And that goes for every sport on Sky, not just rugby league. If they pulled out, there'd be a lot more football clubs up the creek than there already are.

Biggest load of @~+! ever spoken !!

They havent sold their ground for £50 million and never will !

It ain't doom and gloom to accept the reality. If anyone can put a good argument why another club has a weaker application than ours, I would listen, but they can't (if you work on the assumption that franchising is designed to create expansion, the expansion clubs are safe).

The only clubs whose applications are similar are Salford and Cas. Salford's ground is under construction and they are a presence in Manchester, and so they are okay. It's between us and Cas, as everyone knows. All things being equal, it would be a tough call between us and them, because we both tick certain boxes, but probably the same amount. Once you add into that the fact that we have gone into admin (although that isn't officially against us, it would be something they couldn't ignore) and that they are doing well on the pitch, and we aren't, there is only one outcome.

Unless there's a rabbit in the hat that hasn't been disclosed. Like the application being based on Oakwell or a comparable facility. That would make interesting.

For as long as our application is based on Belle Vue but a hope for Newmarket, we are done. But is it?

Sounds about right to me. Seems like it's just fingers crossed for that rabbit.

It is hard to maintain respect for a sport that decides who plays in its top league via a beauty contest, lacking transparency and inevitably open to corruption, or at the very least, the uncomfortable whiff of it. Maybe Wakefield should not be allowed in SL on the basis of facilities, but the first qualifying tick for the right to be there should be earning it on the pitch, then the judgement of your facilities etc. I firmly believe we should return to one up one down with the caveat of the promoted club fulfilling set criteria re facilities and business performance, as it was proir to the hijacking of our game by an Australian coach led agenda and the naked greed and self interest of SL clubs. The sight of Sky commentators and the SL show concensus of condemnation of Wakefield sickens me. I would not want to see any club receiving this kind of attention.
It is also hard to maintain respect for a sport that gives favour to one team (well 3 actually) over its other teams. Why should the so called expansion clubs have favourable treatment. I'm sorry, I've been with Wakefield through thin and thinner and we still can rustle up 6000 to 8000 fans for an RL cup semi or a big home game, in spite of 40 yrs of disappointment and a shoddy ground. SL, bury us at the peril of our sport. WTRLFC will be here long after the Welsh & London fiascos have gone. It is a disgrace that Crusaders were given preference over Widnes last time, as it will be to see them there again when we are axed, as I am virtually certain we will be.
So I understand the disillusionment with the game, but I will support Trinity come what may as my love for the club supercedes my anger at the perversion of our game by the lot in charge at the moment.

How the hell am i ment to get excited playing the likes of Dewsbury and Batley its boring !!!We are super league !!!!!

Does that mean if Wakey go down you'll do one then

I really can't tell if you are serious or trolling?

Interesting comment on the club website: www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2011 ... k-caption/ Doesn't look quite like an apology to me?

Interesting comment on the club website: www.wakefieldwildcats.co.uk/2011 ... k-caption/ Doesn't look quite like an apology to me?

i rang rl express yesterday and complained about the picture and martyn sadler rang me today sayin he was sorry bout what happend. still dnt make things rite rl express have made a masive mistake hope theres a letter of appology in next weeks rl express