The away support argument just doesn't work for me. How many away fans do clubs in CC1 bring at the moment? I would guess the majority is already under 100 (I know next year there are three teams in the north west so that should see growth in away support in those games) but on the whole it wont make much difference

Looks like they'll be going bankrupt, playing in a dump of a stadium and pootling around in the bottom half of the league and pretending everything is fine and dandy then!

PS, good on them and the RFL for going about things the right way!

Good luck!

The top four Championship clubs? I didn't realise Batley, Keighley, Whitehaven and Leigh were in the top four? Starbug is putting in ridiculous examples to back up a weak point and make it seem stronger.

This is what happens when you expand a league unfortunately. The playing balance changes to cope. Then it settles.

Basically, lower league fans don't like the idea of no P&R at the top, don't like expansion through top-down, don't like expansion through bottom-up (but "aren't against expansion"icon_wink.gif, think there aren't enough fixtures so want a bigger league to cope, but don't want the league to expand because it might leave out some clubs, don't want relegation from that league because it's "oblivion" despite wanting promotion...

I could go on with the ridiculous hypocritical demands of the some of the lower league fans on here that can't accept that the needs of the game are far more important than the needs of your club and sometimes decisions will be made that won't benefit them.

Yes these 'lower league fans' are a right pain aren't they? They just don't see the bigger picture and should accept the fact that if necessary their club may need to be sacrificed for the greater good of the game. Ask them in Gateshead and Sheffield.

Didnt take long did it!

I am not even going to respond to your points as this must be a fishing trip for you

Indeed. He's not bitter at all is he?
S.

Just a few facts for you guys.

Your response suggests you know it

CHOMP

Yep. VERY bitter.
S.

Enjoy your season eh?

We shall.

Bore off Wakey & Cas children, on this thread, nobody cares.

If they took Wigan, Leeds, Warrington and Hull out of SL and replaced them with four clones of crusaders would that improve the competition?

SL fans have no idea how RL runs below SL. In SL, thanks to the Sky money attendances have become less important. Regular Sky coverage means sponsorship is worth more money. Championship 1 has neither of these, the main source of income is the crowd. Taking four of the best teams out of that division will reduce away support, even if only by 100 per game, that is significant over the course of a season. Couple that with the lack of a local derby and the lack of meaningful fixtures as the expansion clubs put their squad together and you have a significant drop in income for Championship 1 clubs.

That is a much better anology