And thats the downfall of the process. London now have to sign player, get them in early and get ready for SL. Maybe they should get a 12 month relegation dispensation.

chin chin....

They're gone.

Replaced by the Wolfpack!!

Looks weird if the second bottom team goes down though, doesn’t it? I know they did it for Catalans, of course.

As a Hull KR fan, i’ve seen us get up and stay up the next season twice in a little over a decade. It’s really tough - but it’s possible.

This new/old system results in a the risk of yo-yoing.
Licensing, even if implemented with more honesty and transparency than last time, risks leading to stagnation as much as offering stability.
The 8s was over complicated and a bit random, to say the least. More in a Russian roulette than raffle kinda way.

The only option we haven’t tried is re-election, and that’s a bit political for most people’s tastes.

There’s no perfect solution.

Licensing is the only solution. We need to secure London, Toronto and Toulouse as permanent members of Super League. Only licensing can ensure that.

Welcome home bazza.......tad chilly I take it the thongs are binned for the season?

Danny Ward has done a great job, and as a player he helped a newly promoted team survive in 2007.

London have a core of good players. Their fullback looks an excellent prospect. I’ve always thought Jay Pitts looks a decent player when i’ve seen him. They’ll have to strengthen, as any promoted team does. They’ll probably suffer the odd heavy defeat, and they might go back down, but I think they’ll bring more on their return than Widnes did this year. P&R does bring in ‘new blood’, and sometimes a struggling club needs to be taken out of the top flight firing line. When Huddersfield kept finishing bottom of SL and not being relegated, I suspect that did them more harm than good in a lot of ways.

Keep dreaming troll I'm so glad your expansion dream died on it's ar*e

I think London probably need to bring in 10 players. Not over the hill journeymen but youthful with plenty of energy.

Wardy probably needs to bolster his coaching team too.

The challenge starts today I suspect. We need to get a team together before Xmas and get them training.

I would imagine the chairman will use Tony Rea and some of the ex Broncos contacts out in Australia to scout some players. They've had success using this model in the past with players like Dorn, Drinkwater, Tommy L, Mclinden, Vea, Hopkins, Anderson, Ex Cas England RU winger.... Blend them in with the London young lads and hopefully we can steer clear of relegation.

Is Tony Rea still talking with David Hughes after Tony lost his job there?
I suspect that as i write this agents are contacting David Hughes and Danny Ward with a list of players they have on their books, who might be capable of helping the Broncos stay in Super League, off course the problem might be wages, but time will tell

If and when the other two teams manage to secure a place in SL, then if they're good enough they will secure their place without we whoever we is, thereby ensuring their membership of super league on merit.

If Widnes can hang on to their best players they could well challenge strongly for the championship next season, but i expect Toronto to strengthen again for next season, and in my opinion are favourites for the title, but favourites don't always win, and possibly Bradford could be the dark horses next season in the championship