Wind your neck in troll.The problem is the wrong players bought or the coaching staff.Next year roles could be reversed.Anyway not many players in the championship are good enough for Superleague.Ste oconnor will buy top aussies once in Superleague.

I agree and the Salary cap higher for the top clubs in the Championship.Be nice if Ste oconnor could buy his way to Superleague.

That's not really the way to do it though is it?

To be honest i dont care.Next year will be a different team as i know a few from Fax and Barrow coming to Widnes.I,Anson a good signing and Tangi Ropati the centre.

The salary cap in the Champ should be higher for those who can afford it...... set it on income.....Widnes would be laughing at the mo

Mick, I think you need to tell us what is the answer ?

Licensing is upon us and we can debate things until we are blue in the face and big up or degrade every other clubs applications.

The criteria are there though and playing performance is only a small part of making that up.

Anyway been bad season for both our teams.Maybe next year eh.

Did he include that idea in Widnes' application ?

You lot say every year that "We bought the wrong players etc etc" It gets boring.

You got whalloped and simply do not deserve a Licence. I'd rather not be able to apply than use the second best route of the NRC !

Halifax deserve the Franchise spot faaaaar more than Widnes as they have consistently performed better than any team in The Championship over the last 2 years.

And where did you get this information from ?

Troll city on here, widnes have the infrastructure to go into super league others don't. Simples.


Long off season ahead......with plenty of comings and goings.

Gary as I have put earlier there are more criteria than playing performance regardless of whether you agree with it or not.

Widnes have done what was needed on playing performance despite some poor years whether that be down to recruitment, injuries or just generally poor form and coaching.

Equally though other clubs are poor in other areas of the application process.

There would be people to argue that Fax werent the most competitive and it possibly highlights the worst aspect of licensing in that we have fans of Championship clubs now almost fixated on developments at each others club and devoting time to either bigging up their own club or degrading another.

I think we are starting to see the roll out of this to the SL clubs and it will only intensify further as we get towards March and the Virtual Terrace goes into franchise meltdown.

That my friend is very true and very sad.

Rugby League is dying........Expansion has proven to be a load of tripe. P&R is the only way to save Rugby League - Not having nice stadia or a few more supporters !