New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:28 am  

So they are saying, in the Keighley News.

Pie in the sky or not?

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 11:49 am  

guess who wrote:

So they are saying, in the Keighley News.

Pie in the sky or not?

I think the division we are in is very competitive and produces some enjoyable "genuine" rugby. I am actually looking forward to the new season.

If those that have come on board have the wherewithal to make super league happen I would not say no, but not at the expense of killing the club (again).

With Leeds, Bradford and Halifax all local it will not be easy to generate a sufficient fan base or gain the nod from the RFL. In fact, I am rather surprised (but glad) that the word "feeder club" has not been touted.

Cougarmania was truly revolutionary for Keighley and for RL in general and I feel it would take something of that scale to get us there.

I doubt that super league is a "real" possibility, but that does not worry me in the slightest anymore. But hell, if these lads are genuinely prepared to have a go then why not?

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:34 pm  

Will you not start the season with a points deduction for entering administration?

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 12:36 pm  

Bonzo wrote:

Will you not start the season with a points deduction for entering administration?

Yep, would have thought so.

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:01 pm  

guess who wrote:

So they are saying, in the Keighley News.

Pie in the sky or not?

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:08 pm  

I would rather they had a go for it, than not.

So long as the business is built properly and steadily.

When I see these clubs just settling for trundling along, or becoming feeders I feel sorry for them.

If we ever got that way, then I would rather not exist. I don't support Keighley because of some misplaced love of RL, I support them because it's my hometown team, and I want them to be ambitious.

We should be poistioning ourselves as the team that serves the immediate region, North Yorks/Dales/Skipton, and East Lancs.

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:13 pm  

How does the saying go? If you aim for the stars you might hit the roof?

Sounds pretty deluded to me. We'll have to quintruple the amount of fans coming in and completely rebuild Cougar Park for a start.

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:18 pm  

There is a time and a place for these words and im afraid we were way off the mark.

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 1:19 pm  

Stealth Comic wrote:

We'll have to quintruple the amount of fans coming in

Been done before

Stealth Comic wrote:

completely rebuild Cougar Park for a start.

That's the hard bit.

To be fair, it only needs one side doing. But it's the most expensive side!!

Re: New Keighley Cougars board aims for Super League. : Wed Dec 23, 2009 2:02 pm  

aj cougar wrote:

Been done before

That's the hard bit.

To be fair, it only needs one side doing. But it's the most expensive side!!

Judging by the standard of current and proposed Super League grounds we'd need.

1) A new, large main stand with plenty of corporate facilities and a media centre.

2) Rooves putting on the South and East terraces.

3) A new scoreboard.

4) Turnstile block in the SE corner reopened

5) Capacity upgraded to between 12-15k.

You wouldn't get much change out of £10m and I don't think the council will give us a penny, they're busy giving Odsal another refurb.