: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:04 pm  

Salford should never of been in, in the first place, Widnes should of been in for sure. Leigh should of been in also, just cannot figure out who it would be instead of. Widnes should be in for sure though, if they were a top 8 team they would get crowds over 10, 000 as all the fans would go back.

: Wed Mar 04, 2009 8:17 pm  

Widnes shouldnt be there instead....come on, lay off the coolaid brother!


Widnes said they were ready to be promoted, lost the NL1 final, and then went bust the following day.



No....thats not a Super League ready club. They should have been expelled from the RFL all together!

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:26 pm  

They're in a much stronger position now though and O'Connor guaranteed half a million in a pot if anything were to go wrong. I must say, with Salfords ground now being put on hold it appears i'd rather have had Widnes in who are ready.
On the other hand i'm really impressed with Leighs new ground, they really need to tap into the Bolton market for me though or compete with Wigan for the juniors. For me that's their biggest stumbling block. Wigan and Warrington on your doorstep.

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 3:57 pm  

Dico wrote:

They're in a much stronger position now though and O'Connor guaranteed half a million in a pot if anything were to go wrong. I must say, with Salfords ground now being put on hold it appears i'd rather have had Widnes in who are ready.
On the other hand i'm really impressed with Leighs new ground, they really need to tap into the Bolton market for me though or compete with Wigan for the juniors. For me that's their biggest stumbling block. Wigan and Warrington on your doorstep.

Not sure if you're on the wind up, but I'll bite anyway. It's not better homes, it's rugby league. The stadium was one aspect of the criteria for a super league spot, not the deciding factor. The finances of both Leigh and Widnes have been shaky in recent years and neither have exactly set the world on fire on the playing front. You might even argue that justice had been done as it was the two teams who finished top of the NL1 and competed in the grand final that got the SL spots.

Having said that, Leigh and Widnes do have super dooper stadiums.

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:13 pm  

odemwingie wrote:

Salford should never of been in, in the first place, Widnes should of been in for sure. Leigh should of been in also, just cannot figure out who it would be instead of. Widnes should be in for sure though, if they were a top 8 team they would get crowds over 10, 000 as all the fans would go back.

Well what a damned shame that the RFL makes decision and not you, eh?

Imagine – the RFL had all the criteria and the franchise applications and the facts (such as financial situation) to study, and you didn't.

But still it's you who know "for sure".

Shame that Widnes have such dismal fans, though. You'd think that real fans would support the side regardless of what division they were in.

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:37 pm  

Absolutely. No 'real clubs' attendences drop when they're relegated.

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:46 pm  

Bobbin' Along wrote:

Absolutely. No 'real clubs' attendences drop when they're relegated.

Wouldn't know
Mind you, Widnes are doing OK aren't they Surely they are a shoo in for SL next time

[tb]

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 4:56 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

Wouldn't know

I seem to recall Fulham bouncing between the first and second divisions a fair bit

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:11 pm  

tb wrote:

I seem to recall Fulham bouncing between the first and second divisions a fair bit

Fulhamcrusaderbroncoquins....if you don't mind

: Thu Mar 05, 2009 5:21 pm  

Mintball wrote:

Well what a damned shame that the RFL makes decision and not you, eh?

Imagine – the RFL had all the criteria and the franchise applications and the facts (such as financial situation) to study, and you didn't.

But still it's you who know "for sure".

Shame that Widnes have such dismal fans, though. You'd think that real fans would support the side regardless of what division they were in.