Problem is that too many of our SL/RFL rulers are focused on their own clubs and 'the game' as a sport is very much secondary in their eyes.
It always amuses me when supporters, from over the hill, start chanting 'Yorkshire, Yorkshire!'
To them the battle of the roses is still on!!!!
If Salford remain in SL after the farce of this season leaving players and club staff without pay for weeks on end constantly, taking on more loans that they can’t afford to payback etc the corruption and signs of death of our game will be even more clear to see
If Salford remain in SL after the farce of this season leaving players and club staff without pay for weeks on end constantly, taking on more loans that they can’t afford to payback etc the corruption and signs of death of our game will be even more clear to see
Much as I'd like to see my (by far) least favourite team dumped out of SL, the addition to fourteen teams won't do 'em any harm unfortunately.
If they do go, three will need to be (wrong word) promoted, so who'll get the nod? Bulls? Knights? Toulouse? 'Yeds? London? You mob?
All but the former play out of decent stadia, which should be favourable, and Hetherington's not gone darn sarf for the fun of it.
I've asked this question many times previously, but I'll throw it open to you again. "What would / could the Odsalites bring to RL's upper tier? Their financial history is far from unblemished, and their home is summat from the dark ages, but..........................
And trying to be polite here! Will a certain connection at the top end of the game's hierarchy, strongly desire that the likes of Pies / Wire / Rhinos, are heading to a BD postcode next term? So.................
Moving it on a bit, prediction time! Who do you Widnesians reckon will be dining at the top table come 2026?
The more I think of it, the more unsure I become, but my sincere hope is that the Pinks are not amongst 'em!
Biased moi?
Spelly.
@spelly I think the rightful 3 would by form of previous years would be Toulouse York Bradford.
I’m not Bradford’s biggest fan (mainly their social media guy who writes tweets during games like a 13 year old girl) but I genuinely believe, should they be supported money wise and gain success towards the top end of SL, similar to a Leigh, their fans old and new, would back them. Superleague success relies on game attendances to show a broadcaster the game isn’t dead.
Yorks owner has FAR too much entitlement for me when they get less than 2k pretty much every home game (they don’t announce it surprisingly enough 🤔) I don’t believe that will EVER work, but on the field and off the field they’ve proven their chance progressing year on year to be a top 3 championship team.
Toulouse - I believe they could get the crowds if given significant time in SL to establish themselves ala Les Dracs
I believe London will be in the running but it just does not work, it’s been proven time and time again.
we’ve no chance and nor should we, fev have given up I think. Oldham are in dreamland and their owner will get bored soon enough, constantly moaning week after week about home attendances.
Other than that no other championship club has a hope in hell of ever making it up to the supposed ‘promise land’ for me, it’s the poison chalice, without a backer you’ve no chance of succeeding and become a Huddersfield just passing with the wind each season