Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:37 pm  

I like the fact that asking if Halifax will get in is a frequently asked question.

Come on RFL, give the public what they want

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 3:59 pm  

faxcar wrote:

It might be a good idea to make this a sticky so that if there are any RFL unanounced arbitary changes that suddenly appear to suit their real agenda then it will be even more obvious than it is now that they do what they like when they like whatever they have said previously.

Okay I admit it I'm bitter, twisted and cynical and should really believe every thing they say.
Sorry RFL you are a credit to the game and we would not want it any other way, thank you so very very very very much.

That word in there - subjective - means they can put in any club to suit their agenda. Smokey TA is an expert on it - at least he hopes it will get him the highest job!

My take on it is - the top 5 clubs are obvious, the rest all similar, why have us jump through hoops in the futile knowledge that the RFL will "subjectively" build a super league of whoever they want! I suppose it makes the sport vaguely interesting every 3 years - seeing how much the RFL can squirm and put spin on their soul destroying decisions

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 4:48 pm  

What about the player strength thing - obviously we do not have any SL pleyers so we will have to be marked down on it, as stupid as that rule seems.
Also, we have not added to SL in recent years so even the worst club in there has better chances than we have.
It's all bollox as we have all said on numerous occasions.
Hopefully though I may be forced to eat my words when we become part of the family.

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:37 pm  

How can Nigel Wood be deemed impartial when he is ex-Fax CEO?

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 7:45 pm  

Jaffro wrote:

How can Nigel Wood be deemed impartial when he is ex-Fax CEO?

The simple answer is he can't.

Since leaving fax he has done "bog all" for us and I expect this trend to continue

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 8:59 pm  

Leeds Rhinos and Bradford Bulls and other such clubs should have saved themselves some time and just wrote. we are Bradford Bulls in there application and sent it off.

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 9:08 pm  

spanishbob wrote:

The simple answer is he can't.

Since leaving fax he has done "bog all" for us and I expect this trend to continue

He did us no good when he was here, BLUE SOX. my @rse.

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:17 pm  

Just had a quick trawl and noticed that Crusaders and Quins don't have much on their forums about franchising but Cas,Wakey, Salford etc. are all talking about it, strange.
WOnder if they don't care or think they are exempt yet again?

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Wed Jul 20, 2011 10:37 pm  

Norman Bates wrote:

Just had a quick trawl and noticed that Crusaders and Quins don't have much on their forums about franchising but Cas,Wakey, Salford etc. are all talking about it, strange.
WOnder if they don't care or think they are exempt yet again?

Quins and Crusaders don't have any fans to debate it.

Re: Franchising FAQ - Recently sent out : Thu Jul 21, 2011 6:13 am  

Boots n All has seemed to change its tune on it too, quite scathing about some clubs that haven't even had a lick of paint?
Im inclined to think its just lip service though, Terry O'Connor, Bill Arthur and Michael Steele all hinting at what we continue to gripe about.
For me Cas, Crusaders and Quins are in a process with us, Wakey are gone, the others can rest easy, I think it boils down to whether they get tough on Finances or Stadiums.