There are a lot of reasons for the smaller clubs to be annoyed if a newco would get to stay in SL but I'd imagine Widnes would vote for Bradford to stay in as the owner gave you guys £10k.

Any purchase of the club would be via a newco, rather than the current co as otherwise the debts would remain to be paid.

Isn't Coco the Fullback a Wakey fan?

Unless a realistic CVA was agreed...

Oh yes I agree I`m sure Widnes would vote for Bradford to stay in.
Now let me see , if I vote against Bradford it will be like chucking £10,000 of my hard earned cash away.
If I vote against eeping them in, I get an extra share of the Sky money £100,000 , possibly more after next liscensing as they will likely drop teams down to 12 or 10 and I will have eliminated a possible rivel for a Super League spot.
Well as I am a businessman ....Well it`s a tough call isn`t it.

Who is to say that Sky would keep the same funding with 12 teams!!!

Cas have had full planning permission for many years now, so to state that they are further advanced towards their new stadium is plain daft !

Well no,to be fair we don`t know that but the way most of the top Super League clubs have been banging on for some time about reducing the teams in the league they must be quietly confident that is so.Otherwise why would they want it would they?

as long as sky get their 2 games a week, the GF series and pick of CC games they don't care and with less teams the "theory" is by some, that teams will be closer matched due to better talent being spread across fewer teams. Hence leading to closer more exciting games........

You may be correct but if Sky have contracted x amount for 14 teams for x years and the RFL change to 12 teams that may be a change in contract and why should Sky pay for a reduced league, remember loss of teams would probably mean los of Sky Sports subscription from the fans that have just had their teams removed from SL!! May be

Apparently 'League Express' editor Matyn Sadler has said that a condition of the new Sky contract is a 14 club SL. If that's right, given that Sky's paid well over the odds for the new soccer contract and are probably looking to save a few bob, it might not be a good idea to annoy them.

Well actually Wrencat I think you'll find that Cas got full planning last year. Please get you're facts right before spouting rubbish.

Indeed. So with full planning permission and full funding why hasn't it been built yet??

Sorry old lad, the story on your ground is like one of the new video games where you pick your own last chapter.
If you look on Wiki, then work started in 2008 ?, so please forgive my lack of "knowledge", it is difficult to keep pace with this one !

Sadler is wrong. Minimum of 12. Funding the same whether 12, 13 or 14. fewer clubs then bigger sky distributions.