Just reading an interview with Mike Riley who says that the club has just about given up hope about getting awarded a franchise. What has gone on? Before Widnes were awarded their franchise there was lots of media attention on our bid, Santa delivering the bid etc etc but in the lead up to this decision there has been nothing. I know there has been other things to occupy time like the NRC final but the club should really have been pushing and building up our chances of getting a franchise. Riley even goes on to say the club would feel guilty if 2 teams got kicked out of SL. WTF? We should have been shouting from the roof tops how good our bid is and how good it is compared to some SL team bids and on probably less than a quarter of the income that they have.

Defnatley some strange decisions at the club at the moment. Have the board decided they dont want SL? What has gone on with MC? The club have had their chance to get rid of him a couple of times in the past but decided against it. They ask him to take a pay cut, which he does, then gets us to yet another final and trys to negotiate a new contract only to be told they wont be renewing it. Great you got us to and won the Grand Final but do you mind us cutting your playing budget and your wage? No? Thats fantastic and getting us to another final under those conditions well done, oh and by the way you wont be coaching us next season but feel free to call down the Shay anytime you like. Thanks Matt.

I guess people want answers.

Theres no romance in the sport now, imagine Batley at the moment, if promotion and relegation was still in, how great would it be to have a club like Batley challenging for a super league spot. 2 down, 2 up, or at least 1 down, winner of grand final up.

Its not sport no more to me.

good initial post and we deserve to know the answers.Personally i feel the
decision will be known to the club by now.We've probably been told to accept it with dignity and next time the criteria will be in line to accomodate our bid.If we make the wrong noises we'll never have a chance.
Simmsfaxteddy knows better though.

and looking into this statement, Wakefield are down.

Wakefield chief executive James Elston. [i"We accept that.

The licence process looks at history but also the current and the future and it's what we can do in the next three years we would like to focus on. We can't change anything, we can only deal with the cards we have been dealt with."[/i

My opinion, The RFL are a complete & utter joke, they are slowly destroying the game I have loved.

Where was the interview with Mike Riley?

Not that I'm doubting you GFB but I really hope that interview is made up. Guilty that we're better than other Clubs? Are you ting me!?

it was in the Rugby Leaguer this morning as GFB calls
it.

If indeed he has come out and said they have pretty much given up hope then i am astonished that someone in his position would come out and say that before the announcment.

Do you see the team giving up ?. NO...What a defeatest attitude that is......Its a good job the fans and supporters dont follow suit and do the same and not bother attending as they have given up hope of the SL dream.

That really has angered me now to be honest, Is he reading the Des Johnson book on how to run a club ?. It appears so at the moment, Coach gone without explination, No one knows if Noble has gone or not and the rumours that him and Calland Fell out.

less than 24 hours before the announcement and the playoffs still to play for and we as fans are clueless as what the clubs asperations now are !.

did Brian say anything about fax on his 2 tv appearances
this weekend.I didnt see either game.

it does seem strange that they put sooooooo much effort into pushing the bid, and since the last announcment nothing.

surley getting to another final would have strengthened our bid, and our voice for SL further!?

i didnt buy the Rugby Leaguer this morning as i usually do, but if it was worded like that it makes it very difficult to get exited about anything HLRFC for the forseeable future.

Never simple at Fax.

i was today told that Calland ended up giving Danny Jones a slap while they were having a drink after the NRC Final and they ended up scrapping.

This is from one of dannys mates.

If thats the case, why did we even bother applying? It was obvious Widnes would go up at first.

what aload of b------ks