New sports businesses take 5 years to break even, so it's only prudent to put up enough to cover 5 years' expenses. That should be a given.

If ever

Biased they may be , but they do actually have some base on fact , unlike the garbage you dish out

i just want whats best for the game of RL.

thank god richard lewis isnt running the future of the game based on the views of the trolls on here.

RL in england would always remain a minority sport.

but if you think leigh can add more to SL than a Paris Stade Francaise bid or toulose, then perhaps you should apply for his job !

Last time I checked, this was a thread about licensing, not expansion.


Translation: really you want expansion-biased opinions on this matter.


There's a difference between wanting what's best and knowing what's best.


Now who's trolling? Your two posts had nothing but shots at the people who hold a different opinion to you hoping for a bite. That's trolling.

If you feel the opinions of those who oppose the current system aren't worth listening two, then why should yours be?

When do you reckon Mr Lewis will have made RL a majority sport by? 2018? 2020? 2080 if we cryogenically freeze him?

When Halifax get their stand finished they can shoulder some of the blame and take the pressure of Widnes and Leigh.

lewis is taking the hard decisions now which will pay off down the track

the way RL in france has been revived again after it was written off is one particular example

after the failure of PSG all people said was weve tried france it wont work

he didnt listen and put Les Cats in SL with a 3 year immunity from relegation and look at them now

now we are looking at maybe 2 or 3 French SL sides.

id say thats a stunning turn around

hes given Celtic Crusaders a chance when people said its failed in wales too.

his vision is one the game shouldve had 100 years ago and hes got the guts to stick with it

why is is the same people that dislike the franchising system are the same people who are fans of clubs that have missed out?

or are the same people that take a negative slant on expansion clubs?

i see a pattern here!

richard lewis is doing whats best for RL. unlike the small minded on here that dont care about that, just their little club which has failed in over a century to establish itself

ill bet once widnes replace wakey in SL in a few years time widnes fans will have an ambivalent position towards expansion clubs whilst it will be Wakey fans turn to take up the aggrieved little club mantle.