Is there any possibility that the London Broncos could pull some rabbits out of the hat and gain some extra points ?

Exactly, it’s all about points. Things like the LED boards however small an improvement guarantee points and that’s more valuable before the next scoring.

I don’t think Ellis would let any quick wins like that slip through his grasp.

I’m not sure other than the boards, performance on the pitch, finance and social media pushes what the club could do but if we advance on those 4 to a good degree we should see our scores rise healthily. Let’s not forget we have extra points from
Stadium improvements.

The social media one we are making steady progress with for sure. If there could be some collaboration done on a few platforms to expand the subscriptions and participations that would be excellent.

It would be very unlikely they would gain enough. They may see some improvement through finishing position etc this season but honestly can’t see that much. Giving away free tickets etc isn’t sustainable either.

Ellis reckons we're about 1.5 points better off than last year which puts us at circa 14. Cas will be in and I think Toulouse will drop out.

Thanks TH , makes me very nervous all this IMG business .

Do you mean in a better position than Cas…
Or the rest of the teams mentioned?

Cas haven't said 3 marquee players; Lingard said would add 3 players with SL experience/quality and 3 the year after, by which time the younger players they keep will have 50-60 SL games under their belts.

He thinks that's enough to make them competitive at the top of the table.

With regards to the LED boards I think a few things will have to be sorted out first.
The existing perimeter board advertisers will have an agreement in place so they will have to agree that their adverts will appear on the LED boards. They will also have to agree that their advert won’t be showing 100% of the time as they do on static boards. e.g. if the boards change 10X every 5 minutes then their ad might only be seen for 30 seconds during that time.
I also think Verity Thomas will have to secure a number of new companies willing to advertise on the LED boards before Matt Ellis invests in them being installed. It’s all extra revenue for the club which will help offset the cost of leasing and installing them.
Once fitted though, they’ll give the whole stadium another uplift

Correct

I've been told that we won't do the boards this season, as Ellis doesn't think we need those IMG points at this stage.

Was told £300k to have the LED boards in.

Sort of agree with all the points but in the end its becoming a race, so, if you are in a race, you try to win by the biggest margin & not by what you think is a safe margin which if you do the latter you can slip up
up & be overtaken !

Where are you getting this from?

Cite please.

Prediction - the 2 clubs to miss out on SL next year are London (no way of making the points up) and Leigh, who, whilst other scores are potentially variable, will lose 0.25 gained from last year's CC win.

That's Wakey and TO up.

Cas of course could falter and see Bulls also get up.

Or Salford could lose a whole grade for a financial episode and see them graded as a C.

Imagine that.

For what its worth i wouldnt be supprised if it were to go to 14 club sl.i would also say salford could and probally should be in danger with there current financial issues.im not over confident if wakey get in or not i inow matt as said top grade b which may be enough it may not be.tine will tell.also think it should be decided in july atvthe latest so clubs who are in limbo can plan ahead

IMG have announced there will not be a 14 club SL next season !