Absolutely true , bit dont forget that that money then only goes to the clubs that play in the televised competition , a competition from which clubs are being excluded because of location

So what exactly do we have to gain by supporting these expansion clubs ?

a) The opportunity to have a high (as possible) profile sport that you love on TV watched by people across the country/world, with sponsors queing up to put in money across all levels, SL, national league, community.

(the alternative is to sit and wither and end up with a localised sport, popular only in 2 or 3 areas of the world, sponsored (over here) by small local firms, pie companies, ale companies and gambling companies - this is already starting to happen, League is slowly losing the war...)

b) The chance to enter the competition by making sure you're a great second tier club, then applying for a license.

c) A larger talent pool due to more people playing the sport, resulting in a better international side, resulting in England possibly beating the Aussies. Resulting in more people liking RL because we have an interesting Interntational competition, resulting in more people playing/watching....call it a virtuous circle if you like...?

Rugby League, the sport I know and love, has already found itself in a sorry position due to the parochial nature of its small minded fans for over a 100 years.....

Doesn't actually work that way unfortunatley

Not happen with location included as criteria

In fact the RFL would be much happier if some of the smaller clubs ceased to exist as they have the misguided belief that fans would switch alliegance

Yes I agree with the larger playing pool and an eventual better international competition

But in all honesty the clubs outside have enough issues surviving to be too focused on that

and of course leigh are packing them in to the rafters at every home game,

will you be out smashing the looms again tonight??

like i sad before quins are here to stay and ae making a good fist of it, BTW if you hadn't noticed tony smith picked 2 young quins players in his england squad......................can you remember the last time leigh had 2 players come through to gain rep honours?????????

Last leigh player to make the England team would be Mickey Higham

Before that probably Paul Rowley

Then again it does work both ways , if we didn't have local SL clubs taking young players from the Leigh area we would possibly have got Scott Moore at leigh

I'm not attacking Quins attendances , just defending the right of clubs outside SL to prioritise what they do for their own benifit , which is exactly what the SL clubs do

so leave quins out of it, they have been around for nearly 30 years, hardly a new club are they??

it's only took LONDON RL 30 years, aww bless, better late than never

don't let time worry you old cockle,


like widnes leigh didn't get a franchise, just ing well get over it.

franchise - what a joke - just like London RL's crowds (inc skolars)
Promotion/Relegation, ah, those were the days. Did London RL get promoted to Sooper Dooper league, NO you were selected - DO US A FAVOUR and get de-selected. Your crowds are an embarassment to the RFL.
Put that in your pipe and 'smoke it'.

You're going to be really grumpy at school tomorrow if you don't go to bed soon son. When I was 13 I was using the internet at 11pm to try and find naked lady photos, and that was with primitive dial-up. God knows what a borderline pubescent could get hold of with broadband. And yet you choose to spend your time on this instead? Tsk, the youth of today, I worry about the future of this country.

sorry old lad but widnes aren't in super league and we get bigger crowds than leigh