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| What an odd post! What do you mean "but" it was because we finished above the other Championship teams? It wasn't a "but"! It was exactly what we had to do FFS!!
And nobody "let us in". It is ridiculous to say that. We got to the playoffs ready to play, Leigh didn't. Had they also been ready, who is to say it would have been any different? But regardless, that is and was the "sharp end" of the season and Leigh bottled it, we were far better at the playoffs than they were.
What I find most interesting about the playoffs is that Wakefield's meltdown did give us a one-off realistic chance, but it also skewed the playoff league. What would be interesting this year, if we managed to finish top, is to see whether we could get the automatic promotion 3rd place. That should be at least a bit more realistic in a sense this year if the 4 SL clubs are fairly evenly matched, and start taking points off each other. That 3rd place could be at least more than academic.
I still wouldn't put a penny on it, mind, but at least it isn't totally impossible, whereas winning the MPG will be.
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| Quote: Bulls4Champs "Its ridiculous. How many teams in the Championship would get their promotion rejected because their ground is not fit for purpose?
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That would be interesting. Presumably then we could sue the RFL as our landlords for leasing us premises unfit for purpose?
We haven't sued anybody for absolutely ages
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| Quote: Bulls4Champs "Us, Leigh, Fax?'"
Leigh? Brand new ground? Why wouldn't that fit the bill?
Us & Fax - far from perfect, but both previously SL grounds?! No worse than HKR or Wakey for example....
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| Quote: Bulls4Champs "Its ridiculous. How many teams in the Championship would get their promotion rejected because their ground is not fit for purpose?
Us, Leigh, Fax?
London and Sheffield haven't even got grounds but sure they could play at a Football ground.
Then there's the question of can Fax and Sheffield afford to run a SL squad?
Im not sure they could, I hope they could but we couldn't at the back end and our crowds are a lot bigger than theirs.
The P and R system is grossly unfair,the only thing it rewards is poor form with a chance to redeem yourself against inferior opposition and a one off shot against superior opposition providing your form doesn't drop off in M8's.'"
The stadium rules were to fit with franchising criteria I think. We no longer have franchising so, logically, (I know!) there shouldn't be an RFL stadium requirement anymore....
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| Quote: Wigan Bull "Leigh? Brand new ground? Why wouldn't that fit the bill?
Us & Fax - far from perfect, but both previously SL grounds?! No worse than HKR or Wakey for example....'"
I assume he means those are the ones that ARE fit, rather than not fit. As they're probably the 3 best grounds in the division.
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| Yes I did mean that. Sorry.
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