I think the 5 year plan at Widnes has financial backing we can only dream about.

And in addition Widnes were fortunate enough to be provided with a stadium.

I think full of hope needs to change his screen name

Sorry Avenger but if you think we are watching top tier rugby now you must be going to different matches. We have won one game by 2 points so far but have been hammered in the others. It is soul destroying and boring watching your team get thrashed week after week.

So cut your losses and go watch Halifax, just don't come on here and tell us all to give up on SL and drop into the Championship.

You pay your money and take your choice you don't have to go you don't have to stay away the option is yours as for a drop into the championship its far better to be in SL than out as once your out funding gets cut so expenses have to be cut and its a long hard slog to get back in. As bad as we were last season and my god we were bad as bad can be but still survived after playing the best in the championship without 2 on their day quality players now that shows the gap between SL and championship

Just ask the Bulls and the Bronco's fans whether it's best to drop down a division and start from the bottom, I doubt you'd get many agreeing with you.

What you suggest is the POSSIBILITY of watching Trinity in the second tier of the sport, in front of crowds roughly half of what we get now, in the hope of winning a few games.
IF we were successful, we would then play the end of the season in the middle 8's, hoping to gain promotion and start the subsequent season in SL and then battle for survival in SL the following season.

Can you see the irony overload in what you are suggesting.

Where we are now, you are basically saving 2 years of your life.

We need to battle hard, and build slowly from where we are.

The club have made substantial progress off the field since Glover & Elston steered the ship into the rocks and yes, it's a long way from being easy.

The final thing for you to consider is that our ground is not of SL standard and should we get relegated, The Championship is where we would stay, unless there was a new ground in the offing..............................

Just to put the record straight I don't want to see us playing in the championship and if WT were playing in the same league as Normanton or Featherstone lions I would still be watching them. My point really is fans are getting fed up watching the team getting beaten by 30's and 40's every week.

I'm quoting someone here from the ground for sale thread.

"On a interview today, Michael Carter revealed, that the developer (Yorkcourt) have in conjunction and alignment with the council and the club submitted a bid for belle vue.
Which they are hopeful will be accepted.
If they are, they would want to look at purchasing the superbowl site...
It is thought that if we were to "give" up newmarket this would give the developer more land to build on and sell, which more than cover the cost of Superbowl...

Would it leave some spare for re-development?"

This may have flown under the radar, but offers hope that we may have a full time home, whether it is at Newmarket or not.

Come and watch Fev if you're fed up with being battered every week.

Seriously though, you'll be more than welcome and you'll see some cracking rugby in a half decent stadium. Ale and pies are cheaper too.

I'd enjoy watching Fev, it's having the tetanus jabs I'm worried about.

Going into the championship at least means you can see your team winning games again. There are some great grounds to visit and there’s a warm welcome. However that’s only going to last for a short period.

The problem is that if you don’t bounce back within a couple of years you’ll be stuck there as it’s nigh on impossible to compete with SL teams in the playoffs.

Much as I enjoyed our last trip to the lower level (Div 2 at the time), I enjoyed promotion more and want to see us compete with the big boys as much as we can.