I think with the stadium you will get a franchise this year , but echo the thoughts of others that the next 3 years will be very important for you as a club . If you can improve your attendances and league position over the next 3 years then you will be in a very strong position when the next round of franchises are awarded , and righly so imo , Salford is a heartland RL team with a very proud history . Good luck , and hope we are playing you next season

I think it is all about adding something different as Phil Kinsella said last time.

We offer the Manchester link but have to expolit it in the next 3 years.

The qustion is what makes Wakefield, Cas, Hull KR, London, etc stand out.

Expansion clubs get their licence for being an expansion club.

I'm not sure clubs like Leigh will get a chance with Wigan being there.

Unfortunately, Leigh are without a backer and therefore without significant finance at the moment. However, with their facilities and their fan base they are certainly capable of pressuring other SL teams for a place in three years time if the financial aspects can be remedied.

I know I'd rather be visiting Leigh, than Wales or London, but the RL and SKY TV have made it clear that expansion is all important. So yeah, it's going to be tough for them.

I would put a couple of quid on there being a franchise next time in either Scotland or Dublin, you'd think that a SL team in Dublin would be hugely popular with the locals and have as many visitors as Catalans do now.

rlRFL to remove immunity against expulsionrl

According to this report from the Yorky Post they are going to allow expulsion on a year by year basis to any 2012-2014 franchise team who go into admin or fail to progress sufficiently. ( otherwise to be know as the ' crusaders Clause' )

I susupect this is a caviat to the demoted SL club/s and Fev or Halifax to keep them interested.

2012 Franchises are being measured against A Grade criteria:-
5000 season ticket holders,= Salford X
Turnover of £4m = Salford X
Insolvency event between 2008 and 2010. = Salford No.

rlwho doesn't deserve their place in SLrl
bit of a vote going on here

Team Votes %
Crusaders 137 26%
Wakefield 133 25%
Harlequins 74 14%
Halifax 54 10%
Warrington 21 4%
Castleford 20 4%
Hull KR 18 3%
Wigan 17 3%
Salford 15 3%
Hull FC 13 2%
Leeds 6 1%
Bradford 5 1%
Catalans 4 1%
St Helens 4 1%
Huddersfield 2 0%
523 Votes

Thank God for that....

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Now MP you've got 2 years to work some magic. Get at it fella.

No Crusaders !!!!!

Feck I never saw that coming

Get in there!!!

For those who don't know

Halifax didn't get a grading at all. so we're refused a licence.

Crusaders did not apply for a new licence! And are in discussion to go to the championship.

Poor Keith Senior ! NO SL for him next year then.

he has already tweeted "guess i'm looking for a job then"

rumour started overnight that the onwers of wrexham fc wanted to sell up and with that, sell the ground. no ground = no need to maintain the crusaders whose role was to make summer revenue and use of the facility.

second rumour was that a club had an emergency meeting with RFL yesterday