Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 12:50 pm  

Should be Crusaders but we all know it won't be as then the RFL would have to admit they were wrong to send them up last time (which everyone said at the time), equally it's not going to be Salford for the same reason, they're never going to send London RURL down after all the money they’ve thrown at them, so that leaves Wakefield and Castleford from that list and with Castleford having a good run this season and Wakefield going into administration last season, has to be Wakefield out of those two I'm afraid.

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:03 pm  

Of course NL1 doesn't exist does it? You mean the Championship I assume unless there will be a double relegation (sorry franchise removal)

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:06 pm  

.....also RFL are rumored to have put finances to assist the new of the world during the Hacking scandal.

Anyway I think that rounds up that RFL are more evil than Hitler and Pol Pot combined.

Who is your preference I think was asked?

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:09 pm  

I've got a novel idea relegate the bottom club???

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:10 pm  

If I'm honest Crusaders and Wakefield for entering administration. I think both should be relegated and Halifax allowed in with Widnes.

That wont happen of course. What will happen is Wakefield will be relegated and Widnes will replace them. Crusaders will get another 3 years to waste a load more money trying to establish the game in Wales as will Harlequins in London and then another "heartland" club with an established fan base will be sent reeling like a lamb to the slaughter to be replaced by us or A.N. Other.

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:34 pm  

Leeeigh Leeeigh wrote:

.....also RFL are rumored to have put finances to assist the new of the world during the Hacking scandal.

Anyway I think that rounds up that RFL are more evil than Hitler and Pol Pot combined.

Who is your preference I think was asked?

But the 1.2 million spent on transport costs to include a team that is leaving our league to join its own country's league was money well spent. All hail Lewis and Wood

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 1:55 pm  

DemonUK wrote:

But the 1.2 million spent on transport costs to include a team that is leaving our league to join its own country's league was money well spent. All hail Lewis and Wood

Point I was making is ok RFL are bad and should be strung up, but the question actually was.......?

It gets very tedious when everything is "Knowing RFL......", "Changing goal posts...." etc about every subject. So ok we can accept Toulouse didn't work out as hoped - it was worth a go though (you might disagree like many more). 1.2million wherever that figure comes from didn't come out of the championship clubs coffers so no worries. 1.2million is not a lot of money either spread between the clubs as I know this is probably what you are thinking. I would say some kind of overall marketing may have helped us lot - but 1.2million still wouldn't do much.

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Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:05 pm  

mapleyther wrote:

Of course NL1 doesn't exist does it? You mean the Championship I assume unless there will be a double relegation (sorry franchise removal)

Oops, apologies.

I better start getting it right didn't I?!

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:18 pm  

Wakefield

Poor team
Too near their bigger neighbours Cas
Crap stadium
Dodgy name
No scoreboard
They beat us in the Cup the other year
In fact I'd stick them in Championship 1 because they are too near Fev as well
Their fans are all dodgy , not even knowing what the competition they will be playing in is called

[Wildthing]

Re: Franchise : Wed Jul 20, 2011 2:29 pm  

Starbug wrote:

Wakefield

Poor team
Too near their bigger neighbours Cas
Crap stadium
Dodgy name
No scoreboard
They beat us in the Cup the other year
In fact I'd stick them in Championship 1 because they are too near Fev as well
Their fans are all dodgy , not even knowing what the competition they will be playing in is called

Oi Git!
C*s are not the bigger neighbours you cheeky get, oh and we have a scoreboard!
The rest ain't far off.