: Thu Jul 17, 2008 4:27 pm
pyeman wrote:
drop two teams, to bring in 4 inferior teams? The rfl's stupid but there not crazy.
I think Cas' only hope for a franchise and the only reason they would not get one is the build status of the new ground.
If the land is being cleared (I hear it is), and the money is in place then I have no problem with Cas retaining their place.
The issue is not what you have or don't have alone.
It is that you (currently) don't have a premium competition ground and that Cas is just a town. No interest to a national newspaper, etc.
I have alot of time for Cas as they have a good style of play and a strong belief in youth systems. Show that their is a new stadium on the way and they are a shoe-in, else they are at the mercy of the likes of Celtic, Toulouse and Salford who offer much more over a longer term.
Remember it is what you can offer to SL, not what SL can offer to you. The RFL have learnt their lesson with PSG; Toulouse is the heartlands of French RL and Celtic is all alone with no rugby union in the area and a public that wants it, and is on the doorstep to Cardiff