Still looks like a race between Cas and Wakey to me (yes, I know) - feb is late for starting when the decision will have to be made in late summer, I'd have thought. Looks more likely that a team without a new (and complete) stadium will stay in than one with having to miss out. Hopefully it all pans out though. The wild card could be one of them doing a Saints and spending a year elsewhere to buy the time they need to top off. Wakefield have look at playing at Barnsley, iirc.

Yes, A lot of FC fans would like Rovers dropped. After all it would be far less embarrassing than having to explain their slide to becoming Hulls second best team!

Although it would never happen, I would love Harlequins to go.

Rovers

They have had their fill now, let them do a city and freefall

But before they go lets set a SL crowd record at the KC

I concur

The Welsh team would be my favoured team to get the boot.Although it won't happen unless they go POP again !!

What about Bradford?

Still no new ground.......

It's just them and Rovers with dumps in 2012

shame in a way.i love the away trips to cas,wakey,salford,bradford etc.always seem a good atmosphere.can't we petition to get rid of rovers the poorest view in sl there!!

Cas and wakey should merge.

I'm not sure about widnes, to close to Warrington and Wigan.

Hkr would do well relocating/merging with Sheffield.

I do not think that having a new stadium being built or being given planning permission will make any diffference. As far as I understand the rules of the game, they are judged early next year and they can only include what is in place then. I mean how can they mark an unbuilt stadium or gauge crowd size in relation to capacity. The Saints one might be interesting, what do you use Knowsley rd for this season or the Stobart stadium they will use next ?

If you use the SL formula and mark all the points off correctly and honestly you end up with one club clearly at the bottom. Now bringing one up also has its own set of problems with contending clubs each with there own merits and using the very same SL tick list it also point to one club.

This is the rugby league we are talking about here and unless some one throws themselves out by going bust, then is Wakey for down and Widnes coming up.

Think Wakefield are dead certs to drop out, their ground plans seem to be the least developed of those in danger. And their signings for 2011 don't look great either...so they can't hope that a strong season on the field will sway the panels decision.

personally I'd like Quins to go though, the crowds get weaker every year, they are getting further away from the playoffs each year, and generally contribute very little.

Bradford have put in some good steps, though, too. I know the stadium plans haven't come off yet, but they did seem (at one point) to have more substance than Wakey's, but not sure what's going on atm.
The initiatives for season passes seems pretty good, and should do something to improve their recently dwindling crowds.

As for onfield performances, they've signed a few good players for the next season (although, admittedly their biggest problem is the ongoing Orford saga), and a good new coach and coaching team should see a big improvement on their league position.

Not sure about their finances, I'll let Mrs. B handle that one.

As for "just them and Rovers", I know that Sts, Cas and Salford all have their plans approved/underway, but I didn't think Wakefield did yet.....?
And, tbf to Rovers, their stadium isn't stellar, but apart from the infamous away stand, it isn't /that/ bad.

Whether Wakey get planning permission or not, I reckon it's too little, too late for Red Hall and the rest of Superleague.

There seem to have been promises of a new ground since they entered SL. Their recent court dates with HMRC hardly suggest a stable financial footing and judging by their recent recruitment, they are preparing for life outside Superleague already.