And that is exactly how it will be decided.

Derek Beaumont in French newspaper interview. I like it, gives a very reasoned interview. https://treizemondial.fr/derek-beaumont ... nancially/

Derek Beaumont in French newspaper interview. I like it, gives a very reasoned interview. https://treizemondial.fr/derek-beaumont ... nancially/

It would be difficult to disagree with anything Degsy says in that interview

Widnes CEO on the radio tonight to discuss our position with regards to SL application

As far as I was concerned there wouldn’t be a bid, and from a financial stand point it makes sense. But there could be finances there to make a late bid. Who knows ?

Nice work Budge.

Dearie me.No person at Sky has ever stated what you have written.

Also,on the BBC podcast,Elstone is discussing with more than just Sky.

Is it only the followers of clubs in Super League who purchase Sky?

Anyone got any recommendations for the best bars in Perpignan. Havnt been for a few years but look like ill be going next year.

Thanks
Bradford Bulls Supporters Club Secretary

Over on TRL a couple of their incumbents managed to turn it around into a Degsy slaught,TRL is just full of League Express journos,sad really it used to be an enjoyable site.

He can tout it all he wants, he can discuss it with Fox Sports if he wants, he will get nowhere. I noted on here early last year about how Lenegan had said the next SKY deal may be lowered to £150M with the Championship getting nothing. You were one of those who wouldn't believe it for the sake of disagreeing, but you now know it was true. That was when Lenegan also talked about an all English Superleague 2022. You wouldn't believe that either,

TWP gone, Ottawa gone, New York never got going, Toulouse no chance.........So what about Catalans? here's Gausch the other day....

"[iEven the close-season would be a major financial challenge according to the Dragons’ owner, who told local media at the weekendWe are hoping for a lot from this meeting because, frankly, I don’t know how we will wrap up the next four months without state aid].[/i”

That's all I have to say to you on the matter, thanks for the post.

The site is well populated in it's "expansion" threads by people who appear to ape the Editors (and the rival RL paper's Editor's) view that North America is/was something of a "no brainer". Both papers carried the opposite view to be fair, but never answered it and that was that Expansion by Perez's own definition was the expansion of the pro-RL player pool and the expansion of the TV deals. through Canadian players and Canadian TV deals.

On that formal and agreed definition of expansion then "Expansion" never took place.

In the final weeks of the Charade the Editor left standing was trying to argue that the 10,000 crowds proved some element of success. This view suitably ignored...

1. Whether the 10,000 figure was genuine
2. How many of them didn't pay
3. How many were principally there for the beer festival.
4. How many may visit here and spend their money

But the bottom line was not just the nonsense of shipping across 24 man squads from here and calling that "expansion", it was that real clubs here had to be dismantled as Superleague clubs to provide places for these phoney outfits. That effectively meant "contraction" of the game here as the quid pro quo.

The way in which posters were attacked if they dared to disagree with the american dream often went unpunished. As time went on more and more so-called "expansionists" appeared on the site to rubbish English clubs with histories of up to 170 years standing, in favour of clubs that didn't even exist.

And the added benefit of this would be that you would all get to enjoy the bloody stupid corners at Odsal again as they'd need to be ripped up and relaid to facilitate the cars. What a farce.

Does the "joint venture", in any way, make a return to SL more or less likely.
Is having stock car racing at your ground at the top of the checklist for those clubs wanting to be considered for next season's "free ticket" ?

Just getting back to how "we" are going about "inviting" a 12th club into SL.

As things stand, there are 8 clubs (7 if we exclude Widnes on the grounds of their recent financial failings), who have thrown their cap into the ring, which is going to leave 7 unsuccessful applicants, along with 1000's of fans, many of whom will feel that their club has been "wronged" and there will be some that walk away from the game as a result - just as they did when franchising came in last time around.
Much as they may be unfashionable, why on earth didn't "we" just revert to asking Fev to join SL.
They were beaten in the GF by Toronto and as such are the next best club on the field of play.

Although there would undoubtedly have been grumbles and their proximity to Wakefield and Cas is always going to be a problem long tern.
However, their inclusion as "No 1 contender" would have been a damn sight fairer than the convoluted "points system" that will decide the 12th club.
Also by giving them the green light early on, they would have had the best chance of assembling something like a competitive squad.

Our sport, as things stand, upset 7 clubs and their fans, in order to pick a club, possibly for 1 season only as it could be all change when the new TV comes in.

Lash up and brewery spring to mind.