Quote: charlie63wildcat "It is hard to maintain respect for a sport that decides who plays in its top league via a beauty contest, lacking transparency and inevitably open to corruption, or at the very least, the uncomfortable whiff of it. Maybe Wakefield should not be allowed in SL on the basis of facilities, but the first qualifying tick for the right to be there should be earning it on the pitch, then the judgement of your facilities etc. I firmly believe we should return to one up one down with the caveat of the promoted club fulfilling set criteria re facilities and business performance, as it was proir to the hijacking of our game by an Australian coach led agenda and the naked greed and self interest of SL clubs. The sight of Sky commentators and the SL show concensus of condemnation of Wakefield sickens me. I would not want to see any club receiving this kind of attention.
It is also hard to maintain respect for a sport that gives favour to one team (well 3 actually) over its other teams. Why should the so called expansion clubs have favourable treatment. I'm sorry, I've been with Wakefield through thin and thinner and we still can rustle up 6000 to 8000 fans for an RL cup semi or a big home game, in spite of 40 yrs of disappointment and a shoddy ground. SL, bury us at the peril of our sport. WTRLFC will be here long after the Welsh & London fiascos have gone. It is a disgrace that Crusaders were given preference over Widnes last time, as it will be to see them there again when we are axed, as I am virtually certain we will be.
So I understand the disillusionment with the game, but I will support Trinity come what may as my love for the club supercedes my anger at the perversion of our game by the lot in charge at the moment.'"
One of the best posts I've read in ages - straight from the heart !! And sums up the feelings of a lot of true RL supporters. When Cats sent Cas down in 'that' final game there was some pretty unhappy fans on one side - but nobody said it wasn't fair. The problem today is that nobody dare rattle Red Halls windows because they appear to have long and vindictive memories.
