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Quote: Ste100Centurions "2 actually *Leigh didn't go bust or into admin* which is why we have no points deduction yet DB took us to the edge in a successful attempt to restructure the business, however I get your general drift !

I hope that there are backers waiting in the wings *maybe for admin to get the Club for a song* & that Widnes rebuild towards former glories.'"


And didnt Bradford go ' bust ' in SL before relegation ?

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Quote: The Video Ref "Huddersfield, Wakefield, Widnes, Leigh, Salford, London.

I do not recall any of these sides ever generating a decent average attendance and they have had about 4 good seasons between them in the last 20 or so years.

What exactly do they bring to the game? Would we miss them if they vanished?'"


They bring opposition to other teams. If they went bust who would replace them? Barrow and their 16 fans which would result in you posting “what do barrow bring, would we miss them if they vanished?” What do you want? A league with saints, Leeds, Wigan and hull kr? How long would that last without the sky money.

Stop being an Imbecile

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einstien said insanity is when a person does the same thing over and over again but expects a different result:



Quote: GUBRATS "And didnt Bradford go ' bust ' in SL before relegation ?'"

Haven’t they gone bust since though a couple of times

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einstien said insanity is when a person does the same thing over and over again but expects a different result:



Quote: Ste100Centurions "2 actually *Leigh didn't go bust or into admin* which is why we have no points deduction yet DB took us to the edge in a successful attempt to restructure the business, however I get your general drift !

I hope that there are backers waiting in the wings *maybe for admin to get the Club for a song* & that Widnes rebuild towards former glories.'"

Yeah the point I was sort of making is although we all want promotion and relegation it doesn’t help the clubs as all have had serious problems like I said we recovered because our owners stuck by us and the fans bought into it and we went straight back up luckily but I still remember the 90s when we were a right state and the BBC did a documentary on us we came close on a number of occasions of going under and seemed to be in administration all the time

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Quote: fun time frankie "Haven’t they gone bust since though a couple of times'"


No, twice whilst in SL and once while in the Championship

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Quote: fun time frankie "Yeah the point I was sort of making is although we all want promotion and relegation it doesn’t help the clubs as all have had serious problems like I said we recovered because our owners stuck by us and the fans bought into it and we went straight back up luckily but I still remember the 90s when we were a right state and the BBC did a documentary on us we came close on a number of occasions of going under and seemed to be in administration all the time'"


Yeah and during the licencing period no club went bust or
got into serious financial difficulties. P&R is a complete red herring.

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JESUS WEPT :WALL: HOW MANY TIMES????? £20 a ticket and £15 on beer and merchandise.....so an away fan is worth £35. At best, 1,000 is the average away support split across 11 rounds and I am being really generous here, so Toronto, replacing say Wakefield will cost a SL club £35,000. The minimum turnover of a SL club is £4,000,000 so Toronto instead of Widnes is worth less than 1% of a SL clubs turnover. There are many valid reasons for and against expansion into America, but "AWAY FANS" isn't one of them. :BEAT::d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_76030.jpg



Quote: JEAN CAPDOUZE "I hope that Widnes survives. It has a very good stadium. But it it needs to survive in the Championship. Widnes is just not capable of competing in Super League with its paltry fan base.'"

12,700....that was the 2018 average of Cronulla Sharks......in the imaginary Rugby League heaven that is Sydney.......do one bazza.... 2016 champions and out-drawn my the friggin Melourne Storm...c020.gif

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Quote: Mr Dog "Yeah and during the licencing period no club went bust or
got into serious financial difficulties. P&R is a complete red herring.'"

Widnes benefitted massively from licensing. It gave them the opportunity to build steadily and get their youth systems going without having to worry about the immediate threat of relegation.

The middle 8’s were done away with because they dragged too many clubs into a relegation fight. Leeds being a perfect example last year. Leeds were making short term decisions and signings to try and safeguard against the disaster of being relegated instead of putting that money to better use for medium and long term growth. Leeds is big and healthy enough financially they can withstand that. Most RL clubs would be seriously affected by it.

You’re going to get clubs who are daft and overspend. In my opinion licensing significantly reduced the need for that and so provided much needed stability and surety for clubs to grow. P&R doesn’t provide that, however is better than the middle 8’s as it only drags 1,2 or 3 clubs into a relegation fight rather than 4, 5 or 6.

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Quote: Mr Dog "Yeah and during the licencing period no club went bust or
got into serious financial difficulties. P&R is a complete red herring.'"

Don’t get me wrong I want P&R the problem is the sport isn’t cash rich so when a club does get relegated because of the massive gulf between SL and the championship money wise you end up having to do what Leigh have done and gone part time to survive

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Quote: fun time frankie "Don’t get me wrong I want P&R the problem is the sport isn’t cash rich so when a club does get relegated because of the massive gulf between SL and the championship money wise you end up having to do what Leigh have done and gone part time to survive'"


Not necessarily go part time, that would depend on how deep a particular clubs pockets are.
KR coped very well and came back stronger.

Leigh have had to go part time due to failing to gain promotion and failing to make the top 4, which leaves you with little cash to spend on players.

It looks like Widnes are in for a torrid time but, relegation itself doesnt mean going part time.

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Quote: Pats plastic pitch "Superleague 2022 will clock you up some real air miles in guesssing. It’s a vision of the likes of Toronto I really don’t blame, they’re doing nothing wrong and will become a success. But the sport I fell in love with growing up was travelling to the likes of Leigh, Saints, Castleford, Halifax, Leeds. Etc.
[iProper rugby places with full on rugby league folk. The atmosphere between fans of this game is like no other. Soon, you’ll be travelling to places on a regular occurrence that don’t even speak the same language[/i. The m62 corridor doesn’t sound like the most flashy/appealing system but it’s for me something I’ve loved the pleasure of growing up witnessing.
Times are changing and if you haven’t got the money to mix it at the top with the big boys, then you’ll yo yo around before making way for more expansion.'"


If you get the chance go to Perpignan to see the Dragons. No, they don't speak the same language but they are as passionate and as traditonal as League fans get, anywhere. OK I',m fortunate that I speak reasonable French but I've taken non-speaking friends with me and they love the atmosphere, too.

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Quote: The Video Ref "Huddersfield, Wakefield, Widnes, Leigh, Salford, London.

I do not recall any of these sides [iever [/igenerating a decent average attendance and they have had about 4 good seasons between them in the last 20 or so years.

What exactly do they bring to the game? Would we miss them if they vanished?'"


'[iEver[/i' is a very long time. London had several periods ( right at the start, and at the beginning of SL, for instance ) when they were regularly getting 7, 8, 9,000 at home. Salford in the 1970s got even more, and at a time when even Leeds struggled to get 10k per home match. Besides, things change. In that same 1970s period my team, Warrington, probably averaged 5k. Now they average over 10k. [iWould we have missed them if they had vanished back then?[/i

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Quote: wrencat1873 "Not necessarily go part time, that would depend on how deep a particular clubs pockets are.
KR coped very well and came back stronger.

Leigh have had to go part time due to failing to gain promotion and failing to make the top 4, which leaves you with little cash to spend on players.

It looks like Widnes are in for a torrid time but, relegation itself doesnt mean going part time.'"

I did point out why we survived and going straight back up was a big part of that Leigh would have probably been ok if they’d gone straight back up they didn’t and had to adjust Toronto not getting promoted was probably the worse thing that could have happened to Widnes meaning they knew more than likely have to spend at least 2 seasons in the championship

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Quote: Asgardian13 "'[iEver[/i' is a very long time. London had several periods ( right at the start, and at the beginning of SL, for instance ) when they were regularly getting 7, 8, 9,000 at home. Salford in the 1970s got even more, and at a time when even Leeds struggled to get 10k per home match. Besides, things change. In that same 1970s period my team, Warrington, probably averaged 5k. Now they average over 10k. [iWould we have missed them if they had vanished back then?[/i'"


You have to remember that for many so called RL fans, the sport didn't exist before 1995 and the history and heritage of the game are irrelevant. d040.gif d040.gif d040.gif

The bottom line for our game is serious lack of money / investment has left it is a perilous state and with far too many clubs already gasping for air, it doesn't take too much to tip them off the edge of the cliff.

Some believe our future lays in N.America and whilst Toronto have done extremely well to generate the level of interest that they have done. Lets just imagine if we put 12 clubs in major cities, all able to generate 12,000 fans every week but, without any foundation to them.
Where on earth will the players come from ?
Would these clubs be little more than parasites, feeding on second rate Australian players and what the hell happens to all of the kid's in the north of England who enjoy the game.
Without something to aspire to, the sport would further diminish at amateur level and the game would become extinct.
We could go for a Kerry Packer style superstars touring the globe and making decent TV money but, without roots, everything eventually dies and if we are not really careful, our precious sport if heading for oblivion.
Yes, we need some "glamour" to attract youngsters into the sport but, if we fail to engage with the youth, we have nothing.

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News coming out of Widnes from Gareth Walker on Twitter:

Insolvency company O'Hara's are hosting a press conference with performance director Phil Finney. Peter O'Hara says: "The club has simply run out of money. We have secured the wages for this month but other than that there are no funds whatsoever. We’re not here to asset strip in any shape or form, but there may well be an instance where players have to be sold. We want to keep that to a minimum but that has to be an option."

Insurance remains the reason for Widnes not being able to play at the moment, and unless investors come forward that will not change. The upcoming Super League parachute payment may not be released to the club as well.

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