Problem for the RFL is that is Salford, Wakefield and Castleford all have foundations laid, girders in and men in hard hats on site by July 2011, are they really going to cut loose a club with a brand new stadium?

Yes

An interesting turn of phrase though , surely that club would be joining a vibrant worth winning in its own right competition ? , so whats the problem ?

14,000 empty seats in a 30 million pound 15,000 seater stadium........(no quins jokes please) to start with.
Castleford and Wakefield may well keep 2,000 or so fans in the Championship....but Salford would bu lucky to average 1,000.....and these stadiums will need to be paid for, then there's the up keep etc..etc.....

Tough , its called sport , maybe Leigh should have asked if they could be guaranteed a SL spot before getting the LSV built ?

Widnes and Doncaster maybe as well ?

Yet another interesting turn of phrase

Only saying what I see

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Of course it is!

Well done to Salford - those pictures make their progress very clear and very tangible. Presumably the next step will be piling / foundations and infrastructure - pipework and cabling?

Are those the retail units at the back of the car park?

Its a pity its too late to be considered in the process though, as was made clear last time you have to be in and playing for it to be considered.

Salford need to get away from Weaste, good luck to them.

Yes, but they are probably a few years down the line.



How's that relevant to Warrington?

Have to agree with that, all begged for the last SL franchises on the basis of new grounds being completed DURING that licence period. All will fail at that.

If you want this system to work you can't just let clubs throw a load of last min work in and then say ok, as you'll find Champ clubs just won't bother knowing current SL clubs would just cut squad in final year and enhance plans so can get the nod again only to do the same next time around.

If all at a simialr stage what i'd look at is what clubs have had to sacrafice to get that far... Salford for next year now seem ok and have finally invested in squad and by sounds looking at youth set up at last. Cas' youth remains strong and though they have lost two big players (one for a fee) they have still been recruiting good quality SL players, proven. Then you have Wakey, who are cutting players left, right and centre and using the 'young & hungry card' which Salford tbf used last year on said 40% of cap I read. They then needed an outside benefactor to pay off a tax bill for them and here's the main bit, unliek Cas they aren't paying a penny for their proposed new stadium and have alreeady sold Belle View. That for me simply leaves the Wildcats for the drop.

The difference between Salford and Leigh is that the RFL WANT Salford to be part of superleague. They changed the goal posts for Leigh last time because they see you as you are, a club that represents a small area of Wigan.
They will change the goal posts again to ensure our inclusion this time, stadium permitting. Sorry, but that is the way it is.