Are the results of the franchise application decision, made public.
I would imagine it wouldn't be too difficult to place them on the RFLs website, if they wanted to.
I can't believe that they would think that nobody's interested.

Like I said I'm no expert but if we do have a case for legal action I say take it. What damage do you think it would do taking it on the chin? It would mean a permanent existence in the Championship. sub 2000 crowds no real youth development and another lost generation of potential fans just like on the 80s. I would bet that this would have serious repercussions imo for Newmarket as well. Dreams of Wembley and one day making it to the top are over, our club should do anything to avoid this fate and keep the dream alive. No dream = a soulless game with no passion or emotion.

Any criteria would surely have to be [iweighted[/i in some way and if there were too much emphasis placed on any specific one so as to create a 'trumps all' criteria that could be used to place a significantly inferior club into a position of being sacrosanct at another clubs/business/employers expense then that surely is grounds for action of some type.

Oh aye, it will be weighted, all right, with "strategic needs of the sport" having most weight. So that's the expansion clubs in. It is then for the Category C heartland clubs to battle it out on the basis of historical contribution and anticipated future performance. Salford's historical contribution isn't as great as ours, but their stadium is well on its way, and so they're in.

So it's us and Cas. I think we may edge historical contribution, on the grounds that we haven't been relegated and not been fined for crowd misbehaviour. Equally, they have been more financially stable and are a good solid club. On the future potential, it is all down to whether the RFL will swallow another postponement of the Cas ground, or whether they will guess the probability of getting Newmarket getting passed. If they like the way Glover is running the club, with a promise to spend to the cap as part of the bid (as I understand it is), along with a good guess as to the probability of Newmarket, we might nick it yet.

"Not liking the verdict", however, has never been a legal ground for court action. And it would be costly, and hugely counter-productive in terms of PR.

Do you guys think you'll stay in with Widnes coming up?

A thread like this may already exist but i'm interested to hear your thoughts.

Yes I do, next question...

Unless the RFL go back on everything they have previously said NO.

Have the RFL actually been quoted saying that a team will come down...?

I can't find anything anywhere and if this is correct they may have done this knowing that they may have to expand our league.

I've pinned you on to the end of the last thread we had on the subject, which wasn't that long ago. 8 pages of opinions for you to read on what we think about our prospects of retaining a license, and other stuff. There's plenty more from where this came from too. Just look through the old threads.

They have said on several occasions that SL will remain at 14 teams and with Widnes coming up that means one team will go.

Can't see us getting a licence but you never know. Think we need to win on saturday and keep picking up wins in the league to make the decision as tough as possible. Ironically after everything our best chance of saving ourselves now is probably results on the pitch.

On a side note it seems that the chairmen of two of the leading clubs in the championship, Leigh and Featherstone have quit in the last few days. You've got to wonder what is going on down there.

Don't think it's results that will swing it for us, though every little helps.