It was ever thus, but it doesn't it should always be. In a rare moment of clarity the clubs elected to bring in a huge, world class sporting consultancy a couple of years ago, and are now basically choosing to ignore their counsel. I know the NRL is different world to SL, but the principal of measured growth still holds. Look, I'm sure  Bradford will be promoted and I'd love to see 20k packed into Headingley and Odsal on the respective fixtures, I just wonder how long the party will last.

One thing that could hurt Leeds from 14 teams is new clubs going after our young players with offers of more coin.

The terrible debacle that is Salford is a far bigger embarrassment to the game than Hudds playing 1 game at Dewsbury. 


Salford going on a warm weather pre-season training camp and having the Happy Mondays playing before our game early in the year are the epitome of appalling management.


Today’s game at Hull is a joke. They will be wound up shortly after the season ends. Feel for fans, staff and  players. 
Today is literally men v boys

But, despite IMG, we have the Salford situation. This is really IMG's and Salfords making. How they were ever graded above London baffles me

SALFORD!


I don't see a fair way of dealing with this mess. If we had a sensible league where you play the opposition once, home and away, you could either expunge all their points or award a walkover. You can't do that fairly with the ridiculous loop fixtures. This just illustrates what a joke the current Superleague set up is. At least in 2026 it will be a fair competition even if there are some blowout scores, it will be the same for everyone.


Although I have sympathy for the players and staff at the club the root cause of the problems are Salford's and their owners. I don't want to see them in the Superleague , Championship or league 1 next season. They should be playing in the national conference league, if at all. They have made a mockery of the competion, robbed the RFL of £400k (the advance agreed at the beginning of the season)  and are simply not fit to partake.  I know this seems harsh for a club with much history behind them but the problems are of Salford's own making and they need to sort themselves out, not rely on bailouts from other clubs. To think they remained in Superleague to the detriment of London, which was well run, is unbeleivable.