It's a sad state of affairs down at the Moon and no mistake.


And whats even more sad is that things aren't going to improve.


Barry McKenzie has said for some time now that if Harlequins RL were a horse it would be gently led out into a field the other side of the M25 before having a bullet popped behind its ear to put it out of it's misery.

Bazza would know following the easy beats of the NRL-How are the crowds down shark park bazza

I see Bazzas valiant attempts at labelling the Stoop [i(still)[/i haven't caught on - much like his many other brilliant suggestions.

Keep going Bazza, everyone loves a tryer.

What a surprise, NO ONE down south is interested in RL, the sooner the RFL realise this, and get rid of the Fulham-harle-bronco-quins in favour of proper RL teams, in RL areas the better. All you morons can call me a flatcapper all you want, but Fulham, london broncos, paris st germain, celtic crusaders, harlequins have all failed miserably. 'Expansion' has almost ruined our game!!!

The debt is very small compared to this club. Surley they must be finished if Harlequins are news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10237268.stm

The debt is very small compared to this club. Surley they must be finished if Harlequins are news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/10237268.stm

I would suggest that the 'quins finances are in a far better state than most other SL clubs and certainly better than SL wannabe's!!!

That's not true. I'm 'down south' and can assure you am very interested in RL. Granted i spent my first 25 years in wigan but living down here, my wife is now interested in RL and i have converted several members of her family. Will be taking 12 people up to the quins v wigan game.

Do you have any evidence at all for that claim?

BTW, Companies House website has this piece of evidence of business failureName & Registered OfficeStatus
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Maybe he means that clubs like Widnes who have kept the game alive for well over 100 years and when people come up with ideas such as Superleague - unfortunately at a time when Widnes were in a lull after unprecedented success -they were simply cast aside in the name of expansion. And teams who he mentioned have either come and gone, been propped up by the authorities or broke the rules to stay in Superleague.

The financial failure in 2008 can be blamed partially at least on Widnes throwing all their eggs in one basket to get to the riches of the promised land.

Clubs like Widnes, Leigh, Fev, Keighley and any other flatcap clubs will be here long after the expansion experiment is completed.

Start your gnashing of teeth now: The RFL has said that one NL1 club would get promoted based on the criteria you mentioned. They have not ruled out promoting another club to SL with any conditions set other than playing in the championship.

So TO could be in SL in 2012, as long as we see expansion of the number of clubs in SL or two up two down. TO and Catalans in SL would be low/mid table sides but could put in a good game.