What is it with away attendances? Was it a 'crappy home atmosphere' Leeds v Melbourne? How many Melbourne fans made the trip ?

If you don't want to/can't make the away trip so what? Nobody's twisting your arm.

This seasons Heineken Cup, Munster v Racing Metro, over 25,000 attended. I bet it wasn't a 'crappy home atmosphere'. Wonder how many Metro fans made the trip?

My own personal opinion is, that there should always a place for the local, for example,Wakefield v Castleford derbies. Tradition should always be cherished. But, who cares outside 'the heartlands' about those type of fixtures?

Creating 'events', like Leeds v Toulouse could generate greater interest in our game and it's up to the clubs to pack them in, not to rely on visiting support.

But then again, what do I know. Perhaps it's best to retreat to a few miles either side of a strip of Tarmac in the north of England

Without a S.L club on their doorstep the kids would soon lose interest in the sport in the long term. There hasn't been a Cumbrian team in the top flight for a while...so compare the number of Cumbrians playing in S.L now to what it was 20 years ago....go on name them!

Talk about a "never mind you Jack" attitude...mind you have signed plenty from my district over the past 30 years (and continue to do so) not bad from the supposed hot bed of Humberside is it?.

5 clubs in the NW. 5 clubs in West Yorkshire. 2 in East Yorkshire. It's safe to say that there is a fair concentration of clubs in small pockets. Hull is isolated from the rest, but we're still sharing.

Clubs in West Yorkshire have everyone within an hours drive. That's not a good spread. Everyone's on each other's toes effectively.

I like to justify my opinions, nothing wrong with that. I also like it when others can justify there's when asked about them. If it's a decent opinion, it shouldn't be difficult to justify (even if it doesn't agree with mine).

That's the dumbest point ever on VT, well done !!!

If you read the rest of my post, I argued why I disagree that Cas would produce more quality players over time by comparing Toulouse with Catalans.

If you can prove that Cas would produce more, be my guest. Otherwise, your question achieves nothing. It's a fallacious argument.