Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:05 am  

Halifax for me with no doubts whatsoever.

Local. Good supporter base. Good stadium. Lots of local talent.

I like Fev and admire what they have achieved but the Wakefield area struggles to support two tams at pro level let alone three.

London, no, it won’t work.

Toulouse, maybe but it will need a lot of local funding to make it work imo as I believe a second French team should subsidise visiting clubs in terms of travel costs.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:42 am  

I'd love it to be Fev but sentiment aside, realistically can't see past Beaumont's Leigh, everything is in place there structually and financially he's made no secret of his desire to return to super league, why not.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:36 am  

Can't see it being Fev although they would be my choice.
As for Tolouse, other than an away trip for those wanting to go, what would they bring to SL?
Another low attendance for our home fixture.
Leigh for me .
Has to be a team with crowd potential and such as Leigh, Halifax, Featherstone, Bradford and even as outsiders York have that so take yer pick...!

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:25 am  

1315trinity wrote:

Can't see it being Fev although they would be my choice.
As for Tolouse, other than an away trip for those wanting to go, what would they bring to SL?
Another low attendance for our home fixture.
Leigh for me .
Has to be a team with crowd potential and such as Leigh, Halifax, Featherstone, Bradford and even as outsiders York have that so take yer pick...!

The only thing Toulouse would bring is a definite strengthening of the French game. I’m actually all for that but a secondFrench team must be funded by the French themselves.

Two top teams should give them some pull for a deal of there own with Sky and French TV though in all honesty I don’t know how these things work.

York is a good one I’d forgotten about them. So long as they have a good plan in place why not.

Truth is I’d like a 14 strong SL and my choice then would be Toulouse and any two from Halifax/Leigh/York/Fev on that order.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 9:55 am  

vastman wrote:

The only thing Toulouse would bring is a definite strengthening of the French game. I’m actually all for that but a secondFrench team must be funded by the French themselves.

Two top teams should give them some pull for a deal of there own with Sky and French TV though in all honesty I don’t know how these things work.

York is a good one I’d forgotten about them. So long as they have a good plan in place why not.

Truth is I’d like a 14 strong SL and my choice then would be Toulouse and any two from Halifax/Leigh/York/Fev on that order.

Been saying this for ages...... Agree with Toluouse, not sure about Fax and York.
As for team 12 would say Fev as they lost the play off final.
Although heart says Fev, head says Leigh.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 10:03 am  

IMO fairest way to decide would be a three game play off between London and Fev. London didn’t do enough to stay up but Fev didn’t do enough to go up.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 6:37 pm  

Seems we have been named as one of two clubs who wanted to limit the central funding for whoever gets promoted to £800k, and that they are only likely to get £1m central funding anyway. Pretty rubbish move from us if true.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:00 pm  

Khlav Kalash wrote:

Seems we have been named as one of two clubs who wanted to limit the central funding for whoever gets promoted to £800k, and that they are only likely to get £1m central funding anyway. Pretty rubbish move from us if true.

Not really, we had to do the same and we survived. We are no longer a charity, Trinity first for me, it’s not like anyone has ever helped us with the possible exception of Leeds.

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:16 pm  

I know Trinity were denied funding in 1999 and 2000 but it doesnt make it right to withhold due moneys to the promoted team now, they're behind the 8 ball as it is with recruitment, are we that insecure about our own ability that we want to make it harder for them?

Re: 12th SL Team : Thu Nov 05, 2020 7:31 pm  

If it's true that sky are waiting to reduce their SL funding from 40 to 30 million things will be even tighter although BT are apparently showing interest so who knows if it comes down to the highest bidder we may have more funding.
Back on topic. While I would like Fev I do think it will be Leigh