Just looking at the table for the last 3 seasons and i dont see Widnes's name walking away with title after title and there in arnt they.

How do you know we wouldnt be ready if we are not in there, surely we couldnt be as bad as Quins and Crusaders could we

Cas are ahead on support yes but not on stadium, we have a better facility now.
Their new stadium still relies on planning decisions and they are assuming that a supermarket will be allowed at their existing ground which from my experience is not certain at all, plus the finances I still have my doubts as people do not just build you a stadium for nowt no way!
The youth argument gets me annoyed, how can we or any other club outside SL (Widnes apart but they have their money man backing them) afford a youth set up plus I believe we would not be allowed to have an U18 team etc.. being from outside SL. We struggle to raise the cash for an U23 - hence the Faxbuilder Fund! Not a level playing field so please do not compare our set up to Cas, if we were in SL we would have a youths set up as good as theirs fact!

I have always doubted the RFL would have the bottle to throw a SL team out no matter what, they would be open to a legal challenge and be embarrssed by the bad press, I fear we will be kept out THIS TIME. But come the failure of the Crusaders or harlequins as they are bound to go bust again sometime soon on those crwods then we need to be ready so keep the faith folks and keep positive.

Sorry for butting in your thread, however Fev have an Under 15's, 16's, 18's 23's, also a ladies team and a wheelchair rugby team.

If there is an area you need and must improve on it is the above. Apart from that, you should be awarded a license.

Good luck on the 26th, I hope you get in.

One of the criteria was an under 23 side. We have got an under 23 side.

Well it'll roll on until the 26th but personally I think that the announcement will come with the new SKY deal which will see an expanded SL with 16 teams in it and Fax being the extra team. The money guy at Wakey is not an idiot and I don't think he would have invested without a guarantee of SL rugby for next 3 years and I can't see them having the balls to kick anybody else out.
Our ground is fine for SL, the team would need to change and our yoof set-up would get a boost by not losing all the quality lads to other SL clubs as we would be able to provide the same opportunities.

What makes you think the other sl clubs will vote for this?.

If they increased sl to 16 clubs it would take £2.5 million a season out of the existing clubs coffers,can you honestly see that happening?.

Since when has what the clubs think, made any difference to what the RFL come up with ?

Because basically the Hetherington's in charge of two of the top sides financially will tell best mate Lewis' it's not on!

Things like the TV deal etc aren't voted on by the SL member clubs, aren't they?

I know what you mean j.c. but if it is part of SKY's offer then they may have no other choice if nothing else is on the table.
I really don't know who is in charge and who makes the crap decisions, is the SL decision supposed to be made by an 'independent' panel.
Who knows, it's all on a par with FIFA at times.

The only reason they're so far ahead on support is that Fax have been languishing in this non-entity of a league they call the Championship. Seriously think we would be way ahead of Cas with a three year head start.

Just can't see the powers that be giving us a sniff of a chance, but we can live in hope for the next 20 days...

Sky will make the decision.

Just to let all Fax fans know, drove past the Gal? Stadium (Huddersfield) and the Market Tavern where we all used to go has shut.
Not to mind, a brand new pub across the road "The Yorkshire Rose" has just been built.
Get more of us in there next season.

How will it be announced? is there an official do being held or what?

It'll be another Presidential style podium announcement by Lewis. Awful. Just awful.

I just dont see us in SL and personally think it's a closed shop. I think the next thing I'd like to get involved in is a trust meeting where us Championship clubs talk about a breakaway! We could just have something with that!!