Quote: Donnyman "Hope the listing of Leeds pits helped. I can give you another 20..... The beauty of Wakefield is that no decent soccer club has ever come along to the city, and Rugby Union in the city declined to Sandal. The catch 22 is that they don't have Simon Moran and a benevolent local council to build the stadia and purchase the top players. It's sadly the luck of the draw. David and Carol Martin won £66Million on the Lottery once, would you like to start getting tickets every week, it sounds just about enough to build the stadium, fill it with over 10,000 fans (I was in such a crowd against CAS) and buy in a winning side. Let me know if you do and win it can I be your CEO?'" It would be worth 10 minutes of your time to see just what happened to Wakefield RU Club Here's a head start for you: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gen ... 37320.html

Quote: Donnyman "Hope the listing of Leeds pits helped. I can give you another 20..... The beauty of Wakefield is that no decent soccer club has ever come along to the city, and Rugby Union in the city declined to Sandal. The catch 22 is that they don't have Simon Moran and a benevolent local council to build the stadia and purchase the top players. It's sadly the luck of the draw. David and Carol Martin won £66Million on the Lottery once, would you like to start getting tickets every week, it sounds just about enough to build the stadium, fill it with over 10,000 fans (I was in such a crowd against CAS) and buy in a winning side. Let me know if you do and win it can I be your CEO?'" It would be worth 10 minutes of your time to see just what happened to Wakefield RU Club Here's a head start for you: https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/gen ... 37320.html

Yep, and the fairly tale of Little old Fev being in The top league punching above their weight is over and not relevant, and Fev is a small former pit village whether you like it or not, that at very best will offer 4k crowds. The Bulls 10-12k + Toulouse 8-10k plus
Its a fantasy pipe dream. Leigh have been in SL twice and both times easily relegated in first year. The game needs to move on and gave the biggest supported teams back at the top table.

Do you know what you're on about ? I'd give up if i was you.

In that case,there is no reason to take you seriously anymore.

Ok bud, you've now fully exposed yourself

There isn't any mechanism for replacing Trinity with Fev but, thanks for your input.
Probably best if you crawl back to where you came from and enjoy that Leeds have been gifted a play off spot

Have you ever heard of being there on merit it's what competitions are about it's been proven that buying into the game clearly doesn't work, gloss it all you can it's what happens on the field that matters David and goliath brings in drama and head turning

And the likes of Castleford will still be playing in there state of the art stadium?

It needs the "biggest potential club" and you mention London
London as a city should be able to produce a huge club but, did you see their crowds last season (or the one before).
WTF happened to promoting the top club.
If "we" start putting in our "favourites" for ANY reason, the game is done and no longer and it will have finally sold it's soul.

The best side on the field of play should be promoted and the worst, relegated.

You do remember how the much revered Bradford Bulls fell from grace, dont you and how desperately the RFL tried to prevent them from doing so ??

Manipulating the league, much as we seem to have done with the play offs this time around, is going to do more harm than good.

Yes, Mr Hetherington will be happy but the game just looks bent.

How on earth some clubs "shouldn't play because of "lockdown" while at the same time allowing others to carry on is just bloody ridiculous.

RL is making itself look stupid (again)

As a purely personal choice, we used to have great times at Leigh, especially in their clubhouse
Read the comment again i said “ if Sky have an input maybe even London, but i doubt that” I have not said London should come up, and yes i remember what happened to Bradford and there is a huge reason why the Super League would be stronger again with them in and why the SL wanted to keep them in it. They maybe don't deserve it but the game is strong with them in it over all the other candidates except maybe Toulouse. Sorry but the game is not strong enough to support boom n bust P&R so what if few perennial minnow teams supporters take there bat n ball home, the decision as to who becomes the12th team us vital to the games future. As no championship this year so nobody can claim to Rightly be the team to be promoted. It will be the perceived biggest club that can bring the most to the game.
Sorry if you don’t like it but thats the way it is and will be.
They may decide Fev or Leigh are the best prospect but we all know thats unlikely.

Should be a pre-requisite that any club playing in SL has a train station. I mean, what sort of self-respecting town isn't accessible by rail?

What a load of tosh !!

Bradford were the epitome of boom and bust as were Toronto but, people like you would give them preferential treatment

You say the decision on the 12th club is vital. Well, actually, no it isnt, as it could be all change when the new (lower) TV deal is agreed and there is every possibility that there will be a further change to both SL and The Championship.

As for Fev and Leigh, you may be right about Fev but, Leigh have themselves in a very strong position both on and off the field.
It's fundamentally wrong to elevate (falsely promote) any club that hasn't been able to mount any sort of challenge at the top of The Championship, absolutely wrong.
This is not any personal bias for or against ANY club but, just what is RL wanting to do ?