Well i have to thank you for your last 2 post on this thread for being honest and civilized.

But I thought with all the kicks off on social media it was already Bradford because people are losing their rags and hurling abuse left, right and centre???

On a serious note, the very best of luck to Leigh (and the rest applying). Unless the draw bridge is going up, which it doesn’t sound like it is, then it’s nothing but an invitation to a season of hidings and potential financial issues back at odsal for us so I’d rather sit this one out.

I keep saying it’s not us and we shouldn’t get it, but I can’t help but think I could be stood in super league away grounds next year, buying your beer and tickets and getting slagged off for not deserving it whilst parting with my hard earned

Good post mate.

I see we are all still playing nicely on the VT?



Best of luck to Leigh and their supporters. I would personally prefer to see Leigh or York take the SL spot.

Welcome back, and thanks pal.

Oh I'm sorry.
Well in that case feel free to address my point and list all the things Leigh brought to Super League in their previous visits.
We'll wait.
(The beautiful sea of empty red plastic seats at the Sports Village doesn't count.)

We always play nicely, honest



I'd like to see York in SL some time but, they seem a long way from ready just now and there are more deserving clubs, at the moment.

No need to keep saying sorry, and don't take that posh, snobbish, patronizing, sanctimonious approach with me. Leigh didn't disgrace themselves in 2017 and you know it.

Leigh have made an excellent application,and are in an excellent strong position on and off the field to fill that 12th spot, whether it's right or wrong it being gifted.

Now then, you feel free to list why any one of the other applicants deserve to be in, and why?
We'll wait.

A damn sight more than Toulouse would, for example. If you were a club chairman, which clubs away supporters would you like rattling your turnstiles?

I must say if you’re going to put a bid in on something. A professional compelling 430 page document is the way to do it.

Good luck.

Thanks for starting this topic Cokey, wa sbound to 'ruffle a few feathers' especially from the usual suspects !

Away support is utterly irrelevant to whether a club gets brought in.

They got relegated, again, after one season.
Is that all you've got for that list of things Leigh have added to Super League?

Perfect, I'm sure the panel deciding this will be well impressed.

Do you have any evidence to support that? Or just an opinion! Bradford hailing different to your opinion. This isn’t expansion it’s who deserves to be there.

Very very poor response if you can't remember good attendances (home and away),Excellent stadium,teams we beat,and didn't finish bottom either. Now let's Let's try again......

Leigh have made an excellent application,and are in an excellent strong position on and off the field to fill that 12th spot, whether it's right or wrong it being gifted.

Now then, you feel free to list why any one of the other applicants deserve to be in, and why?
We'll wait.

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I think the Ghost of Christmas past, err i mean 99 ,should read the 2nd paragraph.

Get in the sea.

Only 2 words to reply to you,but i can't put them on here...........Here's a clue.....the 2nd word is off.

No Academy producing young players?

Worse than Toronto.

Expect a telling off from a regular poster unhappy at those nasty overseas clubs conducting themselves in a similar
manner.

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Is it? Oddly enough it's the whole reason Bradford Bulls are certainties for Superleague......

Away fans actually pay to get in and pay for the booze and food etc........They aren't "guests" they are cash cows.....

It's time to sort this out. Let Leigh into Superleague to replace Catalans, and put Catalans in the Championship with Toulouse and they can have their French derbies.

Plus playing at that level Les Catalans can then put more French players than the odd couple into their team.

So....More French players can play in the teams at that level
Away fans will go to both derbies
French TV may pay to televise the clubs...........

A third French club could then become possible?

The only thing more preposterous than letting Leigh back into the top flight (with their erratic backer, history of welching on contracts and mostly empty stadium) would be to allow Bradford in.

In about three or four years the Bulls may be stable enough but nobody in their right minds thinks now is the time.

York, Toulouse, London - all have either done less to blot their copybooks or have more to offer the game than these two clubs at present.

Yet no mention of it in the pro-mo, first time I saw it I thought that was the one thing missing missing- but pretty sure it will be covered in the 400 odd pages