done for no youth system, but that's still only 1 point. Stadium wise surely Cas and Wakey have to catch us up by 2-3 points?

You'd like to think that's how it works anyway. We all know it won't. But if Cas and Wakey aren't in a new stadium each or shared come February, and Widnes come 7th this year and all 3 are in, how e is that going to make the sport look? Nevermind whether Fax are in it or not. It just looks tinpot. (p.s. Obvioulsy i think Widnes should 100% be in SL but from the outside in, people would wonder why 7th place in a league below is promoted above the others which is bizarre in terms of sport, i'm sure Widnes fans agree with that.)

north stand cant be used either as unsafe i am led to believe. needs safety work.

This thread should be locked its not about halifax

Spot on mate, but will the RFL care? Not a jot as it is a closed shop and THEY decide what they want, you dare question that decision and they will make you pay. Its a bit like communism, do as we say not as we do!

Thing for Cas and Wakey is where is the cash coming from to do their propsed stadiums? Public money is being cut, people are going to lose their jobs so how are they going to pay for a sports stadium???