Why bring Leigh up then???
Specifically?

Surely you can't have said it just to remind us of a piece of Leigh's history which most fans will be aware of anyway or are you, in which case you would be just stating a fact and not making a point as I suggested, but on the other hand you might have an agenda with them which you don't seem to have with any of the other clubs that may be involved so despite your protestations it would appear that there maybe a motive behind your post, perhaps you'd like to share this with us.

My post was really tongue in cheek Wayne, and not about SL clubs, or their attendances.
My wish is that there was a more enhanced league one with perhaps the odd fixture against SL opposition to get more crowd interest in it.
as I say all tongue in cheek but it passed a few minutes on. Back to the decorating......

Yes I know it was, your pushing against an open door here mate, I couldn't agree with you more unfortunately it's now all about attendances and revenues, there's very little money in the game and the greed generated by the top end clubs with Sky messing about with Thurs/Fri night games is there any wonder fans would sooner sit at home than travel over the pennines.

I didn't it was a response to other posts

Its a comment from me of fact only.

There no need to Miroise it, further response from is not required, I've no more to add to the facts that I have quoted.

This post says different.

Think it's just a way to get Bradford back into S L

Red Star Belgrade anyone!

I don’t know if it’s the RFL spending money on Odsal to improve the stadium, but someone must be. There was an item on look North recently, regarding Stock Car racing returning to Odsal next year. It will take a lot of money to make spectator viewing safe. Do the RFL own the place or just the lease?. I do hope the RFL are not pumping more money into the pit, they have a lot of other clubs who contribute to the RFL coffers, those clubs should have say how that money is spent.

I would go more long term thinking 14 clubs maybe a little less to go around but clubs would have to look to developing young players instead of signing so many average overseas players
End relegation to allow clubs to build solid foundations
Add 3 one definitely a Cumbrian side followed by two from York, Widnes, Halifax or Featherstone

Long term thinking’s definitely what’s required (but is also, sadly, what the RFL tends to lack).
But your suggestion sums up exactly why going to 12 teams next season is fraught with difficulties.
a) why definitely a Cumbrian side? Why not definitely a French side? Or a London side? Or a Midlands side?
b) which 2 teams from York, Widnes, Halifax or Fev? Why those four? Why not Newcastle, Toulouse, Bradford and Leigh?
What I’m saying is, the RFL can come up with criteria to judge teams against but those criteria can’t help but be skewed in favour of some clubs and against others. That will lead to protests, appeals and threats of legal action from clubs that feel aggrieved their bids were rejected. Chaos and more bad press for the game. On top of all this, ending relegation and, presumably, promotion, will kill the Championship stone cold dead.
We should stick with 11 teams in SL next season and move to 14 teams from 2022.

A Cumbrian side sounds great in theory but, none of them would ever come close to generating the number of fans needed to make it viable.

Although there have been some noises that BT may be interested in bidding for the TV rights, the deal is lightly to be reduced and with Toronto gone (who didnt get any TV monies), there is already an extra mouth to feed. Less cash and more clubs just doesn't seem to work, although it would be nice to see the back of the loop fixtures.

Correct.

A Cumbrian super team has always been one of those fantasy moments RL fans are prone too.

Whitehaven isn’t much bigger than Fev, however unlike Fev it’s nowhere near anywhere else. Ditto Workington on a slightly bigger scale. Only Barrow has any potential, but that potential is similar to Mist Championship teams ie not much.

Worse still whilst the two W’s could possibly play as a joint team Barrow really couldn’t and without them it’s a non starter for me.

Cumbria is one of the least populated areas in England, that really tells you all you need to know.

However on a positive it’s a great breading ground for players and if SL teams like Warrington and Wigan weren’t so obsessed with Aussies and diverted some of their cash to supporting what used to be a thriving amateur league the you’d see Cumbria come good.

As I keep saying RL cannot just be about SL, an area can be a total success without having a team in the top flight.

rl in Cumbria is in dire straits vasty, it’s dying at a rapid rate. The interest in the game the player participation at open age and above all junior level is falling rapidly. It’s not the only area struggling but the RFL have no idea how to rectify it.