Good luck to Leigh i hope they make it into SL they may have spent well over the odds on their team which to me is proof that you won't make it into SL unless you have got lots of cash.
Bulls players and coaching staff have missed an ideal opportunity to get into SL this year with with some poor SL teams in the mix. i am sure the RFL and W$%K Sky presenters particular if you they come from Wigan will hail the 8s as a rousing success

Have Leigh spent that much more than us with our squad of almost 50??

Well done to Leigh, hope they now get auto promotion, they deserve it

I rarely post on here, but the support of the Bradford fans on here is humbling. I hope you can get your house in order for next season and push for promotion. You are still a huge club IMHO. If we make it to super league I hope you join us. And if not I will look forward to visiting Odsal again next season. Bradford are now my second team, even though you are on the wrong side of the Pennines good luck to all at the Bulls, hope we are in the promised land together soon

I hope Koucash walks away from Salford and finances the Bulls to SL

Much respect for Leigh. They've done what we need to do. They looked at the mistakes of the previous season and fixed them, the coach change has been a blessing in disguise and they delivered in the big games with experience in the spine of the team. Well done.

Now, which SL club do I want to drop....

I think, with the salary cap breach, Salford would be the most deserving of the drop. But even with cloth cutting, if MK walks, I would be worried about their survival. And I don't want to see any club collapse.

HKR. I think they would be like us. Need some cloth cutting, but would be ok in the championship. JP would have to really earn his management stripes. And we would see Addy & Clark again.

But the ones I would laugh & laugh would be Hudds. They probably wouldn't have to cut their cloth too much as long as their owner just increases his usual level of support. But basically I want to see Gaskell & Clough back in the championship after they think they've been so clever.

The HKR vs Hudds game will be key.

At least you have changed from "absolutely impossible" to now saying "realistic possibility" so there is hope for us all if FA can change his stance after being so outspoken and opinionated.
I don't like this system but always thought it is possible - just, but still unfair.
If only there was a second strong Championship team that were also beating a couple of SL teams. That would have been good to see this year with so many weak SL teams.

Surely, if any SL were to come down their contracts would be voided?

The only way to gain promotion, which we suspected last year, is to win 5 from 7 games in the middle 8's. And that will be proved in the next couple of weeks. Because 99 times out of 100, the SL club will beat the championship club in the one off game that is the MPG.

I agree about the need to win 5 out of 7 if there is only one good championship team in there.
But what if there was another who also beat a couple of SL strugglers. All of a sudden the maths change as those two SL teams may lose two games against the two better SL teams plus two Ch. teams. You then have one SL team truggling to get 8 points and the other only getting 6 points.

If in 14 months time we have a strong Bulls, London, Toulouse, Toronto and a relegated SL team in the middle 8s we could "potentially" have a very dangerous place for struggling SL teams to be.

Would the current Leigh team have beaten Wakey last year in that £1m game. I think they would have done and believe Wakey were lucky that both Leigh and Bulls were not ready for the middle 8s. Next season will be even better if we get our act together with London and a couple of others.

Still disagree with this format but it could work if 3-4 championship clubs really get their act together.

That HKR Huddersfield game is effectively an mpg in itself if the results before it go as expected.
If Rovers beat London and Fev they'll be on 8 points.
If Hudds beat Leigh but lose to Leeds, they'll be on 8 points.
Salford can only hope for 8 points at best so the winner of Hudds V HKR would secure their SL status, the loser goes to the mpg.

Some massive, massive games coming up over the next few weeks, I can't wait

I think it would make it tougher if it were Salford or huddersfield that come down because they will have the income streams already to spend even more than what Leigh have but on the other hand if it is KR then they could struggle to go straight back up but would be comfortable in the top 4. Add to that london probably improving and Toulouse coming in I think Bradford will drop further down the pecking order especially as most of their signings seem to be players that will settle them in to the Championship rather than ones that will propel the club.

Moss Chisholm Pryce? Players who will not propel the club?

Huddersfield just for the sheer comedy value.
Salford would be justice though.
I think both will struggle with the poor crowds they will get in the championship. KR will still get decent crowds I would imagine.