I have to agree with you there. I think it all smells very fishy!

It was almost intriguing until it decended in to pointless bickering. No one has any evidence and until they do it's just nonsense.

Because those two are likely to be the only two finishing in the top 3 or Grand Final with adiquate grounds, finance and set up!!!



The highest finisher will get it.



They cant say to Widnes you get ready then have Halifax sweep the board but not have any idea until the day before the fixtures for 2010 come out

It is a little weird though as Halifax dont have any youth setup going? they may have one for next year but getting a group of players ready in such a short space of time is stupid to say the least.



And the ground isnt finished.

RFL in their wisdom will use the NRC semi as a playoff.

It will be by the end of the year though.

Hasn't anyone realised we're in July now ?



New month = New unfounded rumour that us or Widnes are in SL next season

To be honest, no-one at the RFL gives a flying loop about "yoof" set ups. In an ideal world, yes it would be lovely but in terms of granting licences, they're going to give about 45 seconds of brain time to youth set ups.



Here's what they'll devote their time to next time round:



What attendances do they get?

Have they won owt in the last three years?

Can they afford Super League?

Are they slap bang in the middle of a cluster of RL clubs?

What's their stadium like?



That's it. The rest is irrelevant. It shouldn't be. But it is.

i heard that widnes are considered first replacement club for SL if a club disapppears...



I don't think we are ready to make the step up when it takes years to build a club back up from where we have been without a multi-millionaire backer

Agree 100% with that. I'm due to win the lottery though - so that's going to change in the near future

Why who have you managed to get to buy a ticket for you , obviously somebody from this side of the hill