Quote: danny boy1 "A press release is stirring things up a little for us.... it says Wakefield and Castleford, who are both hoping to press ahead with new stadium plans, are thought to be most at risk of losing their place among the game's elite following the statement that Five Championship clubs were given the go-ahead on friday to apply for a place in Super League in 2012.
Halifax, Featherstone, Batley, Barrow and Widnes have all fulfilled the on-field minimum criteria by either reaching the Grand Final or winning the Northern Rail Cup in the last two years.
Batley have said they are not interested and the others must prove they meet minimum standards off the field if they are to secure a three-year Super League licence.
The clubs, who have until December 3 to submit their applications for assessment, must have a stadium with a capacity of 10,000, a recent turnover of at least £1million and an average attendance of 2,500-plus.
It does seem that the RFL are hell bent on dragging this through the media once again and trying to make us and Wakey look like selling platers!'"
To be fair I think every man & his dog knows it`s Cas and /or Wakey, there are to many Yorkshire clubs and the RL want it leveling up.
How Bradford are keeping below the radar is beyond me though.
