I would feel that maybe my club should have also exploited the dual registration opportunities.

I'm not in favour of mediocrity. I've said for a long time there are too many teams in SL and some should be cut - 10 would be a good number, get rid of the chaff.

The franchising system gives a route for teams that are ambitious and have the right structures in place. How did Widnes get back in SL? Its just as well Widnes didn't 'give up on ambition'. But if we're an ambitious sport we can't have mediocre clubs coming into SL on the back of winning a part time competition, when they still have part time infrastructure and part time attitudes.

Aim high, get investors on board, invest in your facilities and your youth system and then you can put together a good franchise bid.

But I agree with you that the current set up of London and teh recent set up of Salford are/were not good enough, cut them, cut Wakefield and Cas too.

Swinton have won twice as many RL championships as Warrington.

Yes, but when did they last win anything of note?

You can only win what you are in. 2011 championship 1 champions!

Good turnout from the wire fans tonight and it is much appreciated. Hope you enjoyed the game, maybe not the best rugby you've seen but a cracking competitive game.

You seem to just overlook the fact that the Lions are not alone in the D/R stakes tonights opponents Whitehaven have already had Ade Gardner turn out for them along with Tommy Makinson due to there link with St Helens. It is available to all clubs the fact we as a club got in with one of the best early is hardly our fault.

How was it for Swinton fans seeing Lee in their colours?

Superb Pal, quality player and he gave 100% as well...every credit to Lee.

I can remember a lot of Wire crowds pre `96.

So do i mate, but what's your point?
Surely your club has to take 'some' responsibility for the situation it's in?

Of course it does......but the fact the ground was sold and a done deal without the fans knowing about it was a disgrace, that was down to a completely different regime than the one we have today, sadly we have had to put up with a lot of broken promises on the way.

My post was to the leyther

Note to self, use quote function more often

I'd imagine they felt a bit like Leeds did when We steam rollered them when we used a loophole to bring Newcastle knights player Andrew Johns in for a couple of games........

Sorry pal didn't mean to hijack your post.

If I remember right huraki and Richard Moore played in the Leeds under 20s team in last years grand final, is this as "unfair" as sl players playing in the championship?