Source?

(Please don’t say ketchup)

Ok, Daddies.

If that is addressed to me....Twitter account of Gareth Walker,I think.

If you can't find it let me know and I'll dig it out.

PS - I don't tell lies.

“ stated that in the event Toronto were not readmitted, and if they decide to go with 12 clubs then...”

“ I should have clarified in initial tweet - this was sent to Champs/L1 clubs by the RFL as part of their discussions on the make-up of next year's comps”

Halifax have applied to join SL for 2021, who's next Hunslet Hawks ?

West Wales Raiders.

What is the criteria - Being the latest to have players registered for the season ahead?

Will the club chosen be subject to a more rigorous examination than certain clubs that are already in Super League?

Be interesting to see what the criteria is, and if some existing clubs don’t meet it.

Pick Widnes



Good facilities

13,500 all seater stadium
Brilliant youth development, year after year


Debt free and financially sound


Brilliant history


Will take thousands of fans to other games generating a lot more match day revenue.

We’ve been rebuilding and have a really good championship team formulating for next season. Add 6-7 good SL standard players and I believe we could become competitive (not talking about winning silverware)

A town that lives and breeds rugby and always will.

Great opportunity for any team who gets the nod and hope they take it and don’t look back.

Yeah, hope they dont have to rely too heavily on imports to keep them competitive or have to merge to survive

How did Toulouse produce such a professional video trailer so quickly after the announcement ? Almost as if TO13 had prior inside information to prepare !

Interestingly Tolouse video features the happy smiling faces of CEO's/Directors Ian Lennagan of Wigan, Gary Hetherington of Leeds & Head Honcho, Supremo & CEO of Super League Robert Elstone enjoying the 'hospitality' of Toulouse Olympique.

I am sure that nobody would ever suggest that 'free holidays' & other incentives have ever been offered to or accepted by these 3 very influential Super League CEO's !

Maybe they could play off at Bradford's state of the ark bomb crater ? You know, their home ground that they can't afford to play in !

Toulouse are though as good a bet as any.

Proximity to France ?

Can’t see Gary chomping on cuisses de grenouilles et escargots and paying for them

Interestingly enough since Widnes were relegated crowd violence went down too.

How can anyone suggest a play off when none of the Championship Clubs have played or even trained, most do not have a full contracted squad assembled & even Super League Clubs with big squads & academies can't fulfill games ?

It's a bloody ridiculous suggestion.

So did crowds.



I’ve seen Hull Kr and hull fc fans full on brawl
Seen wire fans involved in trouble at Catalans
I’ve seen Wakefield fans attack Widnes fans for 0 reason after a few too many
Saw a cas tigers woman at magic weekend launch a few hayemakers

Every club has idiots, you won’t convince me otherwise. The way that particular club deals with those fans, that’s how it’s judged.

I would not give Bradford preferential treatment at all, but they are easily the biggest club outside Super league and the biggest potential supporter base. I think they will be high on the list of clubs to go up, but not necessarily my choice.

I don’t really care who Goes up that much as long as they bring plenty to the table, i.e good crowds, player/grass roots development, great facilities, ideally geographical spread, financial stability.

My preferred choice is Toulouse as they meet most if not all the above criteria and are in my opinion are the best choice (which may be the SL clubs choice)! and I would ideally like 2 more French teams in the Championship, Avignon and another.

You actually seem to agree with most of what I am saying.

that's a far better presentation made than you did earler

over the last 6 months I've had 20 wins highest being just £30 but if I ever was lucky enough to get that sum of money I know my partner wouldn't mind me using some to benefit the local junior sides that get these lads lasses playing

Thank you,I had too much fresh morning coffee and a bit giddy, And i think better as they day gets going.

Wasn’t even thinking of Wakey, but now you come to mention it......

I know it's been done before but, perhaps Gateshead..............................

Was it not the very early days of super league, that Wakey voted to merge with Cas, or is the old memory failing me.

TRL poll favours Toulouse at 52%

Then they consider the knock on of who goes up to the Championship.....

71% Newcastle. Pretty much a win win all round this as we lose a phoney "Expansion" club and gain two Giant steps outside M62 land........

That will do me.....