In GB if you aren't in SL you are dead pretty much.

meaningless.



Wow, even i can type crap like dally.

What traps? You're paranoid mate.

So the NSW Cup isn't a thriving comp in it's own right? What do you suggest these clubs do to increase crowds? Don't they have any tv exsposure? They have NRL stars playing sometimes don't they? Maybe they should employ someone to Market that side of things. There is no reason these clubs shouldn't be averaging 5k crowds.

Dally doesn't even know where the Blue Mountains are, let alone a second tier Aussie RL comp.

Massive growth , where ?

TV deal ? , no chance

Trickle down ? , no it doesn't , interest in SL feeds SL

Heartland SL clubs yes , heartland non SL clubs NO , no rich backer will support a club that cannot be promoted because of location , are ther multi millionaires queing up to support Newtown or Norths to stay a feeder club ?

Championship RL being on tv ' costs ' the clubs money , when Leigh play Widnes in May it will cost Leigh £ 15,000 in lost revenue

Mr Lewis







, clueless

How much will Leigh get this year from television money?
With the game being on television will there be increased demand for advertising?

As my other fans have pointed out

If you are not in SL you are meaningless as far as the RFL are concerned , they havent a clue what to do with us , they only want us as somewhere for them to try out expansion clubs

£ 4,000 per match that we are obliged to give away in free tickets

But when we play Widnes on TV the attendance will be down by at least 1,500

What advertising , ground advertising , not our ground , plus although the figures watching are ok , it is still only RL fans from the towns that tune in , the Championship TV deal is worthless , in fact worse than worthless , it costs clubs money

What position does it play in and how many tries does it score?

hey if you think these clubs are meaningless thats up to you.

i didnt say the situation was identical between SL and the NRL.

look if NL clubs cant grow then they should just give up.

so should their fans who are apparently experts on expansion clubs

so the fact the RFL has guaranteed an NL1 club a SL spot next time means nothing

wow, i understand why you are so bitter at CC.

its all the RFLs fault leigh couldnt grow their crowds in a new stadium

leigh have been dropped from first grade to reserve grade, had some off field incidents and were lucky not to be dropped to 3rd grade

its all the fault of moving to a new ground

they should move back to hilton park

i love the double standard here

poor NL1 and 2 clubs failing left right and centre, with their fans justiying their failure

the same people are then the most critical of expansion clubs








just be consistant guys

can somebody please remind me how much money NL1 and 2 clubs leached off the murdoch millions initially as a bribe to allow the vote for SL to go through

14 years on and nothings changed, still useless. lets get murdoch to bail them out again

it seems that only the SL clubs can progress the game judging by the pathetic posts ive read above

no its not.

no ones interested in it here.

a highlights show is on TV and no one watches it.

these clubs serve no real purpose these days in growing the game. they are a relic of our past.

you dont see their fans talking about NRL expansion either?

my father once owned a house in wentworth falls.

Didnt you just say norths were?

norths arent applying again.

its the central coast bears that will be applying playing a few games maybe at NSO.

its good to see you so interested in aussie RL you posted this at 2 in the morning

youve progressed from the person who didnt know that rl was dominant across nsw and queensland.

well done mate.

I think you'll find Norths are just desperate to get back into the big time and are willing to whore themselves out to any location that gives them a chance to do that.

Maybe at the next license round Widnes should put in to become the Wrexham Vikings with some games played in Widnes?

You dont talk about expansion in Australia either - you want it all in or around Sydney or Brisbane.

Get your own lower leagues in order before you come on here trying to preach about things you have no clue about.

But bless you for trying to appear to care.

no im not like you.

i would be happy to see the sydney roosters and cronulla sharks move to areas like png, perth, nz or queensland.

i want whats good for RL, rather than just my own little club

I would be estatic if that happens. What are the time lines for this?

there arent any time lines for this

despite all this RL knowledge i have, im just a RL fan, im not david gallop

as much as i want to see something happen, it isnt.

its nice you are interested in NRL expansion but not expansion at home

You dont come accross as being a RL fan - you come accross as trying to wind fans up. But then again thats all you want to do.

Please sort you own lower leagues out in Australia before preaching about how poor our lower league clubs are.

Where do you get this opinion from? I am for expansion. Infact i would like the RFL to soley fund expansion teams and makesure they do it right.