Great thank you, I live in the South West and I'll be reassured now every time I'm crawling on the M5 from Bristol to Bridgewater (& beyond) from June to Sept that it's a massively overrated issue.....

I don't want the sport to continue failing, but there are many current and past examples of expansion clubs out on a limb struggling or failing to get a foothold.

What disappoints me is the lack of incremental growth from the heartlands outwards over the last 100 yrs, and how the game is predominantly still rooted to small northern towns rather than escalated into big cities.

The enthusiasm and dedication of volunteers to keep the (amateur) game going nationwide is fantastic, but that step up to pro or even semi pro sustainment is a huge way off.

Let's all hope for the best eh.....

I think people are genuinely disillusioned with the repeated failure of the RFL to create a sustainable Super League team in a brand new location. Before we have Catalans and Toulouse cited in evidence to the contrary let's remember they were formed 80+ years ago and are based in a long established rugby league playing area.

I would suggest the RFL would be best advised to focus on resolving the falling attendances and RL interest in the M62 corridor first if they want to save the sport.
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It's almost as if success on the field has a major effect on attendances (outside of Wigan)

Aggregate SL attendances have fallen consistently over the last decade as can be clearly seen.

I completely agree