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Cas fan here. It's heartbreaking to hear all threatened clubs' fans pushing others for the chop rather than themselves, it's getting a bit undignified. Stick a roof on your uncovered terrace and get seating for the length of one touchline that will replace that hideous old stand. Cas do the same. That's all Leeds have done. HKR, Bradford, Salford etc you do the same too. Come on boys be positive and stop chasing stadia that will cripple us financially. We're only there for a short time to watch a game. The atmosphere generated in these stadia is better than any concrete and plastic arena that some of our clubs are tenants in. Match action is what it's all about and meeting your fellow and rival fans. At the end of the game, all fans merge for a drink behind our main stand. We talk and laugh and have some banter. Communal space, activities, good service and a share and feel for our sport. Don't let the suit boys and accountants take you to their packaged worlds that suck the life from our sport. Franchises...makes me laugh. We're people from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, we're not football supporters, we have something unique and our people are unique. Stick together and upgrade your traditional stadiums, keep your local talent and stop fearing the worst. If you have hard times then bounce back. We did!!

Good luck to you brothers and sisters.

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Quote: castrated "Cas fan here. It's heartbreaking to hear all threatened clubs' fans pushing others for the chop rather than themselves, it's getting a bit undignified. Stick a roof on your uncovered terrace and get seating for the length of one touchline that will replace that hideous old stand. Cas do the same. That's all Leeds have done. HKR, Bradford, Salford etc you do the same too. Come on boys be positive and stop chasing stadia that will cripple us financially. We're only there for a short time to watch a game. The atmosphere generated in these stadia is better than any concrete and plastic arena that some of our clubs are tenants in. Match action is what it's all about and meeting your fellow and rival fans. At the end of the game, all fans merge for a drink behind our main stand. We talk and laugh and have some banter. Communal space, activities, good service and a share and feel for our sport. Don't let the suit boys and accountants take you to their packaged worlds that suck the life from our sport. Franchises...makes me laugh. We're people from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, we're not football supporters, we have something unique and our people are unique. Stick together and upgrade your traditional stadiums, keep your local talent and stop fearing the worst. If you have hard times then bounce back. We did!!

Good luck to you brothers and sisters.'"


No offence mate but if your BOD shared the same principles then it will be you that drops to the National Leagues.

Regardless of the ideals you stand by which are for me very important and a corner stone of our game, the criteria has been laid down and the only way either team will remain in the top flight is if a new stadium is started and in place during the early part of the next franchise picks.

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Quote: castrated "Cas fan here. It's heartbreaking to hear all threatened clubs' fans pushing others for the chop rather than themselves, it's getting a bit undignified. Stick a roof on your uncovered terrace and get seating for the length of one touchline that will replace that hideous old stand. Cas do the same. That's all Leeds have done. HKR, Bradford, Salford etc you do the same too. Come on boys be positive and stop chasing stadia that will cripple us financially. We're only there for a short time to watch a game. The atmosphere generated in these stadia is better than any concrete and plastic arena that some of our clubs are tenants in. Match action is what it's all about and meeting your fellow and rival fans. At the end of the game, all fans merge for a drink behind our main stand. We talk and laugh and have some banter. Communal space, activities, good service and a share and feel for our sport. Don't let the suit boys and accountants take you to their packaged worlds that suck the life from our sport. Franchises...makes me laugh. We're people from Yorkshire, Lancashire, Cheshire, Cumbria, we're not football supporters, we have something unique and our people are unique. Stick together and upgrade your traditional stadiums, keep your local talent and stop fearing the worst. If you have hard times then bounce back. We did!!

Good luck to you brothers and sisters.'"



As much as I agree and as much as it pains me to say it, a new stadium would benefit Castleford, Wakefield and everyone else in this situation more than renovating an old stadium. A new stadium yields more financial streams and increases revenues in other areas such as merchandising and sponsors.

Will be a sad day for The Jungle and Belle Vue when both stadia go. I hope to be at both final games (unless they are played on the same day).

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The writing was on the wall when the RFL gave Catalans a relegation exemption when they came up to SL (as a Cas fan it still grates that we were relegated despite not finishing bottom) and when Celtic were picked for SL ahead of Widnes. It showed that in the eyes of the RFL expansion of the game trumps everything else and the criteria for a renewed franchise will be fiddled to ensure that Crusaders and Quins get enough points to survive whilst one of Cas or Wakey get the boot.
Frankly this is not the game I fell in love with 30-odd years ago and without P&R decided by what occurs on the pitch I'm not convinced its truly sport any more. I think I might start watching that wrestling from America- At least nobody makes any pretence that its not fixed.

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Quote: ExiledTiger "The writing was on the wall when the RFL gave Catalans a relegation exemption when they came up to SL (as a Cas fan it still grates that we were relegated despite not finishing bottom) and when Celtic were picked for SL ahead of Widnes. It showed that in the eyes of the RFL expansion of the game trumps everything else and the criteria for a renewed franchise will be fiddled to ensure that Crusaders and Quins get enough points to survive whilst one of Cas or Wakey get the boot.
Frankly this is not the game I fell in love with 30-odd years ago and without P&R decided by what occurs on the pitch I'm not convinced its truly sport any more. I think I might start watching that wrestling from America- At least nobody makes any pretence that its not fixed.'"



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The rfl have decided that at least one team will lose its franchise in the next round of licenses. It looks grim for us or cas but as has been stated earlier ther are other teams that are in a worse position than us both , but these clubs seem to have "other" reasons that are favourable to them.
The rfl have spoken and what they say must be right , like introducing paris to the competition that would benefit the rugby league in the northern hemisphere & the london broncos who would make the game a national sport, or even more recently setting up a superleague club in south wales that could tap in to union side of rugby to make wales a nation to challenge the southern hemisphere which then ended been within 15 miles of widnes.
If ever there is an organisation with pie in the sky ideas about how to make the game better, then the management at red hall take the biscuit, with some of there short sighted suggestions. The best thing they could do is to bring back promotion & relegation and reduce the number of overseas players to the clubs.
Slightly going off track but earlier tonight radio leeds interviewed Steve Ball from Hunslet Hawks and to hear someone talk about the game with his passion the rfl would be better employed giving him a job to promote the the sport, or better still get him down to belle vue now that he is leaving hunslet at the end of the season ( his job is done & not getting the push )

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There's nowt left to say then. Abide by the franchise criteria (especially the stadium part) imposed by ....visionaries? When did the supporter get to vote on this then? It wil be a sad day for RL if one of the heartland teams drop out. From reading the views on other boards there are some cocky so and so's who are baying for blood. We're all becoming insular and selfish with feelings of paranoia. The old 'divide and conquer' tactics used by politicians. Collectively the supporters have the strength to tell em to p..s off, but we have been brainwashed into thinking this is the only way without looking at alternatives.

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Quote: teds wallet moth "Just think its a shame that clubs with 100 yrs plus of history should be hoofed out before shabby excuses of teams like Harlequins(or whatever they are called this season) and crusaders(or whatever they are called this season). they have had a SL franchise up to now but have in reality gone to the wall(both teams) and set up elsewhere under different names and being propped up by SL numptys because they havent got the bottle to say theyve failed trying to nick support from Union land. When will they wake up and smell the coffee that they are just chucking money into bottomless pits!!!!'"


I think its a crying shame that clubs with 100 yrs plus of history are stuck in the championship because 14 teams have picked themselves as the elite.

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I have to agree with what brian carney said on boots n all why have they stated that a super league team will lose its licience now, why not wit till all the aplications are in then pick the best 14 from that,They did not do this when they first di the liciences so why do it now.

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Quote: JBURT82 "I have to agree with what brian carney said on boots n all why have they stated that a super league team will lose its licience now, why not wit till all the aplications are in then pick the best 14 from that,They did not do this when they first di the liciences so why do it now.'"

Because in 2008 Widnes were perhaps denied entry in favour of an inferior bid from The Crusaders and this is their reward for not kicking up a stink about it.

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Quote: Wadski "Why single out Cas and Wakie?
Why not Salford as well?

Lower crowds, lower performance level, stadium still the air?'"



and Quins and Crusaders 2412 gate v Salford and money problems same with HKR
I would replace Crusaders with Widnes i doubt the Muppet show will do it
ground or no ground if Wakey lose out i am finished with RL and Sky and I do mean it

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Quote: Khlav Kalash "Because in 2008 Widnes were perhaps denied entry in favour of an inferior bid from The Crusaders and this is their reward for not kicking up a stink about it.'"


Well, a cynic would certainly suggest the elevation criteria for C'ship clubs were designed to fit only Widnes..in fact I'm sure I read somewhere an average attendance of 2500 was required, not 2000 which Halifax would probably manage or 3000 which Widnes probably wouldn't. Apologies in advance for any misrepresentation.

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Quote: GET EM ON SIDE REF "and Quins and Crusaders 2412 gate v Salford and money problems same with HKR
I would replace Crusaders with Widnes i doubt the Muppet show will do it
ground or no ground if Wakey lose out i am finished with RL and Sky and I do mean it'"


Me too. No franchise then my 50 years of watching Wakefield and Rugby League will come to an end and so will my Sky Sports subscription.

I'm not against the principle of being replaced in Super League but being replaced when there are teams inferior to us on the Community front, Academy/Youth Development, Crowds etc. because the RL want to see plastic seats and "expansion" and they love Harlequins and Crusaders and more than likely Toulouse.

The same applies to Castleford and I can see us both being sacrificed if they want Toulouse in.

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Quote: Wilderthanwildcats "yes but we haven't had three years under the franchise system yet.
[sizePlus most of the problems we've had especially with the stadium is not necessarally our fault[/size. Most have been from our inept, useless, cas loving council.

Would we still be in the same position if thornes park would have gone through?????'"



eI have supported Wakefield Trinity since 1975/76 season please tell me whos fault it is that we have done bugger all to develop Belle Vue in 35 years
Please dont tell me it could not have being done it bloody could Leeds,Warrington,Widnes have no parking etc
The fact is our club has being run by muppets since 1968 we go from one disaster to another and blame every bugger else its being cock up after cock up
we have one of the worst grounds in the RL but how Bradford get away with it ps me off both Cas and Salford have better stadiums they may not hold the same but Odsal is a hellhole

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