If the RFL don't manage to keep Crusaders going throughout 2011, then I can't see anyone but Toulouse being chosen. It'd be excuse the RFL have been looking for, we all know how much they want to put Toulouse in Super League. And then in 2012 Widnes will replace what seems to be Wakefield or Cas. This whole things not going to change the RFL's plans for promotion, in some ways it's just going to make it easier and speed it up. It's how I see it anyway. And I very much doubt that they'd consider running it on 13 teams, despite it being the better option.

They promote Toulouse and I'm done with RL

I Wont be done with it, But i will only support Halifax at home and will Cancel my Sky Sports subscibtion. I know in the grand scheme of things who cares, But its my principles and i am sticking to them, I said earlier in the year i will not go to Sheffield Or Featherstone away next year and i plan on seeing that out too.

It can only be Toulouse that replace them which is a real shame because it could have opened the gate for us. I would not be surprised if the RFL bail out Crusaders as they did Harliquins anyway.

I will not be done with supporting Halifax either and what is more I am not too bothered if they do promote Tolouse either.I do not think it is right far from it but on the other hand they never fetch any fans we are as well having another heartland club in.
I have never agreed with how the RFL have looked after the expantionist clubs I have never followed Fax to Wales or Tolouse and never would.I am hopeing that the next time we are playing against Tolouse away we can set up an enjoyable event where Fax fans staying at home, can do so together and at the same time make some money for the Faxbuilder fund.
I would never let the RFL push me out of supporting my own club ,it has hapened too much where people have walked away because of the RFL.
Ralph Rimmer whilst Chief Exec at Sheffield supported the merger with Huddersfield and blamed the fact that it didn`t work on another Sheffield team being allowed to start up.He said " as instead of Sheffield people traveling up to watch Shuddersfield they were staying in Sheffield and continuing to watch Sheffield.He just did not get it , this is the man they have brought in to oversee the franchising and he can`t grasp that people walk away from the game rather than watch a "manufactured side". The man is a Patsy of the first order.

Me neither , good riddance , they should not be in our comp anyway ,definatley not with a relegation excemption

They have to replace Crusaders if they drop out , or the ' Big Bang ' Millenuim weekend cannot be done , they need an equal number of teams to make it work

Everybody who follows rugby league should be bothered if they promote toulouse. Our game will be shown up for the big sham that is and some people would have a field day.

We can't allow that to happen

But we cant stop them either

But that`s the point the RFL only listen to the Super League clubs anyhow and they will not be bothered. They should be because it means another trip to France for their fans and for their club another week of no show opposition fans. Me thinks to swing this with the Super League clubs they will have to offer them all more money. Which of course will leave less for the Championship sides.

It would be wrong to criticise Toulouse as they have clearly been a huge success in attracting fans of all ages to the club, as their “Official” attendees last season showed
(from RFL)
Halifax – 902
Widnes – 983
Eagles – 2200
Whitehaven -1071
Featherstone -1328
Barrow -1500
Batley - 2500
Leigh -1225
Cougars – 1823
Dewsbury-850

It may be that one or two of these may be inaccurate but I would not wish in any way to argue with the “official attendances” or to suggest that this would make any club worth or not worth a place in super league

It would be inteteresting to see Dragons % away support and then factor in how many UK fans would travel twice year! let alone once

money is hard to come by these days, and £400 for a weekend in Toulouse will not be many if any people's priority for cash!

Toulouse is an absoulte non starter!end off

Sacre bleu

Does rubbing a cat on your head help your hair grow back or something Howard ?

Of course they can! They do whatever they feel like and sod the rest. They move the goal posts whenever it suits them.

Let SL have Toulouse. Let the SL fans choose whether they have the funds to travel to two away games in France in this recession or not. Let the Toulouse travelling fans fork out their Euros to visit the mighty SL clubs. (My little joke. There aren't any travelling Toulouse fans are there?)