saw this coming to try and preserve their franchises. if they can agree. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html

saw this coming to try and preserve their franchises. if they can agree. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html

Quote ="swifty62"saw this coming to try and preserve their franchises. if they can agree. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html'" so both clubs should lose a point on the totting up for a franchise, as there both within 20 miles,,????????????

Quote ="swifty62"saw this coming to try and preserve their franchises. if they can agree. www.sportinglife.com/rugbyleague ... adium.html'" so both clubs should lose a point on the totting up for a franchise, as there both within 20 miles,,????????????

Nobody loses a point you just don't gain a point, just what happened last time franchises were given.

a very emotive situation me thinks

the big question is can common sense win, or will emotions run two high

It seems that the council are coming from a common sense approach, however its sport and the very root of support is identity! can they get a win win! will be interesting to see this situation unfold!

i think closer the franchise awards get, the quicker they will share.
but still dont think it will save one of them.

Richard Wright says Cas will cross the bridge when they come to it of which site is best,they already have outline planning permission for their ground.The spokesperson for the Stadium Wakefield Action Group says if Cas ground chosen Wakey WILL NOT move

These two will have merged by 2020. Wakefield Tigers.

Or Castleford Wildcats

The name "Castleford" is unfashionable. Wakefield (being a city) will be the chosen name. This Super League malarky is so shallow and cosmetic isn't it? I expect Widnes to change their name to Liverpool Lions soon.

Wrexham Vikings

Are they merging? That would make total sense. Would be a shame to bulldoze The Sobart stadium though but if that's what the RFL want then that's what should happen.

That was far too easy.

Well if Widnes are a shoe in (and i expect them to be) we might be in the running despite our failings on and off the pitch this season. We can only dream!

I dont understand how widnes can be a option for super league did they not go bust in the last two years.
And if the mighty dogs beat them on sunday then this season will be a complete failure for them.
Who else is eligible to go up

Widnes - NRC winners last year Good Ground, big money backer now but went bust before
Barrow - won GF last year big money backer but no ground
Toulouse - dont think they will put another french team in yet as catalans really struggling at moment
Featherstone - No ground and no backer and not won anything yet
Leigh - Good stadium but dont think they have a backer also so far have not ticked the box of winning something
Halifax - Grand final last year, ground but no backer and SL dont like us

How much is needed to be a big money backer

Teams who should come down from super league after lying on their last application

Castleford - Still no ground
Wakey - Still no ground
Salford - Still no ground
St Helens - Ground still not up to standards - we know they wont be moving

What happens if catalans go bust oh yeah SL will keep them a float like they did with crusaders

Just felt like having a rant this morning

Love quotes like this. If its true, which i very much doubt anyway, but ask yourself what reasons have we given SL not like us?

Even withouth grounds, these clubs are still ticking more boxes than us, sad but true, I think Widnes have got it right, they are planning for the future. Salford will stay in, I think we need to get our juniors up and running and aim for the next round after this, with a young side full of local lads. Its got to be the future for us, our only chance and something we should always have been doing. Wakey and Cas are desperate, i would imagine they are playing a cute mind game with this. But it clearly shows a weakness, and abject lack of respect, planning and muscle. They both appear to have carried on as normal since the last round.

not appear, they have.

Your right, i use appear to cover my backside


Im sure some berks at their clubs can come up with how they have done allsorts because of the franchise, but in truth it hasnt been a catalyst like the RFL said it would be, i.e. blooding juniors, building projects.

When we talk about poor grounds why is odsal never mentioned. There is only one covered stand and it still I think has the elivated corners because of the speedway track and its allways freezing cold. There has been talk of sorting it for the last 40 years or more

"Big announcement" at half-time at Wakeys match tomorrow regarding the development.

Because when you compare Odsal with the rest of Bradford it looks a veritable oasis.

Very valid point

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....................or maybe not.

They announced that they were pushing ahead to develop their own site & wouldnt be sharing with Cas.

IMO this is good for one of the Championship teams as didnt Wakey council say they could only back one bid, so means either Cas or Wakey are 'd!