Having read those summaries, they seem fair. Indeed, I am not sure why a consultancy firm had to be paid - even without access to the clubs' business plans any follower of the game could have pretty much written those comments based on what they see when they visit the grounds and from the attitudes of club managements.

spec·u·la·tiveadjective /ˈspekyəˌlātiv/  /-lətiv/ 


1.Engaged in, expressing, or based on conjecture rather than knowledge
- discussion of the question is largely speculative


2.(of an investment) Involving a high risk of loss

Hardly bloody vague matey, they ripped the application to shreads.

Hopefully it will lay the claims to rest from certain Wakefield posters that they had a better application than Cas.

I'd love to know who these international players Warrington have produced are.

It hasn't.

Of course it's vague.

There's no detail as to why marketing, media & commercial plans were insufficient, or why the business plan was inadequate. They're pretty much general negative statements that could be applied to any club they wanted to keep out.

Grade C = the club fell below the standards expected of a Super League club
plenty of those about unfortunately

You do understand the concept of a summary, don't you?

Bear in mind your own club was part of the decision to keep the RFLs full feedback "commercial in confidence" and therefore keep it out of the public arena.

These are the public summaries.

The full reports to each club were highly detailed and specific.

I am aware of a summary yes. You are aware that I wasn't calling for the full detail aren't you? I was merely responding to EHW about [i'shutting up the 'Fax fans.'[/i The summary tells us very little.

You are also aware that my own club was not [i'part of the decision to keep the RFLs full feedback "commercial in confidence" and therefore keep it out of the public arena'[/i, are you not?

I'm sure they were.

Did KPMG study Celtic Crusaders bid the last time round? Did they study Wakefields? Both went bust during the license period. Their bids may have been presented nicely but they were obviously flawed because they we both financially knackered.

The Halifax club should hopefully be in possession of a more detailed feedback from the RFL so that they can put in a "proper" bid next time or decide that it's unable to put in such a bid and withdraw from the process.

Halifax = Shafted

Surprised that the RFL didn't advise Halifax to
withdraw their bid if it was as bad as it is suggested. Why keep them in the process if they had it since Christmas?