: Tue Jul 22, 2008 2:16 pm  

WRE wrote:

answer me this how many have been replaced in the NRL?

the NRL has consistently expanded the league, without feeling the need to kick anyone out.

the RFL hasnt announced yet how many teams will be in SL in 2012.

: Tue Jul 22, 2008 3:22 pm  

saints35 bulls0 wrote:

the NRL has consistently expanded the league, without feeling the need to kick anyone out.

the RFL hasnt announced yet how many teams will be in SL in 2012.

The NRL was formed from the ashes of the ARL and SL competitions. Plenty were kicked out or killed to form it; Perth, Adelaide, Crushers, Mariners.

Then South Sydney were, and they regrouped and came back far stronger after a few years out of the top flight.

Edit:

Gold Coast Chargers went, too.

But they came back stronger. Lessons?

Re: HOW TO GET PROMOTION AND RELEGATION BACK NEXT SEASON : Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:45 pm  

rantunrave wrote:

just pick up your phone like me and tell sky you,re cancelling your sky subscription because your team is stuck in the national league 1 for 3 years now there is no promotion or relegation,and you,re not paying to watch teams in super league playing for nothing half way through the season because there is now no threat of being relegated.Just thing if 10,000 national league 1 fans did the same as me and cancelled there sky monthly subscription sky would be 5 million pounds down in revenue in 1 year..With such a loss sky would demand the r/f/league bring back pro/relegation back next season to the super league
REMEMBER UNITY IS STRENGTH

None of this will make any difference.

Having said that I have now canceled my Sky Sports package and will not be attending any RL events, other than watching my own club. That is a personal decision as I've had it with the game. I couldn't care less what effect this has on Sky or RL.

Re: HOW TO GET PROMOTION AND RELEGATION BACK NEXT SEASON : Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:07 pm  

dualcodefan wrote:

Grow up you baby.

Take it on the chin and start making plans for the next application.

I hope the majority of Widness fans have taken this new a lot better than you.

I could take it on the chin if widnes,or halifax had got in but not CELTIC CRUSADERS. did you see their factfile on sky sports news.Founded 2005 Ground capacity 12,000 even the sky presenter had a dig at them being allowed in S/L when he said'' They did have their ground full when brian adams was singing in concert there last year''.Maybe he,s a widnes supporter and gutted celtic got in before them.

: Tue Jul 22, 2008 6:46 pm  

I AM DOING IT AS WELL ON PRINCIPLE IF YOU DONT PROTEST NOBODY WILL LISTEN.
AND ANOTHER THING A--HOLE ITS NOT SOUR GRAPES RULES ARE THERE FOR A PURPOSE AND TO ABIDE BY NOT TO MOVE THE GOAL POSTS AS AND WHEN IT SUITS THE RL HQ

: Tue Jul 22, 2008 8:29 pm  

It's not going to change anything but i've just cancelled my sky. The only reason I ever got it was for the super league games with the hope that maybe we would be playing in that competition, now that's never going to happen why continue paying £50 a month?

: Wed Jul 23, 2008 11:58 am  

jeffvickers wrote:

Celtic v London next year, look forward to it. Attendance 500. Played in modern stadia. RFL are a joke. From a Halifax fan.

500 paying fans and 2000 will be freebies given to the local schools so the attendance is bumped up a bit.

im seriously gutted you guys havent got in im a saints fan but have been to a few widnes games this season, and next season i will continue!!

: Thu Jul 24, 2008 4:19 pm  

Chipendale wrote:

Just called Sky and cancelled my subscription

Lady I spoke to said there seems to be an unusual amount of people from the NW cancelling Sky this morning

She'll probably ring you back in Feb to say there's a lot of new subscriptions being taken out in Salford and Bridgend.

While it's not palatable to Widnes fans, I don't see why you'd be in any worse position to apply next time, that's only 2 seasons from now before the decision is made, so 2 seasons to get all the ticks in the other boxes.

And didn't that bloke with one huge ear say on Boots'n'all that a team from NL1 is guaranteed to join SL next time round?

: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:25 pm  

Harry Pinner wrote:

She'll probably ring you back in Feb to say there's a lot of new subscriptions being taken out in Salford and Bridgend.

While it's not palatable to Widnes fans, I don't see why you'd be in any worse position to apply next time, that's only 2 seasons from now before the decision is made, so 2 seasons to get all the ticks in the other boxes.

And didn't that bloke with one huge ear say on Boots'n'all that a team from NL1 is guaranteed to join SL next time round?

That'll be why they are bringing Toulouse into NL1.

: Thu Jul 24, 2008 6:32 pm  

Harry Pinner wrote:

She'll probably ring you back in Feb to say there's a lot of new subscriptions being taken out in Salford and Bridgend.

While it's not palatable to Widnes fans, I don't see why you'd be in any worse position to apply next time, that's only 2 seasons from now before the decision is made, so 2 seasons to get all the ticks in the other boxes.

And didn't that bloke with one huge ear say on Boots'n'all that a team from NL1 is guaranteed to join SL next time round?

Yes - they have said at least one current team will be "relegated" and replaced with a team from NL1 - but if 2 current clubs aren't making the progress then they will both be replaced.

And as for Toulouse - they are only in with a chance if they have a grand final appearance in NL1 between now and 2011 as I believe that is one of the criteria for a club to be "promoted" from 2012