No but I believe Super League clubs will be expected to pay their own travel and accommodation costs.

I think most fans would disagree with you about not needing them.

We have quite a few ornaments in our house, her indoors dusts them as necessary but apart from that they are ignored.

Please tell us why SL "need" them.
Although there may be some "potential" sponsorship options, what benefits will Toronto being in SL actually bring ?
Their "harlem globetrotter status" is unlikely to yield increases in fan numbers as they can only spend "the same" as other SL clubs (not the twice or three times as much as the opposition they have played thus far), there will be additional costs to all clubs for going over there to play and if Nobles figures are correct this may be around 50k (not the 10k that some have been suggesting), notwithstanding the fact that the local climate will leave them playing their first "X" number of fixtures away from home, which will skew the fixtures for all other sides.

I may support a "small" club in the North of England but, your optimism is just crossed fingers, with no tangible benefit to their inclusion.

They have the potential to be the shot in the arm the game needs. I hope they come in and shake up the usual suspects when it comes to trophies.

We have a few ornaments at home, apart from the occasional dusting they are ignored.

Another great win for the TWP, 14-0 at The Shay.

Wolfpack win their first qualifier game but I see the moaners have got out ahead of the result.

Hang on, thought SL needed Bradford? is that as well as Toronto or them instead of Bradford? i lose track on who 'we need'

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What you on about it’s Noble who’s moaning you can’t expect to play the qualifiers how you want to play them

Brian, you 'whinging old grandad' nobody asked you lot to join our league. But I agree, you should be playing in a Canadian League. The RFL did obviously not think travelling might be a problem for Toronto. They knew it would be for the (championship/league 1) away teams, but they don't care about them

So TWP have beaten Halifax, the lowest ranked side in The Qualifiers, get the Champagne out, your as good as promoted

You've still got to beat London, Toulouse and at least one SL club and possibly win the MPG, it's as good as in the bag.
I know that you're new to this but, have a look at Leigh and Bradford's recent history in getting through this comp, there is certainly no guarantee of success.

I'd be shocked if they weren't promoted but they'll be absolutely nowhere near winning any trophies once they get into Super League.

Is that the same 'potential' I keep getting told that London and Sheffield have had for the last 38 and 34 years respectively?

Not doing your sums, wrencat. If you'd read the article, you'd have noted that Noble claims it will cost "not far short of 300,000 pounds" for Wolfpack to participate in the Qualifiers, not to ferry and accommodate the Wolfpack alone.

You'd have further noted that the two Super League teams travelling to Toronto have demanded business class flights and four star hotels. This is still on the Wolfpack's tab, as they agreed to pay the travel costs to get to Super League. Add up those costs for the squad and the coaches and support staff - the SL clubs are the ones running up the tab.

By the way, visiting teams didn't stay in a glorified bunk house. They stayed in clean and new student accommodation, not a Dickensian workhouse. But never let the facts stand in the way of a good story, eh?