To some extent. Widnes met their winning criteria some time ago. They should also benefit in that the squad they put together for SL doesn't need to be at it's best next year or even the year after.

Yes its a big advantage for a club with SL aspirations to get the criteria out early doors, however if you have everything for licence appart from the qualifying then You will have to aim for the hear and now.

Widnes should have had lots of time to get together and develop in preparation for SL. Although when I watched them this season they were not very good.

Don't the RFL (being the RFL) have a clause that allows them to 'invite' a club who hasn't made the on field qualifying criteria?

That at least was the answer I was given when querying Toulouse's right to apply, which I'm surprised they didn't do but then I guess the invite may have got lost in the post just like mine has to big wedding this year.

Yes I do believe they have a invite clause

Especially there for when the crown prince of Saudi Arabia wants to invest his billions in Northampton RL (or any other club)

Something all the more likely now we have our [url=http://www.northamptonrl.co.uk/nrl-club-videonew video[/url on-line.

Gleeson won't be back in England anytime soon he is on the run.

Backing singer for the Australian Pink Floyd?

Not very likely is it.

He was at the KC Stadium on Friday night and is currently training with Barrow. Douche.

He was on the run! Must be sorted now.

What are we waiting for bring him to headingley.

Barrow - thats where I'd go if I were on the run.

Or Workington, they'll never find you in Workington if you walk with a slouch, look miserable and grunt instead of talking.

You'd have to hide indoors when it got dark though, you wouldn't glow like the locals.