What's intrigueing me at the moment is the way that Sky are banging on about Halifax being qualified for SL. Are they dropping hints?

So it's not a categorical statement then? Thanks for clearing that up. Perhaps you could give me an idea as to the variables involved that have prevented the RFL from issuing a categorical statement that SL WILL remain at 14 clubs?

No , they are trying to make it sound more ' interesting ' than

" Wakefield are f00ked "

We're not expecting to get in - unless we move to play in a MFI car park in edinburgh.

Great to see how the RFL are making preparing for next season so easy though, with Fax knowing which league they are and all eh? Just to make their "Licencing" games seem more intriguing!!! You fell for it buddy!

Did the RFL force Fax to apply to play in a different league?

The removal of automatic P&R forces Championship clubs who wish to play in a higher league to apply when previously they would not have had to do so.

Yes.

Jesus Christ, you really are a little star arent you?

No they ' Encouraged ' them , because having only one club in the Championship pass criteria after 3 years is a pretty poor endictement of how things are in the Championships , and it helps to pretend that we are having an ' application ' process rather than an ' elimination ' process

" Yes Emperor , that is a lovely suit "

And if we still had (semi) automatic P&R, Fax still wouldn't know which competition they're playing in next year. Nor would a number of other clubs (at both championship and SL level). And of course, Halifax are not alone in not knowing which league they're playing in next year.

Not quite correct, stadium criteria has been round for a while, i forget which but one of Dewsbury or Hunslet werent admitted at our expense one year cos the stadium wasnt up to speed

We would be in super league this year, want a link?

That was around 98/99 IIRC. Has to be said however that even at that time there was no application process and the decision not to promote was made once it became clear who the champions were.

Bob McDermott was Dewsbury chairman at the time and couldn't afford a legal challenge to the ruling, think he was also chair of the APC which was the then umbrella body of the NFP clubs.

Fancy having a sponsor like Ford involved!!

But the question wasn't "this year" was it? The question was what league would you be in "next year"?

You wouldn't know the answer.

You are going to be suprised in July then