if a team such as widnes (or anyone for that matter) next year can't finish in the top 4 of 8 clubs consisting of the worst 4 SL clubs and 4 championship clubs then quite frankly they don't deserve to be in SL. Simple as... people really need to get over this

relegation was STILL on the table during franchising. what do you honestly think would of happened to a club had it been thrown into the wilderness for 3 whole years?? would they have kept their assets then? At least this way with improved funding to the championship they can keep a full time team, just on less money

That makes no sense, lmao

The irony is ofcourse, that WIDNES were one of the clubds SLE were hoping to dispose of, aswell as Hull KR, Cas' or Wakey (they actually wanted to merge those two along with Fev' as I remember it). So their franchising REALLY worked there didn't it, lmfao!

No, it is you.........again


Celtic crusaders did not play in the 2007 championship grand final, they didn't go bust in 2008, and they didn't change names and location in the 2009 season. All this lovely irrelevant nonsense you are now trying to hide behind, is, well.... Irrelevant. What you have repeatedly stated is demonstrably untrue.

Celtic weren't even the championship in 2007 never mind the championship,grand final and weren't in super league in 2008 never mind bust and relocating however many times you continue to state it, it still won't be true.

My ' Timeline ' is out by 12 months, the rest stands, no matter how childishly pedantic you want to make it bell end

The rest doesnt 'stand' because it was irrelevant nonsense that was factually incorrect.

Otherwise known as a 'Starbug'