In fairness Celtic Crusaders got to the NL1 grand final in 2008 so even if the two teams to join Super League were decided based on league position then they would have still been in.

The marketing of the Wolfpack has already (in my opinion) been far and away superior to anything that any UK rugby league club has ever done, with Keighley Cougars being the closest I can think of. But the scale of this is very impressive. Several thousand season tickets sold before a ball is kicked. Will it succeed? There will be many hoping it will not, because there will be a few clubs (including my own) who will suddenly find themselves very small fish indeed in the pond. At the very least I hope UK clubs pay close attention to the professionalism of the set-up and the marketing that many clubs could only dream of. Other than some dubious action in the transfer market, they don't seem to have put a foot wrong - yet.

I did all my schooling in Toronto, so I hope it takes off for them. UP the CANUKS.