Its not just Hughes though. Bradford's big money backer has also been noticeably quiet during this whole bid process. Mind you that's because there isn't one.

It would be suicidal for any Championship club to take on what is being asked without insurances of no relegation.

Well if bradford go up look for the drawbridge being raised

Col, there will be P&R next season.....up to now anyway. At the end of next season, we will have the new Sky TV deal for 2022. It's anyone's guess whether the structure will change for the 2022 season. Personally,I think we (Leigh) have done enough with our application to get that 12th spot,however, I think Bradford will nick it. I've said all along, that i'm quite happy to EARN a place in SL on the field.

I thought the rules was P&R alive for 2021?

Unless some of these clubs know different. Why apply?
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According to the General Manager of Newcastle Thunder (Jordan Robinson) there is a team at the moment called Newcastle Magpies who play in black and white and there are plans to create a Sunderland side obviously in red and white to recreate that rivalry. This is at amateur level though.

So bitter.

I wonder what it is like being a little London fan ? I mean, it must smart a bit, knowing that despite being gifted a Super League Licence over & over again & despite great support from the RFL & despite moving like nomads from place to place & depsite changing your name like a failed corner shop, over & over again, & despite being one of the weakest teams year after year, little London still can't attract a thousand home fans & play on a college campus out of a marquee !

It must really chafe, knowing that the people of Greater London just don't want Rugby League in London & it must embarrass you that, despite year after year of being the protected b@$tard child of the RFL & SLE, little old London is still a much smaller club than Oldham, Rochdale, Whitehaven, Barrow or Batley would have been had they had a Hughes, a protected Licence & the collective support of the RFL & SLE behind them ?

#littlelondon #samaritans #fulham #crusaders #broncos #harlequins #broncosagain #failedcornershop #irrelevantlittleclub

I have a suspicion that the "winning" team were told a long time ago. And I also wonder if they were told not to worry about the reduced money and being whipping boys because they'll not be relegated.

I’m not going to do a Donnyman and claim I have definitive inside info (even though everytime he was proven to be lying)
But someone I know who has never been wrong before stated it’s definitely Bradford that will be announced on Monday.

Sad times for rugby league in this country

Best post in this thread is the serial bull4hitter Donnyman claiming that Tolouse’s 3500 attendance was due to the 138 away Bradford fans.

Yet you still all fall for it lmao

I believe the announcement is on the 16th, which is not Monday.

Bradford are capable of staying up, but only by the intervention of the RFL & SLE who will will block their relegation if necessary !!!

It's the only way that Odsall can work for the RFL, the place is crippling !!!

Whoever gets awarded the place in Super League, good luck to them. It won't be my club Leigh, but hopefully we will gain promotion in the next couple of years....but it's not the end of the world if we don't, as we've only ever had 2 seasons in SL anyway, and we've done okay as one of the top championship clubs.