Where has he said that? I'm sure i recall him saying it wouldn't be going to 16, but i don't think i've seen anything with regard to 15 team competition

In a radio five live interview with Dave Woods when Widnes were admitted. He was asked whether there was a chance that superleague could be expanded. His reply was 'there is no chance'.

As crusaders go and harlequins the only things they have over wakey are stadia and expansion.

Crowds at wakey while not best in league are far better.

Marketing is better at wakey especially now and before.

Youth - better performing youth teams and more players from Wakey flying around at the top of Sl through to the depths of nl.

Community - again better with school links and Easter camps, tag teams, gala, etc.

As for finance - we beat cru as we have both been in admin but cru still repaying a debt to rfl and not as sustainable as wakey at present. As for quins well not sure here but with their crowds they must be struggling in a self sustaining way but being reliant on a sugar daddy to make up alot is negative. It is ok but on a lesser scale .

So overall if it's looked at as a whole package we should be in a stronger position.

Unfortunately you can have all the stadia you want but if you don't have the support base of fans and haven't been able to raise it over a few years then it doesn't bode well for those teams

Article no longer mentions the expansion to 15 teams!!?

Misprint or I'll informed as we all expected then

Or they let the cat out too early just as Widnes did on their website about a year ago.

An option as much as the ill-informed / missprint theory. Surprised it was removed without any sort of explaination.

We'll have to wait and see but I hope we get a franchise and move ahead with stadium as the new owner and club look to have things in order and are looking to the future.

If not it's important we build in nl and fast to the next franchise

And thats why the RFL fall down, we dont have the weakest application and we don't own an empty shiny new stadium but i expect us to get the bullet.

I can understand the let downs the RFL have suffered from our club BUT if they can't see with a new owner and the way everythings improved at the club in a short space that we are not worth hanging on to then they are blind at best and stupid at worst.

This clubs on the up right across the board, what we need is the same sort of vision they have shown for Cru and Quins.

Also just take a step back and lets look at the strides the Council have made over these past few years, we may not have our new stadiums yet but take a look at what has happened in the district. We have the Glasshoughton complex with Xcape, we have the new Hepworth Gallery opening shortly which will kick start the Waterfront Development. We have the New Trinity Walk opening next month which eill breathe life back into the surrounding city centre area. We have the Civic Quarter and the new development of Westgate Station and extra mainline London trains. We have the new Pinderfields Hospital. Plus we have some outstanding tourist attractions such as Yorkshire Sculpture Park and some of the best travel networks in the region.
The District of Wakefield is on the up and lets add in the Stadiums and sporting facilities for the public of wakefield district and there's another compelling argument.
Take a look at Wakefield now and it is probably undergoing it's most radicle change in a generation.

It's all very exiting for those of us who have lived our lives in Wakefield

New swimming baths due to begin construction soon as well.

When removing a mistake/misprint in an article, it makes more sense to make no reference to it at all than draw attention to it from those who didn't read it with the error.

It might be a lifeline but then again it might not. I guess time will tell.

It would be great , but "This is Wakefield" and nothing is ever done the easy way.

You are Inflatable Armadillo, and I claim my £5.

(Or maybe you're not.)