Erm, yes that is exactally what happened.

Contrary tom what some on her may say, a London based team has more to offer the game than other teams.

In fact in one city there is one senior club too many for a start!

Hmm, well you can't be on about the city of Hull (considering the success that Hull FC and Hull KR have both been in SL overall and the support of both clubs), so which city do you mean?

This has been said time and again, for Rugby League to be seen as a national sport it needs a Super League team in the capital. Like it or not, without the presence of a SL London team, Rugby League would be perceived (even more) as a parochial Northern sport that the Australians do better. It's that perception that the RFL are trying to break down.

Like it or not professional Rugby League IS essentially a 'northern' sport that also happens to be played badly in Wrexham, London and sometimes of a slightly better standard in Perpignan.

There is not investment for the London game to be successful. There is not enough return for any investor. The standard of RL played by Quins isn't good enough. To pull it punters and change minds they need to be top 4 evey season. With the current squad and investment, that's never going to happen.

Rock bottom and non-competitive are we? Dragging the standard of the league down? I don't think Leeds or Saints fans would agree. I understand if there's a stick to beat us with then plenty on here will do it but all you've actually got is the crowds issue now. We are no longer a team of Aussies. For playing standard we are worth our place - never been bottom, never been relegated. So before you start throwing round accusations of us not being 'a SL standard club' consider what you mean by that. The only standard that really matters is playing standard and while we may not be world beaters NOBODY can seriously argue we aren't worth our place for that criteria.

SL stopped being about this when licenses came in!

"The only standard that really matters is playing standard"

we are about to see a club relegated that has finished above Quins 4 out of the last 5 years and probably won;t finish bottom this year, on field performances count for little these days sadly.

Lets expand up to Newcastle.

They'll need a new team now the Falcons are heading down..... [size(hopefully)[/size

Currently then there are 5 teams of a worse standard that Harlequins RL in superleague.....

in which of these seasons did Harlequins RL Finish bottom or in a relegation position?


...hmm....OK. If 3 wins from 9 games has done enough to convince you of that....having beaten catalans when they were awfull, Hull FC who are also 3 from 9 and now Quins RL who would seem to be on a really bad run then so be it......


...change of tune from
"I don't care what passports HKA players have so long as they win something" which you said in either the Mason thread or the overseas player one..

As for attendances....you will get no argument from me that they are terrible......but they are only 1 of a number of criteria that count.....