: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:26 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Do you have a link to that ?

Not that I dont believe you , I do , it's just it would be funny to actually see him saying it

It was stated in a private conversation with someone on this board. It may also have been stated in another context, perhaps even in writing. But Leigh's proximity to Wigan, and perhaps its juniors set up and its crowds, will lilely doom its chances given the stated critieria for a licence.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:30 pm  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

It was stated in a private conversation with someone on this board. It may also have been stated in another context, perhaps even in writing. But Leigh's proximity to Wigan, and perhaps its juniors set up and its crowds, will lilely doom its chances given the stated critieria for a licence.

No link then

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:32 pm  

Starbug wrote:

No link then

Not at this stage. But I will keep looking and keep you posted.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:46 pm  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

Not at this stage. But I will keep looking and keep you posted.

Appreciate it thanks

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:47 pm  

Alice's Phallus wrote:

Wakefield will fail the stadium criterion, and possibly other criteria, in 2011. This will ease the west Yorkshire saturation of the Super League roster, and make room for some new, commercially attractive expansion clubs, like Toulouse, Sheffield/Doncaster, Newcastle/Gateshead, East London etc. in 2011 and subsequent years.

aren't sheffield and doncaster in west yorks ok southwest. write them off then. toulouse i can see that however what is the average away attendence to the dragons. basically can people afford to head overseas twice. or will this be a detriment to a game they may have watched in the uk.

newcastle/gateshead. why not a cumbrian outfit?

east london would be foolish quins ground is hardly creeking at the seams with the attendences at home games is there really enough potnetial support to justify another team in the captial? instead i'd suggest say birmingham. big city very central not to far south to really affect away travel, good road and rail links etc.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:49 pm  

The only scenario I could see a club losing their license would be a club going the same way as Halifax did in 2003.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 8:54 pm  

Leaf wrote:

The only scenario I could see a club losing their license would be a club going the same way as Halifax did in 2003.

Oi we'll have none of that , this is a Franchise thread , no sensible posts allowed on either side

Only totally outlandish predictions or doom laden recriminations allowed on here

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:24 pm  

Leaf wrote:

The only scenario I could see a club losing their license would be a club going the same way as Halifax did in 2003.

What by finishing bottom and playing a lot of young local lads? Thought that was to be applauded?

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 9:39 pm  

chubbs1981 wrote:

the point of my original post is that what would be the point in relegating anyone? you'll just have for example the salford/celtic 2011 squad bar a few exceptions playing in a 2012, widness/leigh/tolouse strip as they'd all be released on the teams relegation and be looking for a club granted the cream of the squad will to snapped up by other teams but the journeyman players will be looking to the new team for a job

I take your point but with the various franchising criteria the club that gets relegated may not necessarily be the worst performing on the field. That I think is the point of franchising, to assess performance over a number of different criteria not just on field.

: Mon Mar 30, 2009 10:23 pm  

Barnacle Bill wrote:

I take your point but with the various franchising criteria the club that gets relegated may not necessarily be the worst performing on the field. That I think is the point of franchising, to assess performance over a number of different criteria not just on field.

They seem to keep forgrtting that one Bill

It's a business after all