It makes sense in that the RFL can help the club significantly financially without direct loans or equal central funding. Unique position as landlords needing content allows them this flexibility and provides them argument against favouritism.

Tenuous I know, but that is how it is.

I suppose you could argue that landlords have a duty to ensure that their properties are fit for their tenants and that means keeping up to required standards (in this case their own I'd guess) so actually taking money from central funding to do that could still be spun as a penalty?

I hate most of what is going on, but if we remain the RFL's favourites, being preferred over and above every other club, due to our iconic status, then that will amply do for me. As long as we remain at this pinnacle, I'll gladly take the flak and wear the hairshirt.

The longer this exodus of players and coaching staff go's on the more sick i am starting to feel with the season a few weeks away

This would be same chev walker who announced his departure last night?. quick change of heart if true.

More rubbish. I've already had to ban someone for publishing inaccurate rumours. This causes an unbelievable amount of upset for people who's livelihoods are at risk at the moment.

In the normal scheme of things I'd let it slide but this isn't a normal situation.