Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 12:59 pm  

bulls2487 wrote: Don't Leigh always do this every couple of years, it's nothing new, if they don't succeed in Championship next year. Beaumont will asking them all to leave as can't afford salaries. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hullda ... 823793.amp No, all players have accepted and signed a on one year contracts. If Leigh don't earn promotion next season, the door might be shut for SL after that. All the players are aware of this when they signed.

bulls2487 wrote: Don't Leigh always do this every couple of years, it's nothing new, if they don't succeed in Championship next year. Beaumont will asking them all to leave as can't afford salaries. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.hullda ... 823793.amp No, all players have accepted and signed a on one year contracts. If Leigh don't earn promotion next season, the door might be shut for SL after that. All the players are aware of this when they signed.

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:24 pm  

A burning question for me is that, if it transpires at a later date that there has been collusion between the RFL/SLE/Braford & Wood/Sawyer we are all aware of Nigel Wood's history & connections to the RFL, the IRLF & Bradford Bulls that the selection process was deliberately reverse designed & that the "weighting" of criteria was deliberately withheld, then where does Rugby League go from there ?

Will there be an investigation ?
Will there be an implosion ?
Will it create a huge split between clubs in the RFL no longer willing to be governed by the RFL & SLE ?

Only time will tell, however I fear that if it transpires so, this could be the beginning of the end !

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Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:33 pm  

Or just as likely it turns out it's Leigh and we can look back at all these rumours about bradford as a right load of old balls.

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:36 pm  

Pumpetypump wrote:

Or just as likely it turns out it's Leigh and we can look back at all these rumours about bradford as a right load of old balls.

True.

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 1:51 pm  

People keep talking about conspiracies, Nigel wood would have had to have been a fortune teller to know that COVID was going to ruin rugby league and Toronto, bradford are not good enough in any way shape or form to go into superleague, there 3 to 4 years away at the minimum, unless someone with a mass amount of monies comes in, the players bradford are getting in right now are just about championship players, come on guys take a look at mr Beaumont’s team, it’s not hard to see who the superleague team will be

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:33 pm  

I agree with you Moisk 111. All these rumours about Bradford being given the nod are just a smoke screen. Leigh are the only team with a squad anywhere near enough to be competitive for the full 2021 Superleague season.

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:35 pm  

J7P1 wrote:

I agree with you Moisk 111. All these rumours about Bradford being given the nod are just a smoke screen. Leigh are the only team with a squad anywhere near enough to be competitive for the full 2021 Superleague season.

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Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:45 pm  

Molsk111 wrote:

People keep talking about conspiracies, Nigel wood would have had to have been a fortune teller to know that COVID was going to ruin rugby league and Toronto, bradford are not good enough in any way shape or form to go into superleague, there 3 to 4 years away at the minimum, unless someone with a mass amount of monies comes in, the players bradford are getting in right now are just about championship players, come on guys take a look at mr Beaumont’s team, it’s not hard to see who the superleague team will be

If Bradford are so far away, why would they put in an application, surely they would have bowed out gracefully ?

As for being a fortune teller, surely this is just a quick swap to plan B, as there was talk (and plenty of it) about Ottawa basing themselves at Odsal, when they were over here.
Swap 2 Championship clubs (or 1 Championship and one league 1) for a SL spot and away you go.
As for the money, maybe Mr Wood has pulled a few strings or called in a few favours ?

Clearly they must have a plan or, just why would hey have applied ?

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 2:54 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

If Bradford are so far away, why would they put in an application, surely they would have bowed out gracefully ?

As for being a fortune teller, surely this is just a quick swap to plan B, as there was talk (and plenty of it) about Ottawa basing themselves at Odsal, when they were over here.
Swap 2 Championship clubs (or 1 Championship and one league 1) for a SL spot and away you go.
As for the money, maybe Mr Wood has pulled a few strings or called in a few favours ?

Clearly they must have a plan or, just why would hey have applied ?

Good point there wrenners.

Re: 12th team for Superleague : Sun Nov 22, 2020 3:31 pm  

If you had a £100 free bet which team would you put it in going into superleague wrencat