jayBS said we'd get 500 crowds. I disagreed.

Hmmm ok. But if we get our own stadium then we have a far better chance of building to a sustainable SL club than if we keep on doing what we've been doing for the last 20 years: renting expensive stadiums and throwing money at expensive players and getting nowhere.

Bugger that. If the idea is we are dropping down to re-build, it needs to happen now. If we're going to release a load of our high earners and play largely with kids next year, there is absolutely no point doing it in SL. Give the kids a chance and drop down, to give them the best chance of bedding in and building a viable championship side for SL re-entry - if that is what the club is thinking

yes I agree with that

I would hope every supporter would. I find it hard to believe that the RFL wouldn't come up with some way of preventing us from treating the sport in such a shabby fashion (they'd hopefully kick us out early as The Penguin suggests). I know we would technically be doing nothing wrong as we are free to spend what we like but it stinks IMO and drags the game even further down. Load of nonsense if you ask me.

Unfortunately I find it very easy to believe that the RFL would allow us to treat the game like that. At the Crusaders game on Sunday a club official was bringing round the Northern Rail Bowl so that people could have their photos taken with it and said that they could well be the only winners as it might not be competed for again, but it wasn't any use asking the RFL what was happening as they wouldn't know. The RFL's reputation at all levels of the game is now very bad.

I wish Cas had had as much help as London have over the last twenty years. That said I wish you luck and hope you are still in S/L when wakey and Widnes get relegated next year

and exactly what help has that been?

Someone will give us an answer 1 day. This could be the guy!

It is one of the great myths that pervade M62 land, but none of them can tell you exactly what help the RFL have been!

They kept away?

So many in the North keep claiming this financial support the RFL have given us, please tell us how much and show us proof! They never bought us a ground, like they have for one Yorkshire Club.

It's an urban myth. They are probably referring to money used to help the Crusaders as they were folding in 94, however this money was recouped when they sold it the Broncos consortium, as the money used was added onto the sale. I can certainly assure these folk that the club on numerous occasions asked for dispensation to allow for the cost of living in London and were knocked back each time. So when they won't even make any allowances to advance the club at their own cost, then you really are in cuckoo land to think that they give us money. Try asking some previous owners what they were given to help them, like Roy Close, Barry Maranta, Richard Branson and David Hughes. However don't blame me when they rip your head off

Those naughty, naughty northern monkeys ! Can't believe making stuff up about London's finances. Its a pity they don't have anything better to do up in M62 land.