I appreciate what you are saying, but I have always said that Toronto....and same for Ottawa and New York....should be allowed to play in the championships as long as it takes to get the game going at grass roots level in Canada and the USA. If you watched backchat this week Craig Harrison (player agent) was adamant that these so called "expansion" clubs will only truly expand the game when they nurture Canadian and USA players in enough numbers to find top class professionals to add to the pro player pool.

If you were shocked I was certainly more than shocked when Martyn Sadler sat there and actually agreed with Harrison and what I have said for years that these clubs cannot try to muscle in on the player pool here, they have to "expand" it to be allowed to run at Superleague level. The issue I have always had with TWP was the rubbish they talked about converting Grid Iron players, just to blag a place in the game here. Then after that they made no attempt whatsoever to work with Canada RL to try to get Canadians playing Rugby league. Sure it takes years to build a grass roots, but when a club like TWP don't even bother to try to build one then how do they deserve a place at the top table? How do a club like the London Broncos deserve to be relegated when they DO run a great player development system.

Over to you?

Are you Brian Carney?

Mr. Wilby reckons New York intend to start in 2021 with three exhibition games against NRL clubs. They’re apparently going to play in the Challenge Cup, and will have a season of 25-30 matches which will be friendlies next year, all in preparation to join the Championships in 2022.

Do you doubt this?

You've found me out Donnyman

Where are they going to find all the players to do this?

More to the point do you? if this Mr Wilby says it's going to happen do you have proof to the contrary.

Takes Newcastle 30 years to develop an amateur game in the area = bravo! Well done Newcastle.

Toronto don’t have one after being in existence for 3 years = shocking. Can’t believe we have let them in the league.

Toronto are a plastic club that’s why.

Proof!! Mr. Wilby is looking at a full season of games for New York, between 25-30 despite having no players, Brian Carney is a Superleague insider who thinks this is total nonsense. It appears the good Mr. Carney has the proof. Write to him at SKY Towers if you are outraged?

Nope, not my argument. Primarily Superleague want clubs with a junior development system, and SKY pay £300,000 a year per SL club to help it along.Newcastle have set the system up and if they were in Superleague they would have £300K a year to enhance it and then can offer top local talent a pathway to Pro-RL.

This is why relegating London shuts off quality young Londoners from becoming Superleague players through the Broncos system. My "argument" is probably that clubs should not be allowed in Superleague without a junior development system and an academy. That would include Salford and Leigh. I think it was the rule at one time??