Quote: Dico "Definately! Say we traded places and Featherstone had ten years of Sky money coupled with two nice stands at the ends and they could easily be better placed than Wakefield are now! Halifax.. see Hudds, Swinton.. lets be honest couldn't be any worse off than Salford other than in 'name' which, look at Aston Villa; counts for nothing. I'm not disputing there is potential in these places what I disagree with the the amount of money wasted on yoyo-ing between the leagues seeing who can put together the best overseas team in a short time spending a fortune to avoid the drop. In times of economic crisis we need stability and the franchise system SHOULD provide that; then again its not the RFLs fault if clubs like Bradford are incapable of running their team competently. Lets be honest, we're 18 months from when the next applications go in.. is it REALLY that long to wait to get your house in order?'"
When I backed two leagues of ten, I meant one 'Super League', for want of a better phrase, and a league below, where clubs could be developed as potential 'SL' members, with many of the current 'Licensing' criteria in place. (as long as the 'SL' clubs met them too) I would see the aim of that second league, to develop 'British', and only British perhaps, players.
