Quote ="Slugger McBatt"Each administration was distinct and unrelated to franchising. Crusaders couldn't sustain themselves on their crowds. Wakey was being chased by the taxman but would have been okay if the ground hadn't been called in, as they were due an advance payment once Planning Permission was granted. Bulls have made bizarre business decisions, like letting everyone go to games for a third of the price.'"
Of course it's related to franchising. Franchising is unfair. It prevents teams qualifying to play in the top flight by their efforts on the field. This is clear. So why do we have it? The claim was that the absence of P&R would put a stop to teams over reaching themselves financially in order to gain admitance to or remain in the top division. What's happened at Wakey, Crusaders, London and now in spades at what was one of the Leagues' top clubs Bradford proves that this claim is what many of us thought it was in the first place - hogwash.
