: Sun May 10, 2009 7:53 pm  

crucrucrusaders wrote:

I think it is pretty safe to say we will be here for the three years.

Let's hope so anyway.

I hope you're right. But knowing the RFL anything is possible.

: Mon May 11, 2009 8:08 am  

yeh and the WRU.

I know it has NO relation to this topic what so ever but i went to school today when we had a day off.

: Mon May 11, 2009 4:44 pm  

Cassandra wrote:

I hope you're right. But knowing the RFL anything is possible.

oh absolutely Casandra!

: Wed May 13, 2009 9:55 am  

So will you next home crowd actually be more than 2857 or is that it then??

: Wed May 13, 2009 10:43 am  

GanEden wrote:

So will you next home crowd actually be more than 2857 or is that it then??

exactly 2856 you muppet.

: Wed May 13, 2009 2:02 pm  

Starbug wrote:

The franchise system will be with us for a long time now , once Widnes go up no other club will be anywhere near making the jump , the gap is already too big and will only get bigger

I disagree. The finances don't add up. Licensing will lead to huge financial problems because as the Welsh regions have found out in the Magners League, lack of relegation means a surfeit of meaningless games so attendances drop. Add to that the British need for a fear of relegation and I think pretty quickly the RFL will have no alternative but to abandon the idea.

: Wed May 13, 2009 2:37 pm  

well, that's the straw I'm clinging onto!

: Wed May 13, 2009 8:31 pm  

manxviking wrote:

I disagree. The finances don't add up. Licensing will lead to huge financial problems because as the Welsh regions have found out in the Magners League, lack of relegation means a surfeit of meaningless games so attendances drop. Add to that the British need for a fear of relegation and I think pretty quickly the RFL will have no alternative but to abandon the idea.

Super League is competitive until the end though due to the nature of the game and the fact the teams put out their strongest teams by and large.

Magners League in union is a glorified warm up for the Heineken Cup.

I watched Cardiff Blues-Scarlets tonight in what was a weakened team kickathon with a secret point given for dropped balls and knock ons judging on what the players were doing.

I'm ok with it though as if the union clubs keep serving up this dross the fans are more likely to stick with league when they see an entertaining sport in comparison.

: Thu May 14, 2009 8:17 am  

chubbs1981 wrote:

of course its possible it just means effort planning and upsetting the status quo.

Naah. it'd be against employment law, unless the RFL owned all the player registrations and contracted them out to the clubs. Which will never happen.

: Thu May 14, 2009 11:07 am  

crucrucrusaders wrote:

Super League is competitive until the end though due to the nature of the game and the fact the teams put out their strongest teams by and large.

Magners League in union is a glorified warm up for the Heineken Cup.

I watched Cardiff Blues-Scarlets tonight in what was a weakened team kickathon with a secret point given for dropped balls and knock ons judging on what the players were doing.

I'm ok with it though as if the union clubs keep serving up this dross the fans are more likely to stick with league when they see an entertaining sport in comparison.

But it isn't - history shows that SL teams with little to play for end up being walloped at the end of the season (mind you, the season we were relegated, both us and Leigh were embarassingly dreadful).

Conversely, Wakey had their biggest crowd for a decade in the relegation decider against Cas a few seasons ago. Result? The following season they doubled their average attendance (and Cas' attendance didn't drop much in NL1). Average attendances are already down this season and media coverage has dropped. Licensing is not good for the game which is why I remain vehemently opposed to it.

You were right about the Blues-Scarlets game. I am a Llanelli fan - have been ever since 1974 - but that merely illustrates the point I was making. If you don't think that's how SL will end up, I'm afraid I think you will be disapointed.