: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:21 pm  

Disco wrote:

I'm all for expansion and always have been, but kicking one team out to make way for another isn't expansion, it's replacement. The geography might shift, but the game wouldn't 'expand' by any measure.

Agree but if you dont where does that leave the clubs outside SL now ?

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:38 pm  

Im not Sure what the expansionist dream in 2009 has added..................probably nothing, and yet , they(whoever they are) would have you believe it is a success.................Lets not believe the total fallacy that is Welsh Rugby League

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:41 pm  

Wide Nose Viking wrote:

Im not Sure what the expansionist dream in 2009 has added..................probably nothing, and yet , they(whoever they are) would have you believe it is a success.................Lets not believe the total fallacy that is Welsh Rugby League

Or the one that somehow Widnes (or Leigh for that matter) are ever going to be contenders again.
A prediction for you..... Crusaders will win a major trophy long before either of our teams will.

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 10:41 pm  

Damo-Leeds wrote:

Salford - Only there location has put them in the super league. They’ll finish bottom every year just like old times.

Bookies offering 6/4 on them finishing bottom this year. Looks a good bet as even if it just comes down to their visit to Wales points difference will play into the Crusaders hands but I think Celtic will pick up 2 or 3 other wins....not convinced Salford will.

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:14 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Agree but if you dont where does that leave the clubs outside SL now ?

Making a case for a 16 (or more) team Super League...?

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:19 pm  

Disco wrote:

Making a case for a 16 (or more) team Super League...?

30 games plus play offs (and perhaps a Edinburgh/Cardiff type weekend) ???

Can see some greedy club treasurers going for it but coaches and players perhaps not

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:19 pm  

Disco wrote:

Making a case for a 16 (or more) team Super League...?

Possibly , but in my opinion we dont have 12 let alone 14 SL clubs at the moment and are unlikely to have them in 3 years time

Plus once you go past the 14 mark the fixtures become a bit of a problem

No doubt the RFL will have a ' plan ' for every eventuality

: Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:48 pm  

The Joker® wrote:

Kyle Eastmond Yet To Play A Game Of Super League This Season Is On Your List But Paul McShane Who Has Played In 3/4 For The Grand Final Winners And Impressed Isn't There...

Kyle Eastmond is injured. He played over 10 games last and impressed for the league winners and Challenge cup winners.

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:50 am  

saints will be in the top 4 under the benefit of wayne bennetts coaching.

souths stand a good chance at the top 8

but we did franchising 10 years ago, why is it being mentioned now

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:09 am  

espanyolswan wrote:

30 games plus play offs (and perhaps a Edinburgh/Cardiff type weekend) ???

You're assuming everyone at home and everyone away once (+ magic) but the precedent for not doing that has already been set. Sure, it'd be nice and there's probably and optimum number for an RL league, but IMHO expansion with preservation is a far more important priority.