At the meeting a couple of weeks ago A.G. stated that
5000 members wont confirm SL licence, but without the membership we definitely wouldnt get a licence.
My understanding is that with ground improvements and 1873 club, we will be no worse than a 'B' category club and pretty close to an 'A'.

Agreed - in Ted's day, I'd have been charged for the extra forms.

More likely you would have just been ignored.


And then charged, but nobody would know where your money went!!!

How many other clubs have got 5000 members though?

All of them bar crusaders I think.

Really, Quins, Salford as well?

How the hell can Salford and Quins get 5000 members?

Although I would imagine Quins will be bending the rules and have a tie in with RU members.

Most other clubs twigged the membership wheeze a long time before we did - it should really have been done ages ago, so that box was firmly ticked come franchise decision time. Because it wasn't, we're playing catch-up.

Didn't the Dulls launch theirs when we played them at Odslum towards the end of last season? I recall it, as it was one of the worst Wakey performances in a season punctuated by bloody awful performances.

It says we've just gone past the 1000 mark, does that include, everyone that bought, bronze, silver and gold memberships as well as this club 1873 thing as well.

No, we were already at just under 3500.

Ah good, had me worried for a second.

Got mine through the post today over a thousand