Quote: The Devil's Advocate "Out of the twelve current S.L. clubs, who as a supporter thinks their club has had it the roughest over, let’s say the last Thirty Years?
The reason I’ve excluded many clubs (and Bradford fans need not apply, as I’d swap their Roller Coaster for mine, in a heartbeat) is that I know it has been worse for you, but seriously?
Is there another club in S.L. that’s had it as bad as Wakefield Trinity?
If there is someone who moans about their lot regarding the team they support & it’s worse than mine, I’d like to hear your genuine reason as to why you think you’ve had it worse?'"
Yeah wakefield have had it really bad. Allowed into superleague despite having a ground that didn't meet criteria - after years of NFP clubs being turned down. Going bust twice without having any real sanctions against them - certainly not having the other teams in the league share out half of their funding. I won't mention crusaders pulling out as the idea that wakefield were going out otherwise was just a rumour. As we know RFL don't do anything to stop false rumours for example the idea Bradford had secret payments to keep them going - since proves to be load of garbage in the high court. Even now relegation and promotion are back but its done in such a way that no one will go down/up.
All you can moan about really is Eric France going bust but that was tempered by your share of Bradford's funding the following year. Plus you were able to cut spending to balance the books as the wheels falling off at Bradford meant you even made the play offs that year - due to the points deduction.