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under the circumstances and finally gets rid of the much hated Franchise system which if kept WILL kill the game.
Look at the whole of our sport SL chairmen not just SL, the Championship teams and those below are the foundations of our sport as without them there will only be 13 towns or cities in England who will have a team playing RL if they are not careful, is that what they want?

Good on him. There's a storm comin'.......

Well done Michael let`s have the rest speaking out too.

You can always rely on Mr Steele to show some steel when required.
Lets hope others follow in voicing there support.

Are we suprised that others show such ignorance of the game, no because many of the chairmen of the leading clubs have not been associated with the game long enough.

Well said Mr Steele. It would be interesting to see if any of the other Championship chairmen would come on here and back what he has to say.

I am sure Bradford Bulls will fully support Mr Steele and RFL. After all It was the RFL who saved their SL Skins. Hello Odsal!

This, from a Bulls fan: "If fev Fax or Leigh are to get into SL we need to find a way to bring them up to that level not bring SL down to theirs".

Have they sleepwalked the last 2 years?

Well said Michael. We salute you.

I think I read that Ian Swire from Sheffield has said the same on BBC.

I also agree with him, and if that's at a detriment to my own club. So be it.

Well said Mr Steele, I agree with his views on the restructure but the point of a lack of commercial input (no financial sponsors for 2 seasons) in SL is a major issue and needs to be addressed along with the bringing back P&R.
The SL clubs may well greedy and self-centred, who knows, they may even be genuinely interested in the future of the whole of Rugby League, this remains to be seen.

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Ahhhh, Ian Lenagan, that dude that walked out on London. Cool as they come, know's naff all about RL & it's traditions and values. Tailor-made for SL.

You do realise, he was born in Scholes?

What does his footwear matter ?