Reckon there will be some pretty decent attendances next year. Wigan, Leeds, Bradford, Wire, Hull and Hull KR for sure, then next year Saints, Cas and Salford move into new stadiums along with the introduction of Widnes who should all get decent crowds.

franchising is starting to work.

Agreed. And i'm a Leigh fan.

the funny thing is if cas get their ground sorted and widnes replace wakey, odsal will probably be the worst ground in SL.

the way its going you can see all the heartland clubs getting at least 10,000 each week which would be massive.

and hopefully the big clubs like wigan and hull going for 20,000.

If we could just get a foothold in London and Wales we could be looking at a hugely successful Super League. Cats have been great, we could just do with a couple of Richard Bransons or Russell Crowes to get involved. I still think the RFL should give Barry Hearn a call.

so go on then explain how franchising has helped wigan,warrington st helens leeds,huddersfield,hull,hull kr and bradford to increase there gates because its not helped the other clubs to increase theres?

1. wakey out, replaced by widnes - widnes will get bigger crowds
2. cas - pressure to finish new ground, will result in crowd increases of 3000 - 5000
3. salford - construction of ground commenced, crowds will double
4. st helens - construction of ground to commence, crowds will rise by up to 5000
5. hull kr - pressure to keep up with other SL clubs and retain SL status has seen almost 1 million pounds in ground improvements leading to bigger crowds
6. bradford - stability in SL sees them reducing season ticket prices and 10,000 stholders

franchising means clubs have to keep improving in all areas, especially if theres a better club in the champ. waiting to get in.

Just cause you build a new stadium doesn't mean you will suddenly average 3-5,000 more per season.

You really do spout 5h1te.

[1]why
[2]why
[3]has it ?. and will they?
[4]what st helens do has got nothing to do with franchising.
[5]so you think a club with 8 thousand supporters was in danger of losing its franchise?
[6]the same as number four.

Ah yes, easy to mock but Quins are the team who have consistantly fielded the most "British 17 all season" unlike 80% of SL teams who are packed with 2nd rate Aussies, hence the National team being so far behind the Aussies. Easy to mock Quins but at least they are giving local lads a decent chance.

Franchising keeps loads of dull mediocre teams in the top flight who don't deserve to be their at all.

Hopefully with the extended East stand at Craven Park holding 1400 more I would expect to see a reasonable increase at HKR.