I don't begrudge anyone trying to get into the superleague and hope that whoever it is that gets in is given the chance to stay up and avoid all this in 2022.

It still doesn't make cutting everyone but the chosen 12 adrift right though does it? The collective behaviour of the superleague clubs has been short sighted and greedy. Ultimately, it's ended up with them paying a bloke who's never done anything in football 400K/year to deliver a reduced TV deal, falling standards on the pitch and reduced attendances at superleague matches and events (before Covid-19).

Also, what the Bull management choose to do or have done in the past is not down to me or any other fan. You need to disconnect the two. If we are parachuted into SL to get thumped every week, on less money and not get relegated I won't be there to see it. I'm sure lot's of fans will still go and I'm not saying there's anything right or wrong with that just that I won't be one of them. Similarly, if the club goes out of business or ends up in some sort of reduced set up due to the SL clubs failing to get a decent TV deal I won't be watching SL for my Rugby league fix I'll be lost from the game. Again, other people will choose differently but I won't be on my own.

Didn't the RFU make a statement only about 5 years ago where they intended to get their game into every UK school ?

Spot on 9A it goes with the territory of monopolizing the term rugby. I can't say that I particularly blame them on either front, it's part of their remit to grow their game. The onus is on us to grow ours

Wales is not a country ?

Grace would be pushing for a place in the squad but, Flower wouldn't, not even the Flower of 4/5 years ago

Back in the day, when we plundered some decent Welsh RU players, Wales were a very good side.
Unfortunately, since RU "came out" and admitted paying it's players, RL cant compete and wont be able to in the foreseeable future.
"We" may convert the odd disgruntled former international but, all of the tp talent will stay in Union.

RL has to find a way to interest those outside the M62 corridor, something that "we" just haven't done and for a long, long time.
This is not a new problem.

It wouldn't harm for some of the bigger RL clubs to become a sporting club in the Leeds Model. Not only would you be able to use your ground over the winter but you'd bring in an entirely different pool of players and potentially feed off of one another.

I've forgotten about Leeds RUFC. Their Premiership days are long gone and they sold their Premiership shares apparently.

Playing wise they have sunk, and are now leaving Headingley to play at Bramhope North of Leeds. The ground there isn't built for spectators, there's no turnstyles or significant stands or terracing.

I know RL hasn't done very well with Pro Expansion to the south, but RU has done much worse with Pro expansion to the north!!!! I'm in tears