: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:37 pm  

If I was SO'C I'd take it for next year. IMO we are treading water in this league at best. Attendances are dropping if anything and I think fans are getting disillusioned with the no promotion. Also factor in the fact that we've got a lower salary cap, plyers reportedly leaving - next year is not excatly going to be a walk in the park anyway.

What the worst that could happen? £2 million in the bank from Sky for a start, big increase in attaendances, atmosphere back at the stadium with the travelling support - we'd be mad to turn in down.

Not that I'm expecting it, but if the choice was there, I'd go for it. After all there wouldn't be that much chance of getting kicked out in 2011 - it would be 2 year licence, probably followed by a 3 year one for 2012 - can't argue with a 5 year shot at SL.

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:53 pm  

vikings 4 ever wrote:

If I was SO'C I'd take it for next year. IMO we are treading water in this league at best. Attendances are dropping if anything and I think fans are getting disillusioned with the no promotion. Also factor in the fact that we've got a lower salary cap, plyers reportedly leaving - next year is not excatly going to be a walk in the park anyway.

What the worst that could happen? £2 million in the bank from Sky for a start, big increase in attaendances, atmosphere back at the stadium with the travelling support - we'd be mad to turn in down.

Not that I'm expecting it, but if the choice was there, I'd go for it. After all there wouldn't be that much chance of getting kicked out in 2011 - it would be 2 year licence, probably followed by a 3 year one for 2012 - can't argue with a 5 year shot at SL.

If (hypothetically speaking) we were given the option we'd take it. Once we're in it'd be impossible to get rid of us without losing Salford, Wakefield, Castleford etc.

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 4:57 pm  

vikings 4 ever wrote:

If I was SO'C I'd take it for next year. IMO we are treading water in this league at best. Attendances are dropping if anything and I think fans are getting disillusioned with the no promotion. Also factor in the fact that we've got a lower salary cap, plyers reportedly leaving - next year is not excatly going to be a walk in the park anyway.

What the worst that could happen? £2 million in the bank from Sky for a start, big increase in attaendances, atmosphere back at the stadium with the travelling support - we'd be mad to turn in down.

Not that I'm expecting it, but if the choice was there, I'd go for it. After all there wouldn't be that much chance of getting kicked out in 2011 - it would be 2 year licence, probably followed by a 3 year one for 2012 - can't argue with a 5 year shot at SL.

We'd have no preparation for SL. We won't be able to recruit a squad capable of competing in SL, as we probably already have several players signed up on part-time contracts for next season.

We'd get hammered every week. We could recruit a better side for 2011, but we'd only have half a season to prove ourselves before the 2012 licences are announced. It could be more of a disaster than simply treading water in this league.

If the RFL come, cap in hand, for us to pull them out of the sh/t and take CC's place next year, we'd probably be wise to do so. But I'd prefer us to have 3 years grace, with a squad purpose built for SL at the very start.

At the end of the day I'd be surprised if the RFL throw CC out after one season anyway. I just don't think they could possibly bring themselves to do that. Personally, I hope they don't.

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:15 pm  

you was not relegated in 1995 and were but i belive you have a case to be in super league 2010

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:26 pm  

Snowy wrote:

Widnes need the 3 years to build up to being a competative SL outfit.

If you were to be fast-tracked, Widnes too will get snotted most weeks.

Leave them in a say. It might sound a bit bitter (and I deserve to be), but if CC do go belly up, then it just proves what a set of irrisponsible tossers the RFL are!!

Not really i'm sure widnes would attract better players than celtic plus extra ££££ on the cap i think you would go ok

I really hope you come up next season but the rfl will just bail them out AGAIN

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:32 pm  

They've never been bailed out king warrior, hth.

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:37 pm  

richardviking wrote:

They've never been bailed out king warrior, hth.

Not yet should have put that in my post

Honest now they let them come in the league with no real plans of a ground,no fans and now we find out they are playing 6 illegal players come on whats going to be next?

Kick them out and get you men in next season!

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 5:38 pm  

richardviking wrote:

They've never been bailed out king warrior, hth.

Bull$hi^!!!

: Tue Aug 18, 2009 9:21 pm  

no chance will widnesbe in dooper league next year,

i hope you are, you'd be out of our way for 2 seasons!

the rfls ego would take too much of a beating to admit defeat yet! rugby league will work in wales!lol testicles!!!!