Thing is though if you do apply and get knocked back you then go to the RFL and ask them where did we fall short and what do we have to do to get it right for 2015. Thats what we have done to get to the position we're in at the mo( it's still not guaranteed we're in yet). Obviously having a man with a wad of cash helps.

Halifax will never be in Super League until Wood & Lewis move on, or we have a wealthy backer.

Well done Widnes

It STINKS.

Who cares whether what we do or don't have, can or cannot support? Champions should be promoted into the league above as is the case with just about every other sport on the planet. Had that been the case, SL would have had the Cumbrian team they wanted in Barrow.

The improved income that comes with being in SL (whether we survive as a basement club or not), woukd ensure we have a good chance and the support would come back.

Be bold. Why roll over and accept Widnes going up despite absolutely ZERO on field success of late.

We cannot sit back and accept this. Why is there not a facebook page or some kind of alternative movement against all this pathetic elitist nonesense?

nothing ventured nothing gained,

Is it a surprise to see faces reappearing at the clubwho had disappeared previously - some people at the club think we have as good a chance as any one else in our application.

Dont you moan to us about injuries we was ravaged by injuries all season it got so bad at one point towards the end that Matt had to call off training some weeks which makes our Grand final victory even more remarkable.

with some of the teams in SL they have to say on pitch performance is not be all n end all as well as off the pitch too.

I'd kick Cas, Salford and Wakefield out, but they wont, at least Saints are ground sharing. www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... _1_1855933 Wont be ready for years, and bulding houses next a chemical plant? hmmmm! well see. Questions may be asked by higher powers. The TV money alone from SL would help us build a side, we should have been better prepared in truth.

I'd kick Cas, Salford and Wakefield out, but they wont, at least Saints are ground sharing. www.pontefractandcastlefordexpre ... _1_1855933 Wont be ready for years, and bulding houses next a chemical plant? hmmmm! well see. Questions may be asked by higher powers. The TV money alone from SL would help us build a side, we should have been better prepared in truth.

Well 17 out for one game is a little ridiculous would you not say and if not for our academy what would we have done? Relate that too other clubs and how could anyone else stand up in SL?

So, you are saying that Widnes fielded an academy side for a first team game?

Batley away we had 17 first team players unavailable for selection so had to dig early into academies to find players... What would Halifax had done whilst still fulfilling all fixtures? Bare in mind Barrow lost about 8 and cancelled reserve side!

Sad way for a sport to go. Will RL become as fake as WWE? Your post sums up what is wrong with our game. Franchises are supposed to bring financial stability to the game. I have seen nothing to suggest that it's working - from SL down to the Championships. (I appreciate it's early doors but the signs aint good). All we have done is make the SL an elitist body. Quite ironic given the way our game came into being.

In my little world though, ticked boxes can NEVER surpass a Championship trophy.