: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:00 pm  

Does anyone think that having Celtic in super league would be a good idea

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:07 pm  

Dean Richmond wrote:

Does anyone think that having Celtic in super league would be a good idea

I believe the taking of Millenium(?) Madness to Scotland is not a coincidence.

It would be good to have an old firm game in SL.

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:10 pm  

Dean Richmond wrote:

Does anyone think that having Celtic in super league would be a good idea

It can't hurt. The way I see it, Celtic were brought in to;

a) Level out the number of teams in the National Leagues due to Catalan being fast tracked into SL.

b) So the RFL can have one last ditch attempt at expanding to Wales. With putting them into NL2 at the time, no one would care or lose as much money as they did with PSG or the original Gateshead club.

Fortunately, things have turned out pretty OK and the club is rich in media exposure and playing quality. If they were to be in SL, it would reward those at the club for the hard work over the past three/four years, but wouldn't be a disaster if they were to be cut in favour of Salford, Widnes or Leigh.

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:22 pm  

Is there a guarantee that Hull KR are definately in? Perhaps with a better chance that Castleford, probably wakefield but without the applications in front of me it would be hard to say.

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 12:23 pm  

Ian*77 wrote:

There's a chap posting the same on lots of team's boards.

If there is anyone on this board with experience of the construction industry it would be interesting to hear their thoughts on the following projects:

Salford
Cas
Wakey

I know WOTT informed Paul Youane and Behind the Stick about the Halliwell Jones construction in the past but other than that I'm not sure where our expertise lies.

It is my understanding that Salford are already on site, although work has stopped due to items of archaelogical interest have been found.

As fut t'other two, I would imagine the developers have had their current funding offer withdrawn due to this credit crunch nonsense. So the whole round-robin of speaking to the banks, getting the land appraised will begin. It doesn't necessarily mean it is a dead duck, just gone back a bit.

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:39 pm  

The Lineup As It Should Be
Warrington Wolves
Bradford Bulls
Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors
Hull FC
Hull KR
Castleford Tigers
St Helens
Widnes Vikings
Salford City Reds
Huddersfield Giants
Harlequins RL
Catalan Dragons
Celtic Crusaders

Wakefield Wildcats deserve to be dropped from the franchise until they can establish a proper club. (All of the other candidates have a decent stadium planned or already in place, Wakey do not!)

The Lineup As It Will Be
Warrington Wolves
Bradford Bulls
Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors
Hull FC
Hull KR
Castleford Tigers
St Helens
Salford City Reds
Huddersfield Giants
Harlequins RL
Catalan Dragons
Celtic Crusaders
Wakefield Wildcats

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 2:57 pm  

FutureChampions wrote:

The Lineup As It Should Be
Warrington Wolves
Bradford Bulls
Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors
Hull FC
Hull KR
Castleford Tigers
St Helens
Widnes Vikings
Salford City Reds
Huddersfield Giants
Harlequins RL
Catalan Dragons
Celtic Crusaders

Wakefield Wildcats deserve to be dropped from the franchise until they can establish a proper club. (All of the other candidates have a decent stadium planned or already in place, Wakey do not!)

The Lineup As It Will Be
Warrington Wolves
Bradford Bulls
Leeds Rhinos
Wigan Warriors
Hull FC
Hull KR
Castleford Tigers
St Helens
Salford City Reds
Huddersfield Giants
Harlequins RL
Catalan Dragons
Celtic Crusaders
Wakefield Wildcats

I agree with what you said about Wakefield. Although they will land on their feet with a Wembley appearance I bet!

On a personal level, I'd like to see Widnes back in SL along with Salford. Celtic Crusaders? No thanks. I've got too many doubts over whether RL can become popular in Wales. I loved the yearly Cardiff trips but lets face it, it was only really the supporters of current SL teams who showed up to watch the games.

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:16 pm  

i think futurechampions has it spot on there...i agree with his shoulds, and think what we'll get is what he thinks. i do think that it is probably a year too early for the crusaders, but if they can get a few welsh union players to go across, get harris down, cunningham might fancy it, and you never know, even briers. to be part of something new may appeal to these guys whose careers are winding down

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 3:40 pm  

why would Widnes deserve a place ahead of Wakefield? Wakefield have been a pretty good team for a few years now and produced some good players through their ranks, which Widnes haven't.

: Tue Jul 15, 2008 4:16 pm  

sally cinnamon wrote:

why would Widnes deserve a place ahead of Wakefield? Wakefield have been a pretty good team for a few years now and produced some good players through their ranks, which Widnes haven't.

Widnes have a better Stadium