Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:28 am  

give widnes 3 years of sky TV money then i'll tell you if they are better than wakefield...

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:28 am  

Wakefield and Crusaders out, Widnes and Halifax in for me. If any team goes into administration in the previous 3 years then they should not be considered for a licence.

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:37 am  

Would be nice Grosey but you know the RFL will not admit defeat with Crusaders or Quins.

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:38 am  

So Grose but So Good wrote:

Wakefield and Crusaders out, Widnes and Halifax in for me. If any team goes into administration in the previous 3 years then they should not be considered for a licence.

Why 3 years and not 3 years and 4 months?

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:49 am  

So Grose but So Good wrote:

Wakefield and Crusaders out, Widnes and Halifax in for me. If any team goes into administration in the previous 3 years then they should not be considered for a licence.

And you think Widnes should be in? You have been listening yeah?

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 9:55 am  

Wirefan wrote:

No need to wait til 11.30 folks.
Well done Widnes. Unlucky Wakefield. There can only be THAT outcome.

Yup.

You are right.

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:02 am  

Sky Sports News just went to Eddie at the Stobart and only after about 10 mins of waffling on about Widnes did the guy in the studio even utter the words Halifax and Barrow, before the piece just finished.

I hope one of the other two get it - seems like it's a done deal for the Chemics though...

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:06 am  

Saddened! wrote:

In what way bar their rented council stadium are Widnes any better than Wakefield?

Youth development - Wakefield win for me. Academy champions are they not?

Support base - Probably very similar

Facilities - Widnes win here.

Finances - Equal. Both reformed under new ownership after going into administration through spending beyond their means.

On field ability - Widnes aren't the best team in the Championship and Wakefield are far from the worst in Super League so its a win for Wakey here.

Youth Developement - For a championship club, our 18s won the division last year against all SL opposition and the under 16s were unbeaten. Not bad really is it?
Support base - I'd go as far to say we'd average around 7k in SL and we have one of the best away support in the country. Even in the current division and 90% of the opposition are in yorkshire.
Facilities - Widnes
Finances - Although we have both been in administration, we have 3 years of solvancy and our chairman has put his own millions, literally in the club.

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:15 am  

widnes is trending on twatter

Re: Franchise decision? : Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:17 am  

Can of worms debate discussed many times but it is my opinion that SL would be a better place with Widnes, Halifax in instead of Crusaders and Quins. Just my opinion that we need the grass roots to be strong before we invent new teams/move out of territory, and the London experiment just has not worked out for mine. Catalans has worked but they were already well established in the French Championship.