Loads and loads of em mate.

I would rather see less teams in the league. We only have 5 or 6 clubs who are worthy of the word 'super'.

I judge teams outside of super league next to the teams in super league. A cumbrian team in a good stadium could get better crowds than Quins or Crusaders did this year. With a decent youth set up they could produce bags of players.

So could Leigh , and Fax , and Fev ,

They already produce bags of players , and now SL clubs snap them up in return for a bag of sweets , see Derwents post earlier , that isn't being done for Haven,Barrow and Workingtons benefit

Not big enough to be sustainable. It's pretty much recognised that you need to be up around the 10k crowd mark these days to have an income in SL that will allow you to spend full cap and break even.

I don't see the benefits they would bring to the league when they are so close to other super league clubs. I would rather see a cumbrian team for a wider spread league. They havn't had a super league team for years and I am sure we are losing out on plenty of potential.

My true opinion is that I would like to see a smaller league of around 10 teams... however this is about a cumbrian team. All I stated was that with a new stadium I think they could be just as good for the league as any other team.

Your usual argumentative nature and desire for Leigh to get noticed has got in the way...

It makes as much sense and is as likely as FC & KR combining

Ah the old Cumbria merger thread. Usually started by those not from Cumbria. I think theres one knocking around on TRL right now too.

Jesus this Irritates me. As a Barrow lad playing amateur RL [uyou do not[/u get the opportunity to represent Lancashire. Only Cumbria. I am from Barrow, I am a Cumbrian. Fck what your maps say. Fck what the dinosaurs with this is Lancashire stickers on their doors think. Cumbrian and proud, like many other South Cumbrian's

Quote Odem="Odem"The key is Barrow Raiders and Barrow FC getting together to build a stadium. If Barrow had a stadium fit for super league then I'm sure in a few years they could be worthy of a franchise. A merger is not the way to go. I would rather see one club get in to super league and see the rest use that as a kick up the backside that it can be done.'" Barrows in Lancashire and is way too far away from Haven and Worky for a merger with them to work. Look at the thousands of Carlisle fans that watch Barrow. You're right about the merger between the two sports clubs though. I posted a similar thing on their forum viewtopic.php?f=55&t=487204 Sell the stadium that's least profitable, both move into the same ground and share the bills and overheads 50/50.

Quote Odem="Odem"The key is Barrow Raiders and Barrow FC getting together to build a stadium. If Barrow had a stadium fit for super league then I'm sure in a few years they could be worthy of a franchise. A merger is not the way to go. I would rather see one club get in to super league and see the rest use that as a kick up the backside that it can be done.'" Barrows in Lancashire and is way too far away from Haven and Worky for a merger with them to work. Look at the thousands of Carlisle fans that watch Barrow. You're right about the merger between the two sports clubs though. I posted a similar thing on their forum viewtopic.php?f=55&t=487204 Sell the stadium that's least profitable, both move into the same ground and share the bills and overheads 50/50.

no it isnt. are you blind or stupid.

Nice.

I stand corrected.

Losing what potential ? , you mean players , as I said read Derwents post earlier , as for stadiums , read my posts on the York stadium thread , unless one of the clubs could afford the 12/15 million to build one they owned then it wouldn't ever produce the revenue needed , it will never happen

You stated that a club could get more fans in SL than Quins and Crusaders , as if in some way that makes them a viable SL club , as I said Leigh,Fax,and Fev could all achieve that , does that make any of those viable franchisable SL clubs ? No it doesn't and a nice council stadium and 4,000 fans wouldn't make Barrow,haven or Town one either