Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Sun Aug 16, 2020 11:34 pm  

McManus..........

“ I propose a mini-licensing system to get a twelfth club for next year. Let the RFL and SLE CEO Robert Elstone come up with the criteria, but they could invite some of the more ambitious clubs that are currently outside Super League to make applications. “St Helens will abstain from any vote pertaining to the inclusion or otherwise of any constituent member club of Super League, or as to any other form of sanction which may be levelled at any fellow club. There is an unacceptable level of conflict of interest involved for us and for any other SLE member club".

As if the the RFL and Elstone aren't in Superleague's pocket anyway................

This comes just as the Championship mini comp is set to collapse with only five clubs interested........

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:35 am  

Donnyman wrote:

McManus..........

“ I propose a mini-licensing system to get a twelfth club for next year. Let the RFL and SLE CEO Robert Elstone come up with the criteria, but they could invite some of the more ambitious clubs that are currently outside Super League to make applications. “St Helens will abstain from any vote pertaining to the inclusion or otherwise of any constituent member club of Super League, or as to any other form of sanction which may be levelled at any fellow club. There is an unacceptable level of conflict of interest involved for us and for any other SLE member club".

As if the the RFL and Elstone aren't in Superleague's pocket anyway................

This comes just as the Championship mini comp is set to collapse with only five clubs interested........

I like how you just cherry pick one quote out of the entire article.

Why don't you include all his comments, including the quotes where he supports Toronto?

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:44 am  

Toulouse are the obvious choice, flights are cheap and hotels plentiful - cant wait

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 7:50 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

Toulouse are the obvious choice, flights are cheap and hotels plentiful - cant wait

Sorry should be Featherstone who have done everything right. Improved their ground, built the team up in strength over the last two years and have done everything to deserve a ‘punt’ at SL.

I always liked going to Post Office Road cheaper than Toulouse and don’t give you a Steak or burger that’s still moo’ing

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:07 am  

fartown since 1961 wrote:

Sorry should be Featherstone who have done everything right. Improved their ground, built the team up in strength over the last two years and have done everything to deserve a ‘punt’ at SL.

Worry not about the trolling, It's not gonna be any guest club, it will rightly be a member club and Featherstone are such members. I like the sensible comment on TRL about how this mess is of Ralph Rimmers making, after all he sold Superlegue the dud that was Toronto.

So the idea is Ralph does not sell us another dud

Ralph can run round the championship clubs and see who can fit the bill and not collapse like a pack of cards, with Elstone making sure that whoever he offers fit the SL criteria, or will fit it come 2021, or even work towards fitting it 2022. Finances, ground, reserve side etc with my guess the queue will be Leigh, Fev, Newcastle, Widnes, London, Bradford.

Newcastle would bring enough headlines, especially real expansion ones, to help the phoney TWP memories pass quickly, but I've always had a soft spot for Mr. Beaumont whose efforts for Leigh have been admirable.........

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:07 am  

The Silent H wrote:

I like how you just cherry pick one quote out of the entire article.

Why don't you include all his comments, including the quotes where he supports Toronto?

Because that doesn’t fit his narrative. Let’s not forget the amount of times he told us “I know for a fact that McManus wants Toronto out of SL”. Thankfully, those who actually heard McManus speak at forums, knew this was complete garbage.

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:09 am  

Steph Curry wrote:

Because.

You talking to yourself again

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 8:22 am  

Donnyman wrote:

Worry not about the trolling, It's not gonna be any guest club, it will rightly be a member club and Featherstone are such members. I like the sensible comment on TRL about how this mess is of Ralph Rimmers making, after all he sold Superlegue the dud that was Toronto.

So the idea is Ralph does not sell us another dud

Ralph can run round the championship clubs and see who can fit the bill and not collapse like a pack of cards, with Elstone making sure that whoever he offers fit the SL criteria, or will fit it come 2021, or even work towards fitting it 2022. Finances, ground, reserve side etc with my guess the queue will be Leigh, Fev, Newcastle, Widnes, London, Bradford.

Newcastle would bring enough headlines, especially real expansion ones, to help the phoney TWP memories pass quickly, but I've always had a soft spot for Mr. Beaumont whose efforts for Leigh have been admirable.........

Was it not Nigel Wood that sold the RFL and SL on the idea of Toronto ?

As for "promoting" any club who hasn't "earned" the right to play in the top flight, with cash being so tight, maybe we should just open up an on line bid or something.
Maybe Bradford could win the bid with a similar amount that they were "gifted" for their iconic stadium.

This has all the class of the current exam debacle.

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:05 pm  

fartown since 1961 wrote:

Sorry should be Featherstone who have done everything right. Improved their ground, built the team up in strength over the last two years and have done everything to deserve a ‘punt’ at SL.

I always liked going to Post Office Road cheaper than Toulouse and don’t give you a Steak or burger that’s still moo’ing

Is that the Fev whose head coach sits with Agar in full Leeds kit. On preseason in Spain I asked him how they would do, His response was depends on who Leeds loan us!!

Re: Twelfth SL club for 2021 : Mon Aug 17, 2020 1:52 pm  

wire-quin wrote:

Is that the Fev whose head coach sits with Agar in full Leeds kit. On preseason in Spain I asked him how they would do, His response was depends on who Leeds loan us!!

That’s fair enough I wouldn’t object to Leigh, Widnes, London, Newcastle or York either so long as the process by which they are selected is robust.