That's a pretty short memory

10 years now is it?

Interesting point. There is quite a conveyor-belt of talent in PNG.

With the open promotion surely all teams are now aiming for SL.

Aiming and getting there are two completely different things

Define talent?

a whole 8 since they were world champions

Call me a detective but if you go on to their squad page the tab at the top of the web browser changes to Newcastle Thunder ...

So not recent then.

as i say, short memories.

Stanley Gene is the magnet, and as such can lure and inspire more players from PNG than anyone else.

I hope that Gateshead-Newcastle has quality in all the key players in the spine, and good props other than 106 kg Mark Mexico, so that the likes of the flying 106kg express train winger Garry Lo can do their stuff.

The PNG centre Tali clocks on at 98 kg but his centre partner Joseph Brown registers only 82kg, which is flimsy lightweight for a centre.

What I am suggesting here is that perhaps Gateshead's prospects will depend too much on the talent of the PNG players.

Gateshead's prospects depend on, should they ever get to the holyland again, not having an owner who will sell the ..... oops sorry....."merge" the club with a wealthier one thats gotten into trouble.

In fairness, Gateshead were themselves financially sunk.

You're obsessed let it lie.

We only equalled your record for number of times in admin (within the superleague) and now we're not in it you could go one further and stand as outright champions of administration again.

Plus with us not there anymore you only have Cas to challenge your standing as having the Superleague's test ground!

WTF?

Perhaps, but as a SL entity, could attract some investment to help out, possibly even a sale to an owner/co-owner who's plans were not a relegation avoidance dance for another "bigger" club!