York were formed in 1868 and joined the Rugby League in 1905, they are about 26 miles from Headingley. But I assume you know that, it's just that it comes over as supporting new clubs in new areas

Don't try to be an "ordinary optimist" please...







Cut the overseas players and you greatly reduce the playing quality of the Superleague
Enforce a level salary cap and top aussies won't come here and top English players may go to union

I like [i"Build up participation at community level"[/i but that participation has bombed in Rugby League, just as it has in Rugby Union and also big time in soccer. It has bombed further on the head injuries thing. So we just go on doing the best we can as we have done for 125 years......

No magic bullet here, we simply go on doing what we are doing as best as we can do it.........It's called survival.

Each team will play each other twice, not 3 times, hopefully augmented by a 9's Comp which will add home games & bring much needed excitement to the sport. R.L needs to learn from the likes of the Cricket 100.

Clubs cannot survive on 9 home games.

But as I say, they won't if a 9's Comp runs alongside !

Pie in the sky.

From October 10 all 14 SL marketing bods should be working as a central team....3 months to get fans chomping at the bit for what could be an epic season with 4 teams facing the drop to SL II.......as for the championship.....given there's nothing to play for, I suspect you'll see a sharp drop in gates......but as long as the right 10 are in SL come October 2022, then it'll all be ok.......but woe be if Leeds or Wigan have a mare in 2022.....now that would be funny

They'd find a way to keep them up even Radlinski would come back to play for nothing again like 2006 season when the rules was bent to keep Wigan up

Thanks for that Ste, it's a matter of making the best of it and a season with all to play for, no loop fixtures, some very important fixtures fighting for SL places, and the safety net of a second tier that will also get funding, and the 9's which you rightly term "excitement" (years ago I went to Wigan to watch RL pro-nines and it was great stuff) then we have a lot to look forward to........

Unless one's club is one of the many that won't be part of SL 1&2 and will no longer see a penny of funding. Now we know where the game is going forward, thoughts turn to who they will leave behind...........

Yes indeed........ A significant time in the history of the game in which there may be exciting times.......for some......

For those shut out quite the opposite and so attention turns to the middle of the Championship where there will be some serious battles for literally "survival" and where Semor Kurdis Newcastle club are playing for a place in the 14 after being conveniently hoisted into the Championship.

What a significant point you raise, thoughts ought to also go out to some grand old clubs......

No game on Sky on Friday night, I know, let's tune in to some other 3. fook me, What's going on?

Not the middle 8’s again! Who has the guts to go for it? Who has the deeper pocket?