So you agree , it's never going to happen

So lets stop keep trying to think of ways to make it happen and instead just concentrate on improving all RL clubs , no matter where they are

To be fair I think you will find that it is a subject that is more often than not brought up by people from outside of west Cumbria. I have no doubt that if Cumbria was in Scotland there would have been a major involvement from the RFL to establish a SL team here. It is the perception that we need to have clubs here there and everywhere, no matter what.

There is a way for Cumbria to get a SL team. Will it happen? No.

Well Whitehaven don't do too badly out of the nuclear industry at present David!! Their main sponsor is Nuclear Management Partners and they donate £45k per season and BNFL made a pledge of £500k towards Haven's grandstand that they were hoping to get. Also it has already been stated in the press here that if this area was to become the Energy Coast there would be several millions of pounds for community projects. The Sellafield plant also makes available jobs for Haven players which is a big draw when signing players.

Forgive my cynicism Keith, but a lot of claims are made in advance of deals being finalised that then get tied up in red tape for years to come. I remember the 80's bonanza of BNFL chucking money at Cumbrian RL, but 'community sport' is different to developing an elite club and elite facilities. I'm not sufficiently versed in such matters but I suspect there are tax breaks for companies that invest in community facilities - these would not be enough to get the finance needed for Cumbria SL though.

Whitehaven and Workington are about one and a half hours away from Kendal, getting the Barrow is now alot easier... from the M6 take the duel carriage way up towards the bypass at Cartmel, after the bypass the road isn't great for 10-15 minutes.

It's not an hour away from Barrow, 40 minutes max.

Depends on the time of year mate. High tourist season (the RL season) everything takes longer in the Lakes, particularly the South Lakes.

nice van

point taken

The number of times I missed KO at Derwent Park or the Recre stuck behind a muppet in a caravan or even worse a farmer inexplicably choosing that time to shift his livestock. I still have nightmares about trying to get anywhere quickly in Cumbria. Other places may have more traffic, but they also have more routes, that means there is an alternative if the main route gets blocked!

Love the place when I get there but the journey is like getting to the land that time forgot

Deffo sould be one in superleague how about Cockenmouth Giants.

Surely its got nothing to do with what happened in the last 5 years, I would imagine its got more to do with what happens in the next 5?