I am all for expansion,and congratulate those new clubs to championship 1, but clubs have to develop at there own pace, if there is one thing the RFL should have learned it is that fast tracking teams will almost certainly lead to them failing, this is bad for the clubs and does nothing for the image of the RFL.

Big difference is the Northampton side is linked to the football club. It therefore became a football related story and to the BBC's interest a lot more.

Great to hear about the ground improvements. Biggie for me is will the new stand have a proper press area and electricity (that may sound a silly question but I've reported at Oldham and Swinton over the last few years).

We intend to have 6 seats press area, we also have a 50mt extension lead.

On the night Leeds won the World Club Challenge the headline on BBC Sport was

'Britain wins 2 golds in European Cycling in Birmingham'

This was the plan for the Hemel Stadium in 2010.

It seems to be 2 from 3 for the final spots. Chester have withdrawn their application and Medway never actually submitted one (but the RFL wanted them in)

So down to Coventry, Oxford and Bristol/Gloucester