Would you support your team if they became a feeder club? : Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:56 pm  

Seen as the RFL seem hell bent on the Championship becoming a Feeder division for SL Clubs would you support your team-Fax or Widnes, Leigh etc if they became jus a feeder team to a SL Club and never having the chance to get out of the Championship?

Personally if that happened I would simply just stop following the club and probably stop having much interest in the Professional game. It would be like my team had lost its soul

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:12 pm  

its a difficult one that one.

obviously i would find it difficult knowing the club had no sort of real goal at the start of a season it would be tough to still have the same enthusiasmn

although being a FC Halifax Town fan as well am used to not having much to cheer and having a lot of down times and less ups. so i'm really used to it.

although if the game was to start going like that i would find it very difficult to support it fully but i beleive if you support a team you support a team all the way no matter what and that is probably what i would do.

i have to admit though thinking about it just makes me cringe surely the RFL cant do that

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:18 pm  

i'd have nothing more to do with the "sport" if they did that

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:30 pm  

not a chance, there is no point

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:39 pm  

No

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:41 pm  

feeder club to whom?
Leeds? bradford?

gimme a break

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 6:45 pm  

halifaxxx wrote:

feeder club to whom?
Leeds? bradford?

gimme a break

Keighley

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:03 pm  

Simple answer NO. I wouldn't have anything to do with the sport. I support my team and my town if thats not the case then, last one out please turn out the lights.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:21 pm  

Darber wrote:

Simple answer NO. I wouldn't have anything to do with the sport. I support my team and my town if thats not the case then, last one out please turn out the lights.

I agree. My interest in the game would completely evaporate if that were the case.

: Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:23 pm  

Fans are willing to pay the current entrance fee because there is SOME glimmer of hope of a future. Becoming a feeder club as well as the new lower Salary Cap restricting our competitiveness would just put people off.

I think Rugby Leagues days are numbered unless the Championships make a breakaway and say goodbye to the Super Duper League Muppet Masters.