not sure if mentioned on here but I haven't read the other pages, if so I apologise





now that London will move to a stadium which is 5100 does this means that it doesn't matter what stadium you have? So a club like Dewsbury for example if they had a great season and won the grand final they would have to be allowed in? (If they wanted to go up of course)

Last cry for help from London to anyone who cares to listen IMO.

I think the fact Cas and Wakefield are in the Superleague already mean it doesn't matter what stadium you have.



Failing that, if Dewsbury just pretend they are building a new one it'll be fine too

Pretending seems to be a recurring theme among licensed SL clubs, doesn't it? Makes you wonder why GH at Leeds keeps pretending that Headingley is getting a new north stand... then pretending it's getting a new south stand... and then back to pretending it's getting a new north stand, provided enough mugs purchase a brick in the buy-a-brick scheme

Not really the same - It's an issue between the supporters who do said scheme and the club, but it's hardly something our franchise application hangs on. Luckily.

If finance and performance are part of the criteria, if we end up at the Hive, then we're done for.

Not all clubs pretended.

Broncos need a couple of miracles to help them survive and compete in SL.

1. BIG cash injection.

2. Operational rules change to allow more imports. This of course would be pointless without 1. happening.



IMO, neither will happen, so we're done.

Much harder since the 2 competitions started to run inline

I didnt decide anything, both claims of profit ( just the 2 ) just happened to coincide with successful Challenge Cup campaigns

Which might have an impact, yet I'd say the greater effect has been professionalism finally starting to bite. I was at a coaching workshop run by Barrie McDermott a few weeks ago and he said when he first started playing they (the players) were part-timers, by the time he'd finished playing they were full time professionals but now they're athletes.

I think the Championships could just about keep pace with full time professionals, but not with athletes. That's not necessarily a criticism of the Championship clubs, it's just how it is.



For instance at Leeds the backroom staff has expanded dramatically in both size and expertise. It's more than doubled in size in 5 years and expertise-wise is now at the point where the u18's strength & conditioning coach holds both an MSc in Sport & Exercise Science and a PhD in Fluid and Electrolyte Balance in Rugby Players. This is a far cry from the days of Mal Reilly as Assistant coach, only 10 years ago, simply telling players to run harder.



The game has moved beyond the current reach of many clubs, we need to find a way of helping them get back within reach again.

If the recession and financial crisis had not hit, I suspect at least one of those would be complete and the other way down the planning stage if not both finished.