"On the question of who goes up; concensus seems to favour the team finishing the season top of the league, rather than the grand final winner (or there could be a requirement to win both in the same season). Either way, Sheffield wouldn't have won the right to promotion this year if that structure had been in place."

Even if a team wins the right to promotion, it would be open to the directors of that club to opt to stay in the divsion they are in, in which case the club finishing bottom of the league above wouldn't need to be relegated. - But that's not for you or I to worry ourselves about in advance; club directors can decide for themselves what's best for their club when the time comes.

We've got a few more than 250 fans. Attendances were up again this year. There were nearly 2000 people at a game against Swinton earlier in the year, and the Lions will have brought 200 max.

We do need to get a lot more regular spectators and build the fan base, but the club is working on that.

Incidentally, our average attendance last time we were in SL was around 4,000. Not amazing, but comparable to the poorer sides in the league.

There is only one club in SL without a sugar daddy and that's Castleford and they are in trouble. Big investors are the norm in the SL. Sheffield would just need to find one and Sheffield is a big place to look even though there are already two soccer teams in town.

That is the problem two teams and City interested in football more.It is like Salford in Manchester too.Anyway i think Sheffield have done well due to buying bargains from overseas and a good coach.Next year they may not be as a good as Leigh and Fax are strengthing their teams.Agree Castleford may struggle soon.

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I've already responded to your post once, as have several other people, and you choose to ignore these posts, preferring yet again to blindly repeat your ridiculous non-arguments. If you want to debate the points raised then do so, if not then stop wasting our time.