Just been told there will be no northern rail cup in 2014.
Firstly is this true?
If so wtf is going on?

Apparently Mark Taylor and Gareth Walker have put on twitter,there is to be no Northern Rail Cup next year,

Heard the same

me too

WTF are the RFL doing they seriously don't care about the game below SL & even then they can't even do that right
I hate the pr1ck$

To be honest it's always been a non-event and seen by many as friendly matches before the season starts. Would anybody on here be bothered if we'd been knocked out early on last season, instead of winning it?

After finally establishing the competition as one worth winning (after quite a few years of it being denigrated) they bin it. Genius.

Is that backed up by crowd figures? Genuine question, not meant to be facetious.

The writing was on the wall after they switched the final from Blackpool and with it the momentum that had been built up in making it a show piece event in the calendar.

The 29 league games in the new structure is far better

Saddened if true.

But we should get to keep the cup forever - like W*g*n did with the old First Division trophy when SL came in.

Put it in the safe NOW , Rob !

Now out in the press

rlhttps://www.loverugbyleague.com/news_13573-northern-rail-cup-scrapped-for-2014.htmlrl

Its sad to see the end of the N.R.C. the new structured league is still up in the air with the S.L Clubs not wanting to make any decisions until the World Cup has finished.

The format of the N.R.C.has always caused issues and not been a good money spinner, especially in the early rounds. Maybe a Floodlight Cup type comp would be a far better idea with a straight forward Knock Out.

A number of Championship Clubs are are staging World Cup Games with loads if tickets being sold,why cant we try and force the R.F.L. and S.L to make a decision over the league with the threat of these games being cancelled.

As i see it we have nothing to loose and plenty to gain, its probably the first time in ten years since we have had something to bargain with. We are just asking them to have their vote before the World Cup which was supposed to happen anyway.

If they vote after the comp and choose to go it alone then our future with no promotion will be doomed and all the hard work and money the new board have put in will be in vain.

Apparently the clubs were informed by email and it appears without any consultation.

Doesn't need consultation if there is no sponsor.