Did Hudge say he wants Ben back?

Judging by your post you're the definition of a complete idiot.

you're almost there, all the playoff gate receipts are pooled and shared out among the eight but on a pro rata basis with the teams getting a bigger percentage the further the go in the play offs, so it is a loss of revenue but if a team goes out in the first round it's not as big a sum as you'd think.

Totally agree, Bradford should be left to sort their own problems out, didn't see all this hand wringing when Wakey were in trouble. As Hudge says the rule clearly state that administration means loss of licence, so why not just strip them of it?

London are bankrolled by their owner. Although he's said that won't continue indefinitely.

The Bradford situation is a tricky one. The rules as they stand don't allow for a team to be automatically ejected from SL just for going into admin, and removing a side from the competition mid season creates all sorts of problems anyway. I can see why assistance has been provided to keep them going until the end of the season. It's how they're dealt with going forward that will be the real test. Despite what people think, they are far from certain to be playing in SL from 2013 onwards.

The rules do not state that administration means loss of licence, otherwise Wakey would not have been awarded one. The rules regarding administration were changed in the run-up to the last round of licence applications. Now the loss of licence is an optional penalty.

Yes.

But Batley won't sell him.

Sorry, but i felt it was the only response you're comment was worthy of and deep down i think you're an even bigger idiot.

the thing that gets me about bradford is that they didnt have enough money to pay this months wages but turned down a bid from warrington for bateman i can understand why they didnt want to sell but the RFL should have forced there hand instead of caving in

What price loyalty eh?

I really feel for hudgell and I can see exactly what he's doing gone are the days of overspending where has it got us know where, the likes of Wigan are doing it properly thru they're youth

Far be it from me to praise Gwilym Lloyd, but, aside from shirking asking about Taylor, I thought he did a very good interview, as did Hudgell.

Hudgell was honest about the fact Rovers are at full cap and not getting value for it. I did get some sense though that Sandercock will be under pressure to deliver next year, "he'll be backing himself", I think was said.

Some sympathy about his view on Bradford, but ATEOTD the RFL will take strategic decisions for the bigger picture rather than apply consistency. It sucks, but it was was ever thus. Don't get the 12 clubs argument though, unless we'd get additional fixtures. For the record, he laboured the point on injuries and lack of key player availability. Seems these do have an impact, then.

There is a rumour he will hand over the reins next year, and his last comment didn't fly in the face of it. That'll be 10 years, I think? Could be a good opportunity to inject fresh investment, but he'd be an incredibly hard act to follow.