See the owner is mouthing off again about how they should replace London next season if they drop out....

Rovers' majority shareholder Feisal Nahaboo says. "We certainly deserve it. We've won the league three years on a trot and this year's shield is in our hands. Statistics don't lie and it would be farcical if space became available and we weren't offered entry."

Statistics obviously do lie Mr Nahaboo.....you have won the league once in those 3 years. Halifax and Sheffield won it the other years. Shield means nothing and you might not win it this year either.

Appreciate you're new to the game so just to explain, the club deemed winners of the League for the last 10 years have been the club who have won the end of season Grand Final, the final that you've lost in 2 out of the last 3 years - check out the 1000s of t-shirts in the rubbish bins out the back of the main stand saying "League Champions 2010 / 2012" for proof.

When it comes to the major trophies Fax are the most successful team in the division, a fact that can not be disputed. He is probably just worried that the closest Fev will get to SL is been first in line behind us if someone had to drop out.

That said given the new structure any team taking a spot in SL next season probably wants their heads examined.

Although you may not agree with his statement it's good to see business men taking time out and talking positive about the game Although I would be quite happy to wait another year or two the drive this man has got to get us into S/L is unbelievable I know alot of people at Fax and Cas don't like FN but Fev have welcomed him with open arms allowed him to invest his money into the club and improve what we had. I hope it continues and he brings more investors in with the drive to get Fev to the top again. All clubs at our level need to promote what they have because most run them better that the clubs in the S/L and let them know we won't go away Our crowds are better some weeks than S/L and that's with minimum away support we have made money like yourselves and the clubs like Fev and Fax need to let everyone know

As things stand I would be happy for Fev to go up.
They have streams of revenue that neither Leigh, Sheffield and ourselves have.
If however we were to own our own stadium then I would say that would be different.

lol I'm feelin the love
The league leaders shield is awarded for errrrr..... winning the league..... which fev have managed for the last three years.
The winner of the cooperative championship last year was Sheffield by virtue of defeating us in the GF and so can call themselves champions.....
Why on earth is that such an issue???

Now we all know the chances of a pit village near the Cas Metropolis could ever replace a club that are immune from relegation is daft.

Just as daft as licenscing. But Richard Lewis is gone and there is only one Championship club who deserve to be in the top league isn't there.

exactly....

Love n peace

Times have moved on at Leigh these past few months and would expect the invite should london fold, the RFL don't want Fevs hovel on sky representing the sport - wrong but true

Leigh have the least chance out of all of them. When they stop running out of money mid-season they might get a look in.

I understand Fev are rapidly improving their ground, they have a far better financial structure than Leigh and a far better chance of increasing their crowds.
Much as I like Leigh, you are at the best fifth in the queue.
Charlie will tell you, he knows a lot more than Nostradamus.

Personally, I see no sense in promoting adding a 14th club just so they can reduce it to twelve next season.

We've already had the madness of promoting four, relegating none followed by relegating four promoting none.

If London drop out, run with 13 for a season.