You are a horribly negative and cynical person with a desire to put down any sign of light in the growth of the game. It makes me wonder whether London's former rugby league marketing manager Gus McKay was really as bad as you used to make out so obsessively.

In any case Toronto is succeeding in the Championship and will succeed in Super League long before the Wellington Orcas see the light of day in the NRL.

This from someone who includes a derogatory adjective when mentioning an English team.

Didn’t setanta go bust in Britain a few years ago

I had just talked about this with a friend. I think the Super League clubs would love to have Toronto and Toulouse in as they would bring there own money to the league. If they expand the league to 14 this would work very well as they would still only have to split the Sky money 11 ways if Catalan, Toulouse and Toronto are the other 3.

I suspect that Halifax and Featherstone don't really want to get promoted. They are doing well in the league they are currently in and promotion would result in a lot of change on and off the pitch. How would Featherstone do without 4 Leeds players in the squad for example. Both sides are doing well where they are.

London are very much the same. Their current home is not really geared for Super League and promotion could result long term in the club going bust. I am based in the South East and the Broncos don't appeal on multiple fronts. So unless the club want to move again then there future remains in the championship.

Leigh are a solid club with a good ground and a reasonable number of fans. They offer as much to Super League a number of the current clubs. They have a chairman that brings a lot to the competition.

So,
Toronto, Yes
Toulouse, Yes
Featherstone, No
Halifax, No
London, No
Leigh, Neutral

To go down Widnes, I have been a fan of them for a few seasons but the James Rule interview exposed the lack of ambition from the club. Living off the Sky money and nothing else. The sacking of Betts and the signing of Cummings is the nail in the coffin. Francis Cumming is the Rugby League equivalent of jumping the shark.

In an ideal world, Toronto, Toulouse and Leigh up. Widnes down. 14 team league announced at the Super 8's launch. Million pound game to be 6th vs 7th.

Leigh are in 6th place in the Championship, why should a team in 6th be promoted?

Surely they need to earn their place on the pitch if they are to be given yet another chance in Super League.

I think he was saying that after Toronto and Toulouse, Leigh offer more to SL than the rest ?
Of course they would need to win promotion on the field of play before they could be promoted.

If Noel was right and Toulouse and Toronto would not get any sky cash, it seems bonkers not to "promote" them anyway and expand the top flight, which would allow everyone to see if there really is some mileage in overseas expansion, something that, for now, is an idea built on hope, rather than substance.

Funny how you wouldn't write such a post on the 1st of July 2017

Sir Kevin, are Leigh currently 6th in the championship ? I hadn't realized, not sure if you have mentioned this before.
Good luck to Leeds Rhinos in the middle 8's (yet again)

Toulouse, Featherstone and London are running away with their games today.

That will put a one point gap between 4th (Halifax) and 5th (London) and a two point gap between 5th (London) and 6th (Leigh).

Mr False,please give us the final positions about this time on 29/7/2018.

BTW - Whether Leigh make the top 4 or not,I will say this again,no team in the Championship is good enough to get into Sooooooooooooooooooooooooper League.

Toronto are, Toulouse may well be

Not a chance LebJean.

Indeed, a moderator confirmed that the IP address that belongs to expansion loving/hater of Leigh 'Sir Kevin Sinfield' also belongs to another RLFANS member.

That would be Joan Dutch Cap.

You've gone quiet Sir Kevin/Jean/Lebron etc

Well, it looks like it's going to go down to the wire. Leigh may have lost yesterday, but with the teams above them having to play each other in the next few weeks there's still a good chance they'll make the 4.

Toronto are what?

Do you mean they are already promoted?

If so give your head a shake, whoever finishes in the bottom four of S.L. wont be easy-beats.

Correct.

I hope so.Not counting Vai Vai(out for season), Leigh had 8 players missing also.

Can you back up this statement, which is absolute rubbish Cokey?

My comment was in reply to the previous poster.

Toronto are good enough to get into Super League.

Moderator Atomic stated this fact. I'm sure you saw his comment. They do say the best form of defence is attack, and you are to be applauded for this.

It’s not a fact, if Atomic did say that, which I haven’t seen myself, it’s a lie.

It’s funny these accusations all come from a group of Leigh fans, or is that one Leigh fan using different usernames.

Why would he lie ?

You are one of the 'anti Leigh' brigade anyway, so you will always be annoying.

And yet it's me being warned by Mod (Karen).Unbelievable how IT get's away with it.