I'm sure that he can answer for himself but, the people who suggest some of the mergers just haven't got a clue about the rivalries that exist between the clubs that they want to force together.
Perhaps if Bradford merge with Leeds, that would be one less problem ??

Can you imagine FC and KR merging or Warrington and Widnes ??

Get a grip.

Ah , so it's the I want franchises , as long as my club gets one ?

You seriously think Bradford , the club that has gone into admin twice while under franchising in SL would get another ?

You seriously think Bradford , the club that has gone into admin after 2 years in the Championship would be able to build off field to get a SL franchise ?

You presume far too much my friend

If the current clubs with average/poor support can't attract new fans, then a mergerd club with no support (and there will be no support) has no chance.

Because no one would support or identify with a merged club. You might have the odd few go down for their RL fix.

Why?

So taking what I have said out of context......to make things absolutely clear for you.........

In a franchise system, I would be more than confident of Bradford securing a license. However if we did not get one (providing the criteria was fair and we didn't match it) then I would take it on the chin. We haven't been in the SL for 2 years and yet I still tune in each week as I love the sport. However for the game to grow and be sustainable, I strongly believe my idea would work (ie. Franchising/merges). Everyone has an opinion which is fine.

For the record I was one person who wanted Leigh to get a licence in the last franchising period as at the time I felt they deserved it more than Wakey, Cas, Widnes, Crusaders and to an extent ourselves.

Quote: Bulls Boy 2011 " For the record I was one person who wanted Leigh to get a licence in the last franchising period as at the time I felt they deserved it more than Wakey, Cas, Widnes, Crusaders and to an extent ourselves.'" They deserved it more did they? Ha! www.leighjournal.co.uk/sport/lei ... e/?ref=rss They were doing even worse than the teams you mentioned during the last franchising period.

Quote: Bulls Boy 2011 " For the record I was one person who wanted Leigh to get a licence in the last franchising period as at the time I felt they deserved it more than Wakey, Cas, Widnes, Crusaders and to an extent ourselves.'" They deserved it more did they? Ha! www.leighjournal.co.uk/sport/lei ... e/?ref=rss They were doing even worse than the teams you mentioned during the last franchising period.

Well, would a merged club of Wakey, Fev and Cas pull in punters from not only from that area but from the rest of Yorkshire? No - there'd be a lack of identification and that's a big reason why people support who they support.

There'd be too many problems with mergers that it would be too much hassle anyway.

Why wouldn't it ?

The point is, should you smash 2 clubs and start again in the HOPE of creating something bigger/better.
There is little desire for merger between Wakefield and Castleford, with the position of the fans more entrenched than ever before and ironically, this is partly as a result of the franchise experiment when it appeared that one or other of these clubs would fail to make the cut plus, the long standing battle to move to new stadia.
Many fans of these two clubs would not wish to follow a merged club and while this would possibly change over a long period of time, there would be a risk of killing off 2 SL clubs to create something smaller, which would be a backward step.
Again, the involvement of the WMDC council leader, who seems to champion anything Castleford and be less than helpful towards Wakefield's plight is another reason why a merger just wouldn't work.

Regarding Wakefield "plight" Wrencat. You've forgot to mention Uncle Ted, Glover, Yorkcourt and and general apathy from the people of Wakefield to support their club. Other than that spot-on.