IL still having the shares is a typical example of the RFL's soft under belly. They stated that if IL wanted to invest in Wigan, then he had to have sold his share of quins by 2009. That date comes around and they agreed to give him dispensation on the issue because of the poor state of the economy.

all the uncertainty at quins must surely make warrington nailed on for second in the league. they should be able to post a cricket score down there. since cas have something meaningful to play for, i can't see saints outscoring wire. so, an opening play off game at the HJ awaits us.

Have you a source for the dispensation because of the poor state of the economy" ?? as far as I was concerned it was just pushed under the carpet, like the Castleford fine never heard anymore about that, they were supposed to be appealing?

I was no fan of Maurice Lindsay (sat through an interview with him for a job at Wigan, was glad not to get the job) but give him his due he set up Super League and saved the game in many ways with Sky, he was 100% committed in his own way, wish we had someone like him still today!

I remeber seeing it written down in the media somewhere. I can't vouch that it was 100% reliable as I can't remember where it was.

London isn't interested in rugby league FACT. the amount of homes / names the London club as had in order to survive over the last30 some years is positive proof of that they have been given every advantageous thing . So lets stop deluding ourselves that it will happen in the smoke! get widnes or a Cumbrian team up in super league and admit to the pointless failure that is QUINS.

London clearly IS interested in rugby league if reports of its spread in schools and at amateur level are correct. However, London is vast and Quins RL have been subsumed by where they are located as well as undermined by what I think is a limited coach and a severely limited budget thanks to what appears to be the underhand approach of IL. If the RFL has been able to sort something out for Quins so that they can be competitive again next season in the superleague then I'm all for it. They have local players in the team who have had aspirations to play for Quins and that alone is a sign of just how much rugby league has developed in London. I doubt it will ever be as big as soccer or RU but then there is such a diverse number of sports represented in the capital that most will be unlikely to get the crowds and media attention of those two. However, given the enormous challenges facing RL 30 years go, I think they have made an awful lot of progress and are definitely worth sticking with.

totally agree Saints fan is clueless or has shares in the place!