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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
                        <link>https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/2024-league-1-championship-format/paged/3/#post-44470</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@sandgroper 
absolutely right!there will be ways to change the grading, but every club will be at it - surprised at bradfrauds listing 
rfl obviously want them in]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@sandgroper </p>
<p>absolutely right!<br />there will be ways to change the grading, but every club will be at it - surprised at bradfrauds listing </p>
<p>rfl obviously want them in </p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/">Widnes Vikings</category>                        <dc:creator>Anonymous</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
                        <link>https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/2024-league-1-championship-format/paged/2/#post-44469</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:59:22 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@cj91 
We don&#039;t seem to use local schools by giving away free tickets to a chosen age level, not every week but maybe for games against teams with poor away support.
Parents would be dragg...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@cj91 </p>
<p>We don't seem to use local schools by giving away free tickets to a chosen age level, not every week but maybe for games against teams with poor away support.</p>
<p>Parents would be dragged in with the kids of course. We did something similar iirc with schools singing or something! They were sited in the West stand I think.</p>
<p>These are all tricks to bend the IMG points!!!</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/">Widnes Vikings</category>                        <dc:creator>sandgroper</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[If we had a decent season, we would average 3000+ which is a criteria point.
However, to do so we need games against the likes of Wakefield, Bradford, Featherstone which will not only see s...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If we had a decent season, we would average 3000+ which is a criteria point.</p>
<p>However, to do so we need games against the likes of Wakefield, Bradford, Featherstone which will not only see some reasonable away support, but be more tempting to the floating supporter than say one of the Cumbrian sides (no disrespect intended!).</p>
<p>It's a point though, if we are averaging 2900 with one game to go what is stopping us opening the gates and getting 5000 with freebies and bumping up the average?</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/">Widnes Vikings</category>                        <dc:creator>CJ91</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
                        <link>https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/2024-league-1-championship-format/paged/2/#post-44466</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 14:36:03 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[@cj91 
Good point! If promotion is to be decided on IMG criteria, rather than performance on the field, that should be the way in which the &#039;conference&#039; league decisions should be made.
Tr...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@cj91 </p>
<p>Good point! If promotion is to be decided on IMG criteria, rather than performance on the field, that should be the way in which the 'conference' league decisions should be made.</p>
<p>Travelling support etc has to be included or is the idea to improve your team's advantage by not supporting at away games?</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
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                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2023 13:46:54 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Other thing that occurred to me after yesterday&#039;s IMG stuff is on attendances.
If we were in a conference then we would be at a disadvantage for attendances against the likes of Featherston...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Other thing that occurred to me after yesterday's IMG stuff is on attendances.</p>
<p>If we were in a conference then we would be at a disadvantage for attendances against the likes of Featherstone and York who are next to us as we would not have the more attractive set of fixtures that the Yorkshire clubs would have. </p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
                        <link>https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/2024-league-1-championship-format/paged/2/#post-44423</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[A lot of Championship teams don&#039;t want to merge - in typical rugby league fashion, I could see them being kept separate based on Newcastle&#039;s inclusion, and then someone pulling out on the ev...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A lot of Championship teams don't want to merge - in typical rugby league fashion, I could see them being kept separate based on Newcastle's inclusion, and then someone pulling out on the eve of the season again...</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2023 13:30:50 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Featherstone have said when they were having a go at IMG that they are discussing a merger of the Leagues today.
Can see a few cheesed off people whatever happens.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Featherstone have said when they were having a go at IMG that they are discussing a merger of the Leagues today.</p>
<p>Can see a few cheesed off people whatever happens.</p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
                        <link>https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/2024-league-1-championship-format/paged/2/#post-44278</link>
                        <pubDate>Thu, 19 Oct 2023 01:28:12 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[if only you knew how much money I could spend...oh things would change ....:)]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>if only you knew how much money I could spend...oh things would change ....:)</p>]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/">Widnes Vikings</category>                        <dc:creator>Salwid</dc:creator>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
                        <link>https://widnesrugby.com/forums/widnes-vikings/2024-league-1-championship-format/paged/2/#post-44261</link>
                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 17:10:52 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[SalWid we would all like an Arab to buy the club and spend loads, but unfortunately there isn&#039;t loads of money. You can always join the board and put your money in for big signings. 😂👍]]></description>
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<p style="text-align: left">ah james...you have the axe...somebody accused me of having it...un less you have passed it on now to someone else...or your just a fan cheesed off </p>
<p></p>
<p>SalWid we would all like an Arab to buy the club and spend loads, but unfortunately there isn't loads of money. You can always join the board and put your money in for big signings. 😂👍</p>
<p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>RE: 2024 League 1 &amp; Championship Format</title>
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                        <pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2023 15:43:13 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[ah james...you have the axe...somebody accused me of having it...un less you have passed it on now to someone else...or your just a fan cheesed off]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p style="text-align: left">ah james...you have the axe...somebody accused me of having it...un less you have passed it on now to someone else...or your just a fan cheesed off </p>]]></content:encoded>
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