Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:28 pm  

As the new season is upon us, I've been looking at some of the changes that have happened in Superleague since the start of last season. I'm guessing we've seen the biggest 'shakeup' from the clubs point of view since SL began:

Bradford: More financially stable following the RFL purchase of Odsal.

Catalans: Ground improvements finished.

Hull: New owner promising big things, new coach/coaching setup.

Hull KR: New coach.

London: Completely re-branded back to the Broncos. Gone for 'make or break' with the spending on the squad.

Saints: New stadium.

Salford: New stadium & New coach.

Wakefield: New coach, new owner, stadium improvements.

Warrington: Ground Improvements (corners).

Widnes: Widnes in/Crusaders out. Much more financially stable and will draw higher crowds.

Wigan: New coach.


There's probably more I've missed too. Very pleased to see the new stadiums/improvements made, with Cas, Wakey and Rovers all with plans for new stadiums/stands.

I think it sets it up for a very interesting SL season.

Re: Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 6:06 pm  

Leeds - Stadium upgrade

Re: Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:49 pm  

justarugbyfan wrote:

Leeds - Stadium upgrade

Now now. No need to take the mickey. It's more a repair than an upgrade anyway

Re: Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:16 pm  

Him wrote:

Now now. No need to take the mickey. It's more a repair than an upgrade anyway

Fair enough, your media department are good at bigging things up!

Re: Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:48 pm  

justarugbyfan wrote:

Fair enough, your media department are good at bigging things up!

Are you not impressed by the super duper "Tetleys South Stand"? It's magnificent. back to its 2005 best. So we've got another few years until its nearly falling down again.

Re: Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 9:58 pm  

Does that mean it's a "premier standard" again?

You forgot Castleford also have a new coach.

Guess it's just Huddersfield that doesn't have much happening this year. Maybe that's why they went for the away shirt idea, to get a bit of attention for something as they felt left out!

Re: Superleague XVII : Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:24 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

Does that mean it's a "premier standard" again? :lol

When was it described as premier standard?