I think all the superleague clubs should contribute to the upkeep of it, lol

Odsal would swallow up £1 Million just to make the place safe !!! It's a bomb crater with a few porta cabins around it !

Don't get me wrong, always had good positive times with Bradford fans & it's not their fault, but if Mick Gledhill who is a big friend of Big Fat Nige, who in turn is/was at the RLIF & reportedly just left in October *timing* is championing Bradford for 12th spot & if they get it, then it will be the single biggest blatant act of corruption the RFL/SL have ever made since the RFL bought the Odsal lease !!!

Bradford > Leigh

Top flight should have a London team in, think I said it before earlier in the thread.

Simply to stake a claim as a national sport, and so that southerners who like the sport have a focal point/big team they can easily go and watch.

I would love to see Super League expanded to include London, Widnes and Bradford, regardless of how badly that club has been run.

520 mile round trip for a truly national Southerner from Truro to 'pop' and watch a game in Ealing - or do only Home County Southerners count in that ramble? Personally have no problem with Broncos, merely debunking.

Thinking back, Sir Keith Joseph, Education Secretary under Thatcher, decided that Britain only needed one Music Conservatoire and ordered an inspection of them all. When it became apparent that the then Jewel in the Crown was not in London, the idea was scrapped, the PCFC reshuffle announced and all the colleges lost out.

Why does everything have to revolve around London? Besides SL with London therein would not be solar but rather polar (to use a musical metaphor).

Merely playing devil's advocate.

It has to be York.

Isn't Mr. Lenegan still a part shareholder there? Saw an article a bit ago saying the had popped a bit more money in? Hope he's not making the decisions

Quote The Phantom Horseman="The Phantom Horseman"Fev didn't lose the play-off game against York, they thumped them for the third time that season. And as for how much Mark Campbell can afford, I think you'd be surprised. He's consistently opened his own wallet to offset the very meagre Championship budget for 10+ years, in stark contrast to one or two current SL clubs. Don't forget, it's only just over three years ago that his money helped save York! https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkc ... -interest/'" Thanks for the post, I wondered how wealthy Mr. Flatman at York was and it seems he's no multi-millionaire either. If Featherstone got it I'd be delighted as it was such a disappointment after all the hard work Mr. Campbell put in for Nahaboo to let him down......

Quote The Phantom Horseman="The Phantom Horseman"Fev didn't lose the play-off game against York, they thumped them for the third time that season. And as for how much Mark Campbell can afford, I think you'd be surprised. He's consistently opened his own wallet to offset the very meagre Championship budget for 10+ years, in stark contrast to one or two current SL clubs. Don't forget, it's only just over three years ago that his money helped save York! https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkc ... -interest/'" Thanks for the post, I wondered how wealthy Mr. Flatman at York was and it seems he's no multi-millionaire either. If Featherstone got it I'd be delighted as it was such a disappointment after all the hard work Mr. Campbell put in for Nahaboo to let him down......

Sure, as someone who had to got to Taunton frequently with work, I am aware of the geography and what a bloody trek parts of the West Country can be.

But London is still the major metropolitan centre and very easily accessible from Milton Keynes, Reading, Woking, lots of smaller population centres etc etc

Well the bottom line has to be long term financial stability and a player development system, things that TWP didn't provide.

Newcastle provide this, although they may not be allowed to jump past the Championship, so they are red hot favourites for the place the club promoted to Superleague will leave. Exciting times for[u REAL[/u expansion?

Please don't be chasing him around, let him enjoy the RL fans website, he's a good guy.........