It wasn't in reply to your post - it was in reply to BIGAL's. I've also added to my post since you quoted it to explain why.

With my erratic working pattern I struggle to make Friday night matches in Leeds so Wrexham is a no-no.
As to attendances (or lack of them) it will make no difference to the RFL decision making process and their grand scheme for world domination. Unless something drastic happens at least one of us is for the chop and I think we are still leading that race.

Is that so wrong?

Why then, on your own forum, are you expressing your indifference as to how many people turn up to the CC game at BV, since you only care about Cas?

But how do we get that? Bottom up or top down?

Fast tracking expansionism? I for one think that is wrong! And IMO will result in a poorly managed, poorly financed and poorly supported entity (Celtic/Fulham-London Broncos-Quins/PSG/Gateshead). The only example that has proved otherwise is Le Cats. And I think that has a lot more to do with it being marketed in this country as a "rugby league holiday", which is why when teams have to travel twice in one year fans (on the whole) stay home once (more often than not at the start of the year, when theres less chance of belting sun!). You couldn't market this ideal in Wales, London or any other GB location.

The only way to build success is to grow it, so you have healthy home fans and no reliance on travelling fans. Which in my view comes from a healthy and "reactive" junior and amateur following. This has to be built from the bottom up, not top down ala current RFL strategies.
Teams should start off from NL2 (with a healthy amount of RFL assistance) and be grown over generations not 3 year cycles. Generations passing on their love of the game comes from a healthy product; we must ensure the survival of our heart or the organism will die!!

Strangely, Vastman, I agree with everything you've put in that post. I don't care if it's a national sport or not, I don't even care if it's shown live on TV, I too just want to follow my team whether good or bad.

That vastman is your best ever post

Years ago I was all for expansion and preaching RL to the wider audience. Ask me how I feel about it now... I really couldn't give a toss! RL has always been concentrated along the M62 corridor and to be quite honest, I don't care if it stays that way.

I don't give 2 hoots if that London rabble think we're all flat caps and whippets. Let them carry on watching their boring kick and clap and leave us simple folk to enjoy our own game.

I would love to see you face to face with steveo and eddie and put that case across, you make very good points that has never been mentioned before with the tv pundits. There is a case of clubs further a field but will never be the super league team unless someone has loads of money to risk.

To put further points on here look at the local clubs that have been around

stanley 1919
eastmoor 1873
shaw cross 1947
normy 1879

Well said vastman, at last something we agree on!!!
Perfectly sums up the situation.

Good points Vastman. For anyone who has been to Australia you will know that RL is not a national sport, it is regionalised primarily in 2 states. I was there in November when the Four Nations final was on. I travelled from Sydney to Melbourne that day and live coverage of the final was shown on network tv in Sydney. I got into Melbourne, switched on Channel 7 and was greeted by "Hey, Hey it's Saturday!". The final was only shown at around 2am on Fox Sports (subscription TV owned by the Murdochs). Remember that Melbourne has the Storm and hosted one of the Four Nations matches in that tournament. Yet Victorians only care about Aussie Rules. Look what happened to the Perth and Adelaide teams.

Expansion has mixed success in Australia (where I suspect it is more financially successful). If expansion doesn't always work in Australia why are the RFL so bloody minded to think that it will work here!!!!!!!!!!!!