In regard to the crowds, I remember similar things being said about Leigh crowds being massive in SL before they came up last time. They weren't when they got there though, so I wouldn't presume that they would be if they got promoted again certainly not any bigger than any current SL team.

I think the issue with the middle 8's has been touched on here and also was stated by a Bradford fan I know prior to the season starting. The Championship teams have all had fairly easy games where they've been able to pick up bad habits and still win. The SL teams don't have that luxury, bad habits will be punished, so they've got a double advantage, bigger cap (meaning in theory better players) and also more battle hardened players in crunch games.

This is what I actually saidWhat annoyed me was Wakefield signing up quite a few players prior to the middle 8's, all legal but doesn't seem right. You've edited my sentence by reducing its context for some reason.

Back to the original topic, young Percival is going nowhere and, as others have said looks to be a future international.

Just wish he was doing it with his hometown club.

Could say the same about your best player, Kevin Brown.

Good wins for Sheffield and Fax this weekend.

IMO the championship should be just full of the teams that meet the requirements for SL and then we can have proper promotion and relegation between SL and the Championship.

Now we just need the funding. But that's controlled by SL clubs so can't see them voting for Christmas.

This is as close as it will get until clubs can pull in wider sponsorship and market the game outside the M62.