I should imagine Craig Poskitt would know, I suppose, being the Commercial Manager. After all he negotiated the last deal and I should imagine he'll be negotiating the new sponsor should we get one or with the old sponsor.

don't think it makes a difference, eric france does us and dewsbury

Yes but the Chairman of Widnes signing up to a large sponsorship deal with a rival club for a SL licence or indeed a rival SL club in 2012, would not be the wisest thing to do

who said windes is going to make it in

Put it this way, if they don't I will gladly contribute 100 quid to squadbuilder (assuming we still have a squad in need of building)

Now that would be a nice little twist if Widnes have been told they aren't getting in

Maybe the potential sponsor isn't as daft as you make out, and has an opt-out clause in the contract in the event that Cas don't deliver what they promised? If I were a company offering the "mother of all sponsorships", I'd be knocking at other doors before I came knocking at Cas. It probably is a very good sponsorship deal for Cas, and if it is, well, fair play to you for getting it. It doesn't make the slightest bit of difference with regard to our respective positions re. a new franchise, IMO.

No, but it makes a difference if all of us get new stadia. Remember, it's not just that but entire business plans.

Do you honestly believe that? I don't think it'll make the slightest difference myself. It's only my opinion, of course, but SL is a members's club, it can invite who it wants. If it wants another team in Cheshire, or another team in France, it'll get that, business plan or no business plan.

no i cant say much more to be honest, it will all be out in the open in september anyway (if its true that is). as regards who it is though all i will say is its a company name i had never heard of but when i googled them they are one of their countrys biggest exporters. but thats more than enough said now by me.

its not BP is it trying to stem another leak

its not the biggest deal in super league but not far behind the deals that hull.fc have with p&o ferries and leeds with carnegie but is still far more lucrative than castleford has ever had.

all i will add is its not a name that roles off the tounge and the proof is ive already forgotton the name but has said they are their countrys main exporter who have a base in normanton and are said to be owned by the king of their country.

plenty of clues work the rest out yourself`s



has for stobart ive heared they are looking to open up a storage park and base up at j32 very very close to where the stadium is to be built.