Quote: FredParky "If they said scenario 2 Steve then I can't see ANY bankroller staying/getting involved with ANY Championship club, now that really would decimate the Championships.
Now it's allright sitting in an ivory tower saying clubs outside of SL should do AB&C but the RFL are now insisting on having a 'hand' in/'eye' on Championship clubs financial dealings (good or bad? take your pick), and building a Red Hall empire (and on that note I would really like to see how many people actually 'work' for the RFL now compared to say 5 years ago and where does the money come from to pay their salaries).
Why don't the RFL do the honourable thing and say right this is the last time we will have a round of licence applications if your in your in if your out then tough, but ANY SL team going whatsits up will be expelled and replaced with a round of applications from potential Championship clubs and the criteria will be A,B,C,D (etc) and make the points realistic. OR make it a proper franchised sport.
The SL clubs would then perhaps settle down and start to produce home grown talent properly, and stop employing over paid over seas players and the Championship teams wouldn't have to 'go for broke' every year to try and impress, for people like O'Connor, Harrison, and AT can't go on paying out tens of thousands (perhaps even millions) of pounds chasing the dream.
Sorry if this does not impress the promotion and relegation people but it would seem that has now gone never to be discused (at Red Hall) ever again.'"
I completely agree Fred , in 4 weeks time we enter the next SL licence period as far as the Championship clubs are concerned , and as yet I havent seen or heard of any declaration by the RFL or any club that we know what we are actually playing for as far as the application critiera is concerned
Is there to be a devinate ' promotion ' or not ? , Championship club owners have the right to know this now
