Oldham in trouble

Quote: "at super league level no they cant, clubs need to have strong sponsorship and corporate structures to survive in SL level'"

Quite possibly , but at the moment we are not discussing SL clubs , and of the clubs we are discussing only 1/2 are likely to have the opportunity to become SL clubs in the next 8 years

Quote: "If you are giving up on having these, you are giving up on SL'"

Not really , but quite simply I am suggesting the best use of a limited amount of money is to chase supporters rather than ' sugar daddy ' type investment

Quote: "and thats fine, not all clubs can be Elite, but it changes the focus of what the RFL need to try to do with clubs in that position'"

Which is ?

Quote: "the focus is either getting clubs in that league into a position where they can become SL clubs, or we can focus on strengthening the position of Semi-Pro clubs and improving the contribution they can make, in their position, to the game as a whole

Yes clubs should be and are and want to strengthen their position no matter where that is '"

There's that either or again , there is no either or in this ,

Quote: "you seem to be contradicting your self as usual,

on one hand you say Leigh dont have the potential to bring in this money and the RFL are wasting their time trying to encourage clubs to do so and on the other saying no-one knows if they do or not'"

No I'm not , clubs like Leigh are not in a position to bring that type of money in at the moment , so surely the Challenge is to get them to a position where they do become a club with that potential , If you have the clubs in the Championship averageing attendances half of the ave in SL [ say 5,000 ] then you will have investors becoming more interested in them , It's more a ' chicken /egg ' scenario than just cutting adrift

Quote: "Then fine, we can change the focus of the championship and the contribution it can make to RL'"

So what should that focus and contribution be ?