yeh,the outlook doesn't look at all bright for RL in general tho' of course the so called 'big names' will get through it (mind you,Saints made a hefty loss last season) with the majority always having to somehow make ends meet

sad for Blackpool but a sad endightment of todays game - maybe a second London based team could fill the gap and help spread the word at the same time ?

The Skolars are doing a grand job with development and taking time as it is, another side could just cut their numbers and make them struggle. If we are talking someone new and low budget with a RL backer who is willig to support them in the early days (without promises from the RFL left, right & centre) then naturally i'd go with the midlands clubs!

Though hopefully we will have a Blackpool club back by 2012 at the latest.

People in the Midlands don't care for any sport other than football. It would be pointless putting a club there.

Looking for a basis of an ameteur side with a few hundred following I guess. Nottingham / coventry don't have top flight football and have decent RL set ups for their size so who knows... unless they hit Devon?

Key word PATIENCE! Expansion can happen, but we just need to remember it will take 10 - 20 years to do it properly not 3!

The clubs already exist though. They should at least be given an option to apply.

Really? Remind me where Leicester and Northampton are?

Is Jason Robinson still playing for Fylde RU side.
If I am right this is where Blackpool played,can he not get involved and try and help them out or is he now too deep in the union way of thinking,in other words fook them.

that would be good if it comes to fruition - hopefully there is enough desire and enough willing backers in the area - maybe use the Dons as a model to get restarted ?

I would make Ian Holloway Blackpool coach...........

Could you imagine the interviews after the game.

I don't like football but they would be fantastic,he comes across as a very funny and passionate fella.

Basically that puts them out of the running , what they actually want is a club that doesn't currently exist , thats called ' expansion '

How many former players actually get involved in running clubs ?

Only Mark Aston and Carl Hall at Donny come to mind , players , even the football millionaires are not stupid enough to get involved in putting their money back into the sport that paid them for years

I noticed tonight that Mike Fords son was in the Leicester Tigers RU team playing at Bridgend , the former RL players involved in union push their offspring where the money is

Id much prefer the Soup Dragon i/c....