Looks that way, just seems a reckless, irresponsible way to run a club, but they seem to have got away with it - seems the bubble has burst now.

I guess with the council paying out for the stadium means that fall back isn't an option anymore.

Think they've been on borrowed time for a while

I know, and I've said as much in the past. It was clear as day this reckoning would come around at some point. It just happens that this year the bail outs have run dry.

Should have kept London in and put Salford into the championship, I bet the RFL new this was happenning so it was announced at the start of the season so Salford kept their place.

I don't agree. There are rules for eligibility and Salford were better than London, by a long way.
If Salford drop out it still shouldn't be London.

Definitely. I don’t know precisely how badly it’ll affect Salford’s score for 2026 - you’d assume it’ll affect their finance element, and likely their attendances will drop a bit. If they lose Sneyd, Macdonald, Lafai, Cross, Ormondroyd, Hill et al it would be incredible if they maintain their performance score. So if Toulouse can improve their score a bit it’s not hard to see them replacing Salford. Only other scenario is York have a dream year and Toulouse drop off.

To be fair London are hardly a shining example of a well run club. Hughes financially backed them but did little else and in fact has left a much worse club than when he took over through his negligence.

Yes they were, but why? Hence the position they are in, that’s why Wakefield ended where we’ve been in the past, easy to overspend. Come back to bite you in the end.

Yeah London lost their backer I think but the RFL can't have looked too closely at salford's finances.
I like Salford and admire their coach and onfield performances but it was all done on the back of money
That wasn't there- how come that wasn't picked up on?

You can’t penalise a team in advance and just guess though can you?

The score for Salford on finance will have been very low and that’s exactly why they’ll be 12th and at risk even before the financial issues got even worse.

So long as the figures are true then I see no issue Salford being in SL.

London are no where near SL level and weren’t last season either. Even a team that parked up mid season playing half a team of academy lads finished above them.

As it stands there are a few clubs in the championship who are better run and more deserving than London. The pity parade for London can remain in 2024.

At the moment it’s all speculation but if it came to pass and they lose 6-7 of their top players and end up with loaners and youngsters they will finish bottom and if they don’t get a backer possibly go bust - will sl be any the stronger if they are replaced with Toulouse fev or Bradford - probably not