only football gets good attendances below the top level.. cricket championship, athletics, rugby union division 1,speedway etc etc all struggle for attendances but think that the rugby league clubs in the championship have to do somthing to attract more people or they just going to die.. but what? let kids in free to attract the next generation that is 1 idea as it cant hurt as no point having nearly empty stadiums with just the diehards there

This was yet another in a long line of attempted suicides by The RFL/Superleague.
Is there any wonder the game is dying and is largely ignored by the media?

But in football you have a far greater chance of getting in to the premier league than do the championship RL teams of getting in to the Super League
There best chance seems to be is to apply for a SL Francise from outside the areas were the game is currently played

It was interesting to read the attendance at the Harlequins v Salford game 2395 against some of the Blue Square Premier League games played the same weekend

Cambridge v Histon 4417
Luton v Wrexham 6538
Mansfield v Tamworth 2954
Oxford v Kettering 5836
AFC Wimbledon v Eastbourne 3358

A professional RL team as been based in the capital in various guises since 1980 the RL must have poured thousands in to London and given them every possible assistance and they are still insistent that the game must have a presence in the capital, will there attendances meet the SL criteria for the next round of franchise applications.
I think the RL's new baby is the Crusaders & I wouldn't be suprised if they make it to the Challenge Cup Final this year.

On merit or with a little help draw-wise?

Att 237 at gateshead tonight.to watch them slaughtered 4- 100 by Batley.This is not good for the game at all

Ouch!

17 tries for the Bulldogs including two for Kyle Wood. Chris Buttery, Sean Hesketh and Craig Potter also crossed for scores.

We need to be playing Gateshead now!
Still.... the 11th April is not too far away.

Be interesting to see how Batley do against Siddal. When is the next round ?

Well it all just goes to show what a half-decent coach can do.....I mean not too long ago Batley were nothing....now look at them.
Is there a lesson to be learned there I wonder?

don't you think we're a bit too quick with the "sack Miller" shout, after all we've only played a couple of games so far this year and non of them were with his strongest side out on the paddock.
Don't get me wrong i'm not the Tony Miller fan club president i just think it's a little too early to be pulling the trigger on him.