At the end of the day money talks, if whoever takes over can satisfy the RFL they can bank roll the club comfortably. Criteria or not that will have an unofficial say in the license awards. As it has already been stated there are not many money men in RL and one more is only going to be better for the governing body.

The RFL have set the benchmark with their assistance of the Crusaders and Harlequins in the past using this model they cannot get rid of our club just because we have gone into adminstration. The RFL will know if they get rid of us they will show their true colours of double standards reguarding certain SL clubs, they cannott have one rule for one and another rule for Wakefield. i would imagine the new owners will fight tooth and nail to keep us in SL and stop any injustice. If we move to Newmarket in 2013 and have Barnsley as a stop gap in 2012, whats the difference between that and Crusaders moving from Bridgend to Wrexham??? Since we won the grand final in 1998 we have had to fight to stay in SL, whats the difference now? NO SURRENDER!!!

There's an old saying "people in glass houses shouldn't throw stones". For a supporter of a club who's finances are not great, who don't have a new ground and who are yet to receive there final tax bill you're awfully cocky.

If I were you I'd shut up as I suspect you may be eating humble. I'm not saying Tricky Dicky has led Cas quite as far down disaster road but I know there are rocky times ahead for all clubs you included. Others will bite go the same route as us in short order IMO. I have no reason to think you will be one, I also have no reason to think you won't. If it happens let's see if you're still taking the high ground.

Yes the statement along with most of your others does make you look a total knob.

Ralph Rimmer, what a great name for a gay pornstar

Quite.

Agreed, if our inverstor/s can generate a large sum then the RFL will find it very difficult.

Agree. At this moment we are challenging these issues from a weak perspective. The club needs to start putting things right so that we can challenge them from a strong perspective.

He did say adminstartion would weaken our position and the other posters on here have taken that as we have no chance of a new franchise, well that is wrong, not a conspiracy theory just a fact. Like I said they cant have one rule for one and one for another so I hope they do that to the letter...

i can remember a few years ago last game of season we beat cas n stayed up stood on donny rd end of ground n my son said to me b4 kick off we r goin down dad arnt we i looked him in the eyes n told him to think posative and the team will win. so all u ppl on here who think we are not gettin a licence for next 3 years y dont u think posative n get bhind our players, our new bod (when the deal is done) n cheer this grate club bk where we belong in the big time

I don't know about bent and corrupt, but I don't like some of how they do their business. To answer the question, you want to stay in SL to watch the best players, to watch the highest standard of RL in our country , as well as the banter and rivalry between fans. Any fan, of any sports team, wants their side to play at the highest level, it's what team sport is about. Yyou can love RL, without loving the guys who run it.

If anyone thinks we are going to get another franchise I'm afraid they are absolutely deluded!

At minimum, one is coming up and at least one is going down. What kind of scenario can you envisage for us to be kept in and someone else to be kicked out? I can't think of any possible way that the RFL could justify kicking a team out that hasn't been in administration and letting a team that's has been stay in. It couldn't be justified and probably leave the RFL open to legal action against themselves from who was kicked out.

The damage has already been done at the club and the damage is irreparable!

Like shifty said you want to see your team at the top level
at times i find SL dull, over hyped by the likes of eddie and stevo, ultimately deflating when we see our "superstars" stuffed by the southern hemisphere lot and as bent as it comes. Added to that i have really enjoyed watching the NL games, less hype, more individual, a bit more old fashioned in value if you like.
Would i prefer us to be in SL? probably, how do i rationalise that? i cant sorry.
Maybe a few years in NL might cure me