Bet its not in Toronto

As garbage as we are (and we really are), this is the first season since 2013 that we’ve finished below Hull KR in the league; we finished 7th just 2 years ago and 2nd in last year’s middle 8’s.

Over the past month, with our first team made up of 8-10 of our own club-trained academy players, we’ve played both Hull clubs and lost by 7 points and 2 points (also during this time our Under 19’s easily beat Hull’s joint academy team - part of an unbeaten run where we also beat Castleford, Warrington and St Helens).

There’ll be no complaints from me whatsoever if we go down this year, I’m promotion and relegation’s biggest fan, but maybe fans of clubs who aren’t actually that much better need to look at the bigger picture before consigning us to the Championship.

Lamport

Every club have had injuries and missed some of their big players for chunks of the season. Widnes can't use this as an excuse to finish 6 points adrift at the bottom of the table. Its about managing your squad which i'm afraid to say that Widnes have failed to do. I hope you can put some form together in the 8s but managing only 3 wins all season will make it a tough ask. If you get Toronto or another SL team away first up in the 8s, a defeat may knock your confidence even further.

Widnes and Salford down, Toronto and Toulouse up is in the best interests of the game as a whole

Regards

King James

Or an expansion to 14 teams and Salford and Widenose are safe.

Or expansion to 14 clubs with Toronto, Toulouse, London and Halifax going up, with Widnes and Salford going down.

I'll bite moron it's what you want isn't it ? If any of them teams are good enough they will be there next season, or are you just suggesting we do a swap so you can pull one off when someone bites ?

Pathetic chorley boy no 2 account.

You sound so much like Jean its uncanny. League Freak/Chris Ryan never had a soft spot for Salford either....

Widnes for Toulouse who will beat Toronto in the Million Pound Game

Leeds
Salford
Hull KR
Toronto
Toulouse
Widnes
London
Halifax

Initially no one will go up or down, then the league will vote to expand to 14 teams, then the top two championship teams will be "promoted". This is Rugby League, after all.

Salford now have their begging bowls out asking fans to make donations to the club like some kind of oxfam appeal

What a load of rubbish from a bitter Leigh fan

He's not a Leigh fan

However, were it not for the Sky deal and the current league structure, it would make perfect sense to promote both Toronto and Toulouse and let's see if there is any sense in having a Canadian club in the comp.
Although they (Toronto) will generate some much needed publicity for the game, the logistics with short turnarounds, jet lag and climate in Toronto, will leave Toronto playing their fixtures "en bloc", as they have done in their first couple of seasons.

Although establishing pro RL in N.America would be great for the game, this still doesn't "fit" with SL and you have to fear for it's long term viability.

As for the relegation poll, Widnes, right now, look screwed although, there is only Toronto that are anywhere near good enough to compete in SL.

Which clubs do you think would support this? I wouldn't imagine Lenagan, McManus et al. would be keen to dilute the sky funding further and expansion to 14 has not been something high on Hetherington's agenda either.