Quote: FoxyDread "Widnes were given time to grow. Yes, first year terrible, second year not so good, third year competitive.
Say Leigh make it into Super League in 2016 year, first year terrible, survive the middle 8, second year not so good, survive the middle 8, third year competitive?
Possible? Yes. Probable? Who knows.'"
Making into SL is going to be extremely difficult in the first place, any team not in the top league will have half the salary cap available and only a proposed maximum of £500k central funding compared to SL funding of £1.8m. In 2015 they will also be up against 2 relegated teams who get a parachute payment greater than any Championship club get from central funds...