Re: Fev best equipped for SL writes M Sadler in League Expre : Sat Aug 18, 2012 8:58 pm
Featherstone should be rewarded with promotion to Super League through their achievements ON the field of play. Leigh, Castleford, and Hull KR all achieved automatic promotion to Super League by being crowned championship champions (or NL1 champions ) in the past.
However we are all well aware that now unfortunately the dream of a SL licence will only fall to a two horse race between Halifax and Leigh, based predominantly on stadia.
Halifax already have a stadium to grace Super League and Leigh's facilities are absolutely world class. So much so that it's already a favourite venue of the RFL, with them having already given Leigh two full England international matches to host as well as a forthcoming RL World cup 2013 match.
Sad and disappointing that sport can be determined in that way I know but inevitablty true in the current RFL franchising climate.