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Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
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Superleague should be Saints, Wigan, Leeds, Warrington, Hull FC and Catalans (token expansion team). Every other club are just irrelevant and are just a drain on resources
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| Quote: Saint77777 "Superleague should be Saints, Wigan, Leeds, Warrington, Hull FC and Catalans (token expansion team). Every other club are just irrelevant and are just a drain on resources'"
Agreed - you should play each other 5 times over the season making 25 games and then have a top 6 play-off.  |
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| Quote: Saint77777 "Superleague should be Saints, Wigan, Leeds, Warrington, Hull FC and Catalans (token expansion team). Every other club are just irrelevant and are just a drain on resources'"
The worrying thin is that you robably mean it  |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: wrencat1873 "The worrying thin is that you robably mean it ![]()
He certainly does Scooby
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Union have tried to bar London Welsh from the Premiership even though they finished top of the Championship and have a satisfactory ground. London Welsh appealed. A panel of 3 QC's ruled that they should be allowed in. What does this have to do with Rugby League?
This is what they said as regards qualification for promotion "The first is that issues of promotion and relegation should, as far as possible, be determined by performance on the pitch," [/i
I happen to think they are correct. The gap in standards between some SL clubs and the Championship clubs has developed because of franchising. Only its abandonment and a return to P&R will eventually even out this gap.
www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/ju ... remiership |
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Union have tried to bar London Welsh from the Premiership even though they finished top of the Championship and have a satisfactory ground. London Welsh appealed. A panel of 3 QC's ruled that they should be allowed in. What does this have to do with Rugby League?
This is what they said as regards qualification for promotion "The first is that issues of promotion and relegation should, as far as possible, be determined by performance on the pitch," [/i
I happen to think they are correct. The gap in standards between some SL clubs and the Championship clubs has developed because of franchising. Only its abandonment and a return to P&R will eventually even out this gap.
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I have no problem with Fax or Leigh being in SL. Theyre the only 2 uk clubs outside SL that can justify promotion in their current state.
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Tre Cool "I have no problem with Fax or Leigh being in SL. Theyre the only 2 uk clubs outside SL that can justify promotion in their current state.'"
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| Quote: Starbug "Why?'"
Who else is suitable? There are no other clubs with the stadium and interested local population. |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Tre Cool "Who else is suitable? There are no other clubs with the stadium and interested local population.'"
Neither have enough interested population, or financial backing, at Leigh the stadium is irrelivant unless they could pull in at least 8,000 averages, they are struggling to exist in the Championship at the moment
A 3 year licence could finish either club |
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| Quote: Starbug "Neither have enough interested population, or financial backing, at Leigh the stadium is irrelivant unless they could pull in at least 8,000 averages, they are struggling to exist in the Championship at the moment
A 3 year licence could finish either club'"
Best of a bad bunch then. Neither club could draw 8k. Leigh would draw some serious away support though based where they are. |
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kcab sfrawdder
Luck is a combination of preparation and opportunity
Just to avoid confusion Starbug is the username of Steven Pike
SOMEBODY SAID that it couldn’t be done
But he with a chuckle replied
That “maybe it couldn’t,” but he would be one
Who wouldn’t say so till he’d tried.
So he buckled right in with the trace of a grin
On his face. If he worried he hid it.
He started to sing as he tackled the thing
That couldn’t be done, and he did it!:9005.jpg |
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| Quote: Tre Cool "Best of a bad bunch then. Neither club could draw 8k. Leigh would draw some serious away support though based where they are.'"
Not when ' shipping ' 40/50 point thrashings every other week , attendances would be around 4,000 then drop away after that |
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| Quote: Tre Cool "Who else is suitable? There are no other clubs with the stadium and interested local population.'"
Approx 75% of current SL clubs aren't 'suitable' either. It doesn't take a genius to realise the game in this country isn't big, popular or rich enough to support a fully professional top league at current salary rates. Unfortunately nothing will be done before many of those 75% follow the path currently being taken by Bradford. |
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I know this may be hard to believe for those who think SL is fantastic but as a fax fans there is nothing i would want less than being in SL in its current form; i find it dull to watch bar some of the 'big' games and derbies and it is a largely flawed concept.
I would much rather go be competitivie at Batley, Leigh, Featherstone, Keighley etc than be thrashed at Wigan, Leeds, Saints etc.
SL used to be a real ambition for me as a fax fan but now it would be my worst nightmare
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