Quote Ste100Centurions="Ste100Centurions"What is eluded to here is that the RFL threatened expulsion from Super League to those Club's which had still not got SL standard stadiums, it was part of the licensing criteria at the time, both Cas & Wakey continued on a 'promise' of either moving to new stadiums or redevelopment'"
The quality of ground was only one "Licensing" factor in deciding who would be in Superleague. Yes there was pressure on Wakey and Castleford to provide a better facility to play in, but this was impossible at the first time of the licensing due to the refusal of the council to provide any help at all to the clubs.
Then at the next round of licensing Castleford applied still with no prospect of a ground, but were given a license with the footnote "[ithe significant challenge for the club for the next (the planned third) licensing period will be to move to a proposed new facility[/i many many years on any idea of removing Castleford from Superleague remains a joke, as big a joke as the Lewis led falling over to accommodate the Harlequins and Celtic Crusaders.
On that second round of licensing in 2011 Wakefield had also failed to deliver the stadium but all that was said about that was the "stadium position was uncertain"
Again there was no real threat of expulsion at all. Cas had been bottom of SL in 2008 and only Harlequins had worse crowds than Cas and Wakey so low crowds and poor grounds should have seen an end to their SL status, but the RFL were not so stupid as to actually drop them from Superleague and hoist in such as Salford & Celtic Crusaders instead, so they moved to a 14 club Superleague so they didn't have to back their threats with action.
Empty threats from the RFL and promises that could not be kept by Cas and Wakey were just stuff and nonsense......
what we stating is that the rfl didn't say that they had to get new stadiums refurbishment would do if met with the demands, keep up will you 
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It remained to be seen whether Wakey moving to Newmarket outside the city and on waste ground along the motorway could also have been a big mistake??'"
