Personally I would like Widnes, Leigh and Salford to get in to even up the Lancashire and Yorkshire clubs. Don't know which one would drop out though - could be Hull KR, Castleford or Wakefield.

The same ones who have failed to gain promotion for the past x amount of years.

Whoa there Hoss. You are shoe-horning the criteria as you see it, then criticising the RFL for not utilising a P&R principle when nobody knows what the performance criteria is!

I haven't read the whole thread but if you look at Toulouse's proposals with an open mind they probably have the best application of all the clubs outside of SL, especially over Celtic who are in a similar situation but much weaker. I can't see the rfl taking the chance though and it would be very difficult to remove a current SL team even if that would be for the good of the game.
For me it'll be the current 12 plus Salford and Widnes/Celtic.

That's garbage and you know it. Leigh spring to mind.

I think that sums the whole shambles up.

Don't recall this being stated quite as emphatically anywhere before, anyone else?And at the end of the three-year period, Wood says he expects further changes. "The best performing National League club will be guaranteed admission to Super League, either at the expense of the worst performing club or by expanding the competition," he said. '" from news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 138760.stm So for those moaning about NL1 clubs being left to die - clearly not!

Don't recall this being stated quite as emphatically anywhere before, anyone else?And at the end of the three-year period, Wood says he expects further changes. "The best performing National League club will be guaranteed admission to Super League, either at the expense of the worst performing club or by expanding the competition," he said. '" from news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_l ... 138760.stm So for those moaning about NL1 clubs being left to die - clearly not!

Leigh couldn't buy a win. I love the Leythers and going to Leigh, but they were woefully out of their depth.

The RFL are totally corrupt and have no interest in helping traditional RL clubs like Doncaster and Sheffield, instead concentrating on Johnny-come-latelies like teams based in Perpignan and Wales.

Richard Lewis is simply a terrible administrator. Under his command the RFL has gone from the fine profit-making institution he inherited from Rodney Walker into a loss-making joke riddled with inconsistency. Just look at the Hull FC/Challenge Cup debacle: why didn't he apply the rules? They would have kicked them out in football.

I think we'll see Toulouse and Celtic because the rugby league couldn't organise a soirée in a brasserie.

Quote: just_browny "The RFL are totally corrupt and have no interest in helping traditional RL clubs like Doncaster and Sheffield, instead concentrating on Johnny-come-latelies like teams based in Perpignan and Wales. Richard Lewis is simply a terrible administrator. Under his command the RFL has gone from the fine profit-making institution he inherited from Rodney Walker into a loss-making joke riddled with inconsistency. Just look at the Hull FC/Challenge Cup debacle rules? They would have kicked them out in football. I think we'll see Toulouse and Celtic because the rugby league couldn't organise a soirée in a brasserie. Not sure if you're on the wind up but that is utter . In fact, the complete opposite is true. www.sportbusiness.com/news/16196 ... 006-profit news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 742379.stm

Quote: just_browny "The RFL are totally corrupt and have no interest in helping traditional RL clubs like Doncaster and Sheffield, instead concentrating on Johnny-come-latelies like teams based in Perpignan and Wales. Richard Lewis is simply a terrible administrator. Under his command the RFL has gone from the fine profit-making institution he inherited from Rodney Walker into a loss-making joke riddled with inconsistency. Just look at the Hull FC/Challenge Cup debacle rules? They would have kicked them out in football. I think we'll see Toulouse and Celtic because the rugby league couldn't organise a soirée in a brasserie. Not sure if you're on the wind up but that is utter . In fact, the complete opposite is true. www.sportbusiness.com/news/16196 ... 006-profit news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_l ... 742379.stm

Oh dear. This has backfired spectacularly. Ah well.

Do you know when the first RL clubs were formed in the south of France and Wales compared to Doncaster and Sheffield?

And your point is??? (Luddite)