Will be interesting to see how fans behave when told they are being kicked out of SL with a number of games still to play. Will there be violence? pitch invasions? Mass protests? or will they take it meekly and go into the nether with no complaint? I am guessing SKY won't dare show a home game of the banished team after the decision!

Generally if your team is poor and doesn't win enough games you can take being relegated and take the frustration out on your own players and coach for not performing. This time though fans will probably not agree that they are not worthy of a place based on some suits judgement at RFL and will probably disagree that Widnes offer any more as a SL club than they do. So I wonder how that will play out on the terraces?

Of course if they relegate Quins it is a mute point as no one will give a cr4p anyway!

are wakefield fans capable of any of that?

In all honesty I think, short of a few signings, Trinity will be there or there abouts at the bottom of the table anyhow. It’s ironic that this season is the one to see them fall back to bottom of the table material after a few decent seasons (not withstanding last season’s second half collapse) so the furore won’t be anything like if they were suiting pretty in forth (as per 2 years ago).

Most of us knew it was down to the stadium and indeed said at the time of the first license decision that if it isn’t sorted by 2012 then Trinity will be out. Had Oakwell still been on the agenda it may have made things a little more difficult for the RFL, however, they have advised Trinity that they do not think it would be the best option to take for the club. While they may be right in respect of crowds would dip etc, it seems strange that they have taken such a stance with Trinity and not St Helens, and ultimately it would make their decision in July a little easier, especially with the news that Castleford won’t be in their new stadium for 2012 either.

As it is I support Trinity and will do which ever division they are in. The club have sailed close to the wind during their existence in SL in the P&R years but managed to survive. Personally, I don’t think they are going to get out of this one though.

You ought to work for the SUN, then you could catastrophise every story. If it is wakefield i am expecting armed mobs attacking Castleford and burning it to the ground. Maybe Civil War in the calder valley

The most frustrating thing will be the size of the fans reaction. If it's Wakey, they'll probably be 10,000 Wakey fans protesting. If those 10,000 had been regular attendees, Wakey wouldn't be in the mess they're in.

Don't think it will happen myself. The RFL haven't got the balls to kick anyone out I think they will put Halifax up. Having said that I think that is the best option.

15 applicants (including Fax) for 13 places. But you think they'll all get a licence?

Think he's suggesting the RFL will go back on their word and decide to have a 16 team Super League.

Personally, I think Wakey will get the boot. Fax will be denied and the RFL will ignore Crusaders going bust, finishing bottom and youth developement being getting Gareth Thomas to convert from Union and keep them in as they expand the game by 26 miles

The fans will react by continuing to support their respective clubs and shaking their heads at the bewildering ideas thought up by our governing body

Goes to show just how ignorant you are with regards to youth rugby league in Wales doesn't it?

No, I'm fully aware that South Wales Scorpions are full of up + coming Welsh players and I applaud them for that

I'd kick Hull FC out for impersonating a top 8 club

Now stop it will you , posting truths like that is not allowed on here

Erwin

The world is full of imposters, I mean some of us thought you had topped yourself back in October 44 and you vanished off the Hull boards recently as well .

perhaps when we replace the current "GENERAL" we will become the new stormtroopers of the SL, who knows

Depends who's kicked out really doesn't it, if it's a team at the bottom of the table then it can justified, but say Cas are still in the top 3 come July and get kicked out, how could the RFL justify to the media kicking out a club up at the top of the table, as well as justify it to fans?

Any problems would come from where teams currently are in the league and who stays in the league at the clubs expense, if Crusaders went - who could say they didn't deserve to get the boot? Whereas say it was Hull KR how could you say that was fair?

At the minute the issue is still too up in the air to say what sort of reaction will come from fans when the announcement is made.

if cas are still top three in July ill eat my hat, your hat, and anyone who would like to donate any hats to the challenge. In fact, if they are still top three by May ill start with a flatcap

I hope for your digestive system that they go on a dip

I'd imagine Wakey already have the QC lined up for the judicial review, never mind what the fans might do.

If there's one thing we know about the RFL is the fact the criteria will be leakier than a sieve, with any decent lawyer able to pull it apart if required.

They wont need a dip, even if they keep up 'good' form Wigan, Saints and Hudds will be ahead of them by the end of the month.

You know how when they have competitions that say in 50 words tell us why you love our brand and the winner wins a holiday. And in the small print it explains that the judgement is subjective and by entering into the competition you have agreed to be bound by the subjective decision of the judges which is final.

The RFL did something like that.

Yep. Not being able to compete* in any rugby league competition from 26 July until whenever a case is heard and dismissed will really do them a power of good.



* What? They don't compete now? You're probably right. Let's say "take part in" then

Why wouldn't they be able to compete? It has nothing to do with this season.

Wakey have now become my 2nd team in SL. I hope they finish 5th or 6th from bottom with a crowd avg of 7K. I'm to love to hear the justifications for booting them from the RFL and watch them squirm if that is the case.

I heard Wigan, Leeds, Stains, Wire and Hull just put their name at the top of the exam sheet and walked out.

Might be something to do with the very first page of every application - which they sign a document forgoing any right to a legal challenge and the RFL's decision is final.

Completely agree. If they play several games like they did at odsal, i can see them 5-8