cheers, same to you, but I think we need luck with the players we've got mre than you. Unless kear makes some drastick changes this weekend. ( not that I'm expecting a win v hudds but a few changes can't do any harm against a team 90% expect to lose to anyway)

Super League clubs will score a point for each of the following criteria they satisfy:

*1. A stadium capacity of at least 12,000;

2. An average crowd of 10,000 or more;

*3. An average crowd that fills at least 40% of a club's stadium capacity;

4. A turnover of at least £4 million per annum;

*5. Solvency, in accordance with accounting definitions of solvency, although this criterion can be satisfied if there is a written owner's guarantee of the club's debts;

*6. A reasonable playing strength, which is likely to be satisfied if the club has finished the season in the top eight in each of the last three years;

7. A reasonable contribution to junior development, judged by the number of scholarships and the performances of the club's under-21 and under-18 Academy teams in the last three years;

8. The stadium meeting the standard of a premier sporting competition, which is judged on the quality and quantity of its facilities in accordance with detailed criteria;

9. Geographical position: clubs that are more than 20 miles away from any other Super League club will be allocated one point on this criterion;

*10. Compliance with salary cap regulations. Specifically, clubs must not have incurred any beach of the salary cap in the last three years.


Licence categories:

A - 8+ points
B - 5-7 points
C - <4 points

Now remember that we have already submitted and have got acceptance for another east stand extension plus the funding is already in place and that would take us over 12k.
I count that as 5 points and a B by the RFL's own criteria.
So whomever told you that is blowing sunshine up you bumhole 'old bean'.

Welcome to RLFans mate. Fully agree with everything you said there.

Went to Wakey a few weeks ago, fans seem nice bunch + like it as a traditional ground, but it's no better then ours IMO.

The whole RL licence thing is a load of S***E and we all know it. If your face fits your in Super League and thats that. Crusaders and London get propped up by SL Funding. One day theyre on their a**e next minute starting up somewhere else under a different name, same happened at Gateshead with Hull and sheffield with Hudds but was called a merger, 1 million backhander and pick of the best players!!! If they cant stand on theyre own 2 feet let them go to the wall and let someone else have a go. The rumours over coaches and players of certain teams getting paid by SL is disgusting when other clubs are struggling to pay players and get no help. when will they learn that youll never get afoothold in Rugby Union lands.

Agree with all of that.

According to some car stickers I've seen today though it's the same Hull FC that's been around seen 1865!

Agree with you on this Fred, i would rather have a tratidional ground like ours , yours , Cas , Leeds , Bradford & Saints etc than the new stadiums , Saints are playing at Widnes next year until their ground is ready.

I really prefer the traditional grounds seated & terracing banter between the fans , no shiny stadiums just to look good on the TV that are half full if your lucky the atmosphere is e , come on RFL put money into redevolping existing stadiums forget the money you waste on Crusaders , Catalans & Quins " Look after your own " .

Dont forget this offer is still on, if you are looking for something to do tonight!!!

Quote: Gaslight "What I'll always associate Hull KR with is overzealous stewards who get forceful with people for standing up in their unsafe "temporary" stand and the time they came to the Jungle for a 12pm kick off and by the end of the game most of the Princess Street stand was covered in green beer bottles from the Hull KR fans who overtook the stand, who drinks THAT much at that time of day? not to mention the general sense of something is going to kick off when you're near any of their fans, and the police must have thought so too moving the kick off to 12. Worst team in SL imo, get rid of them no room for 2 Hull clubs etc.'" This is true. They have a 'What are you looking at' mentality. Have you noticed if one of their players makes a big hit then it's great but if the opposition do it then they are viewtopic.php?f=33&t=421878 I will never,ever go to their ground again, i'm glad they are in SL,out of the way.

Quote: Gaslight "What I'll always associate Hull KR with is overzealous stewards who get forceful with people for standing up in their unsafe "temporary" stand and the time they came to the Jungle for a 12pm kick off and by the end of the game most of the Princess Street stand was covered in green beer bottles from the Hull KR fans who overtook the stand, who drinks THAT much at that time of day? not to mention the general sense of something is going to kick off when you're near any of their fans, and the police must have thought so too moving the kick off to 12. Worst team in SL imo, get rid of them no room for 2 Hull clubs etc.'" This is true. They have a 'What are you looking at' mentality. Have you noticed if one of their players makes a big hit then it's great but if the opposition do it then they are viewtopic.php?f=33&t=421878 I will never,ever go to their ground again, i'm glad they are in SL,out of the way.

Whoops! Sorry, Didn't see the swear filter message! Sorry!


Forgiven this time.

Forget that Criteria cr@p. It's a rat race between us and Cas for a franchise spot, Widnes are going to be in there, and rightly so, they were relegated in order to make way for the french, and on the last day of the season IIRC. They have a good fanbase along with a nice stadium and a good youth development system. Harelequins are seemingly untouchable despite their terrible support, poor/mediocre team and their years of changing location / name. They have been round long enough I think to determine success or failure. But of course they will be somehow overlooked when it comes to the chop. With regards to Crusaders, I think although their business looks at this point in time, doomed to fail, they will be allowed a few more years to see if they can establish themselves as a viable Super League club.

So in the end, its down to us and Cas, and whoever does the best job of convincing the RFL their stadium will have bricks down in time before 2012.

The likes of Leigh, Halifax and Featherstone won't get a look in IMO, which is a shame I reckon, these clubs would make for great away days, especially Featherstone for me personally.