Is it a realistic concern that the crowd for that game may not even need a comma.

This all goes to show that giving a meaning to the Championship clubs fixtures that the fans will come out and watch there team.
Will be nice to see Bradford down at Keighley next season.

Correct, but not 38% of your total number of clubs normally

And obviously the massive financial incentive to a top 2 finish

But even though the ' hatch ' isnt open this year, it is now ' unlocked ' , and that alone has incentivised many former and new fans

Quote pie.warrior="pie.warrior"doesn't the finishing position in the championship this year have a bearing on the amount of central funding they get next year 2015..?? jus found it... www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... ampionship'" Very much so, essentially the difference between part time and full time and therefore the ability to compete against the parachute funded SL relegatees and next years SL bottom 4 Although what this will do with regards the competitiveness of the Championship next year we dont actually know yet, I doubt it will be pretty Also I dont think it has been made clear how the funding will pan out from 2016 onwards

Quote pie.warrior="pie.warrior"doesn't the finishing position in the championship this year have a bearing on the amount of central funding they get next year 2015..?? jus found it... www1.skysports.com/rugby-league/ ... ampionship'" Very much so, essentially the difference between part time and full time and therefore the ability to compete against the parachute funded SL relegatees and next years SL bottom 4 Although what this will do with regards the competitiveness of the Championship next year we dont actually know yet, I doubt it will be pretty Also I dont think it has been made clear how the funding will pan out from 2016 onwards

The funding issue is one thing. The Cap is a totally different kettle of fish, because if you don't have the same cap across all 3 divisions, then you do not have a snowballs chance in hell of seeing a top 4 championship club with a 1 million cap beating a bottom 4 SL club with twice that to spend.....and beating them twice at that. Also, do you open the door for Championship clubs to have as many overseas imports as the SL clubs?

Fev's owner has said they are ready for SL......when he has to fund the clubs shortfall in income to get to the 2.5 million in income needed to spend to the 1 million cap, will he still think they are ready? Even worse, if he does fund this shortfall and they finish top of the Championship but then miss out on promotion, how keen is he going to be to repeat this procedure?

London have a full 1.85M + London weighting in their cap this year and they will get beaten 27 times........this BRAVE NEW WORLD is simply closing the door on promotion using finances to do so, but opening the one on relegation for badly managed SL clubs.

Oh believe me I am not all ' starry eyed '

at this new structure, unlike many other Championship clubs fans, I am fully aware of how difficult it could be and the consequences of it not happening how it has been sold

But hey ho, all we can do is watch and see what happens, it might even get me down to a game or two

Attendances area key ingredient in being able to mount a sustainable assault on the top 8. That said, I suspect that if anyone does "step up" it will be 75% down to a SL club imploding and 25% down to the promoted club having a 7k+ average.
The real trick for the "wealthy" Championship club owners will be not "Buying talent" but instead, Holding on the stuff they develop. 5 year+ Contracts for all U18's.....and the ability to offer them a decent wage if they turn down offers from the top 12......

I know Wakey fans would probably not agree, but it's nice to see all those fans at Salford rewarded with a good close game and a win.

Nothing like a bit of excitement to get the crowds coming back. A good chance for Salford to get 2 wins under the belt early doors.

I agree with William that the crowd at Bradford will be a concern as opening days are usually bigger. But with all the shenanigans going on there it's not unsurprising that some fans will stay away. Just like a new stand and new players will increase crowds, board room debarcle will have an opposite effect. Fortunately with London coming soon Bradford have a chance at their next home game to turn it around.

Not sure what will happened for London.

Well of course, that would be a mental set up.
There has always been a massive incentive to finish top 2.

you are stretching .

I think Wakey's second half performance and the addition of Sammut to their squad would encourage more people to turn out to watch them. Hopefully they can get their stadium fixed asap

' Mental ' is what it is, especially only 2 seasons after that same number of clubs were promoted



You missed out ' Financial ' , so what was ' Massive ' about it recently?

No, I'm stating what has happened