I do not know about Hull FC, but Wigan Warriors have a LEGALLY BINDING contract with both Wigan Athletic and Wigan Council for the DW Stadium (formerly JJB Stadium) to be a "multi-sport venue". When it first opened even Orrell RU had a season there.

As for banning RL from Wembley, does that mean NFL/RU/motorsports (as they have had a motoring event there) etc etc be banned too? From the national stadium? Which I'm led to believe has also a legally binding contract with the Government who part-funded the stadia, to be of a multi-sport stadia?

Was this statement by the prem league? The PL is not the FA they can't ban teams
from sharing stadiums that are already shared they can however stop the promotion of teams from championship to the PL. As most PL teams font fully own their stadia there is very little that can be done in reality.

This is the PL blowing smoke up the of prem managers who use the poor pitch as an excuse for a poor display. It's just words with no possible foundation as for the fears about wembley that is not owned by the PL so they have no authority to it.

As the article stated prem rules state football must be the MAIN occupier. With most fooseball teams playing 25+ games at home including cups etc and most rl teams playing about 17 including pre season and cup there is still no problem as football is the main use

Lazy journalism at its worst. Don't expect this to be an issue for anyone.

Perhaps a barrier to clubs getting in rather than existing clubs.

Not just league the rah rahs use a few as well.

Kinda puts a spanner in the liverpool everton ground sharing arguement too.

I actually think that Wigan RL could benefit if the football club got relegated with the expensive buyout of their lease funding a new ground.

My niggling thoughts, TBH. Legally they shouldn't be able to but if mighty football need to find a way they probably will.

The solution may not be what we expect, though.

With a bit of luck both clubs concerned will be out of the Premier League come July anyway. Also Saints and Warrington will be glad it won't effect them from hosting the reserves from football clubs.

Oh and CM, it will not affect Wembley as it is part owned owned by the FA not the Premier League.

Typical football clubs not giving a s**t about other sports.

Why should they?

The Premier league could ban dual usage by making it part of their terms and conditions, it's no different than us stipulating certain conditions ie ground capacity for acceptance to SL.

Don't think any premiership reserves play at Warrington or Saints anymore?

AFAIK Everton play at Widnes, Blackburn Leigh, Utd Altringham, Liverpool Tranmere, Burnley Accrington, Wigan Robin Park wigan, City Sportscity Mcr, Bolton Leyland.

You certainly know your reserve grounds! Leyland is a terrible soulless venue but I went to a Burnley reserves game at Accrington last night which was enjoyable because their ground is pretty rugby league-esque.

If it wasn't for the running track at that Sportcity stadium, it would make for a great Championship ground.

I really dont see the FA executing this so called proposal and secondly even if they did, it would potentially leave wigan, huddersfield, hull fc and crusaders without grounds to play in, which would leave the RFL having to make some major rule changes to all things licence related because they certainly wont be throwing above named clubs out any time soon!!!!

Or it could mean Wigan Athletic and Hull City looking for new homes, and Huddersfield Town being being denied entry to the Premier League if they win League One and then the Championlship.

Wrexham are nowhere near the Premier League and highly unlikely to be, before the heat death of the universe.

at the very least it might make the idiots at RLHQ realise that they have very little power in the grand scheme of things. and stop them railroading teams in this direction.

suddenly owning a less glamorous stadium seems more appealing than lodging in a fancy football stadium.

the football league versus the rugby football league would be like mike tyson versus ronnie corbett.