Please explain this "Bid" process you mention? I believe at the restart Leeds, Huddersfield, Warrington, Salford and St Helens all put bids forward to host matches, since then the Covid "Secure" venues where decided upon by the RFL’s Clinical Advisory Group, they looked at all stadia throughout SL and also other options outside of SL and decided on the venues that currently meet the governments expectations.



Also it is my understanding the neutral venues in terms of game preparation, strict cleaning protocols and controlling of "Zones" as part of the neutral venue process is all funded by Super league, Inclusive of reimbursement of others costs associated with hosting games.

Exactly, the hosting clubs make no money out of this. That's the entire point. To penalise them as suggested by making all the games they play at their grounds home games means they will have fewer games in front of crowds when the time comes. It's nonsensical and none of the clubs with suitable stadia would offer theirs for use under those conditions.

Will we still be playing Leeds at Belle Vue later in the season? Is the first round loop fixtures?



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That would make some sense.

Looking forward to this match and weekend, some good matches.



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I'm surprised our 1st game isn't against Leigh

While I am surprised that we aren't playing Leeds first game, however you try and wrap this up Leeds will be the only club playing at home in this round and yet they are being classed as the away side ??

Remembering that fixtures have only just been released, why the hell aren't they classed as the home side for this fixture - it makes no sense.

As for the other 5 games, so what ? Leeds still get to play at home for their away fixture

So what about the other 5 games you say! 5 of those teams will not be getting a home game, had we been playing anyone else what difference would it make?

I think you may be missing the point, whilst some of those teams will be classed as the home team, they are both playing a neutral venue, Leeds are playing at home with home advantage yet they are deemed to be the away side.

Spot on !



Think the reality is we dont have the facilities to support 5 games in one day, but am sure leeds will be making money from this or they wouldn't be doing it, so once again bigger clubs probably are doing better -

Its 6 games over 3 days! Its only 2 games a day, i suppose it's down to changing facilities.

It is a loop fixture, which means that we still have a home game at BV, hopefully with a big crowd later in the year.



Same for Leigh V Wigan.



The fly-in-the-ointment is Leeds playing an away fixture at home, but without using 2 grounds (and doubling the TV costs), it's a hard square to circle.



The issue it raises is fairness, should we be having relegation (which I believe we are).



It makes Carter's suggestion of an 11 team league with no relegation and a team coming up next year, all the more insightful (though I think he acknowledged that it was someone else's idea).