Quote ="Slugger McBatt"Widnes did not get thrown out of Superleague. They finished in one of the relegations slots and were relegated. The reason Widnes did not get back into Super League is not because of expansion, but because they couldn't play their way back into it. Expansion is almost irrelevant, other than creating the extra relegation slot.
Some Widnes on here bemoan expansion, but expansion has brought us franchising, and franchising is the only way they will get back in, because they seem routinely unable to win their way back in. =#000000They need to decide whether they support franchising, and thus expansion, or they don't. In which case, don't apply.
I would like to see Widnes back in Super League, but they need to put the violins away, because it was their performances on the field that got them in the lower league, and their performances on the field that kept them there.
As for Harlequins, I wish them well. Their presence in Super League arguably brings to the whole game of rugby league than Widnes and quite a few other teams (I include Wakey in this), as the off-field stuff is good for the game.'"
Naivety of the highest order. You believe that when a club submits a licence application they are doing it for the greater good? Grow up, every club that applies is doing it for one reason and that is to secure their place at the top table. Do you honestly think Leeds or Wigan would give a toss if Halifax or Barrow got in next time at the expense of the Crusaders?