We should be incredibly thankful for initially fantastic support from the council and subsequently support from Moran and latterly Middleton.

But the council fostered this growth in the club, land given by Tetley Walkers, Planning Permission for the supermarket and stadium given by the council on the condition Tesco paid for the stadium. Fit out of stadium then paid for by sponsorship through Martin Dawes I think? Look at other deals for council built stadiums and we’ve been very lucky to end up with a facility that is owned by us when you look at Hull FC, Leigh, Salford, Saints etc etc.

There is another meeting of all clubs this afternoon.

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... s-30781540

https://www.examinerlive.co.uk/sport/ru ... s-30781540

I can't help thinking the problems at Salford ,which are not new, should have been discussed before expansionist London was forced back to the Championship.

[quote="ninearches":nyhpn08c]I can't help thinking the problems at Salford ,which are not new, should have been discussed before expansionist London was forced back to the Championship.[/quote:nyhpn08c] Yes indeed. Great post. Another RFL masterstroke. Relegate a team in an expansion area whilst keeping a team that is very close to being bankrupt. Oh and leave the issue dragging on to within 3 weeks of the start of the season.

[quote="ninearches":1xco9fzv]I can't help thinking the problems at Salford ,which are not new, should have been discussed before expansionist London was forced back to the Championship.[/quote:1xco9fzv] We that was the point I saw. 2 days after the fixtures were announced, Salford cried broke. They purposely, imo, held out so it was too late for the rfl and the img grading to have an affect on 2025 and guarantee they remained in SL despite the issue.