Any club who produces so much as a crayon drawing of a new stadium gets touted as a perfect candidate for Super League on here these days...

Alternatively the RLF convince those not wearthy that facilities actually matter

In the mean time, they could try and convince the fans that Super League is more than just having shiny stadiums (and that they are actually called the RFL, not RLF!).

Ignoring the boring dig at the end...

They are a club in a huge city not too far away from the RL heartlands, have performed well in the CC, have been getting admittedly smallish but respectable crowds in a stadium with no atmosphere and poor views (1.1k average I think I read), have a good youth system in place from what I've read and have now moved to a superb facility in Bramall Lane.

They have all the makings of what the RFL want as a SL club. They aren't there yet, but could be in 5 years time.

I have a lot of sympathy with Sheffield after they were raped by Huddersfield. The only right and moral thing would be for Sheffield to take Huddersfield franchise for the next 3 years.

Said this for ages, cumulatively the National League is not that far away from having better stadia than SL.

Next Season

Halifax
Widnes
Leigh
Oldham
Blackpool
Doncaster
Sheffield
Gateshead

as lower league clubs will ALL be playing in better grounds than Super League Counterparts St Helens, Bradford, Leeds, Hull KR, Wakefield, Castleford, Celtic, & Salford





So in effect half of the national league clubs will be playing in better grounds than more than half of super league!!!! Can you imagine that happening in other sports?! Its time for the abovementioned clubs to pull their thumb out their harrises

To be fair - a lot of those Championship clubs have backing from the Council. Halifax certainly wouldn't be finishing the East Stand early next year without the local council's intervention. That said, SL clubs who got a criteria point on the back of a promise last time should have that expunged until they actually get the bloody thing finished. No more promises !!

The shay is only better then 2 of the SL teams stadiums you mentioned
Have you seen where Blackpool play now? it isn't the football stadium
Gateshead's stadium isn't that good and is miles away from the stadium
Boundry Park is a tip, just because it has seats it doesn't mean it's a good stadium.

I'd take the Jungle & Knowsley Road over most of the teams stadiums you've listed there, proper RL stadiums which if it wasn't for the RFL's ridiculous idea that everyone should have a brand new stadium matters more then the on field product nobody would be talking about how "bad" they are.

I'd go along with that. Each to their own but i HATE sitting at a match. Forever having to stand back up to let the weak bladdered go and have a p[iiss[/i - really hacked me off that did at the Championship GF. Yes, these old stadiums "cosmetically" look bad for the game but i love them. The atmosphere is proper and true and my flat cap seems to fit better in these "hell holes". I love them.

You are clueless.

Agree with every word.

hmm but Leeds is an old dumpy ground yet suitable.
I think it's more to do with the facilities and creature comforts more than anything.