viewtopic.php?f=22&t=626323 Would love to know how SL clubs would view this potential scenario?

viewtopic.php?f=22&t=626323 Would love to know how SL clubs would view this potential scenario?

Screw the Fev fans, am I right?

Meh. It is what it is. Of course I understand Feb fans can’t afford to go to both or maybe even one of them but that’s the same for fans of lots of sports clubs across the world. Not all Liverpool & Spurs fans could go to Baku.

If Featherstone had finished 1st they’d have had home games. So if anything it’s the incentive of the league table having it’s effect.

What an ignorant snobbish reply.

In what way is it ignorant or snobbish?
Because I don’t agree with you?

I haven't posted anything for you to disagree with. I simply said you was ignorant and snobbish. The sooner all this expansion crap is finished,the better.

Just wait till Perth join our worldwide league !

Seems like There is only one person here that’s ignorant
“No expansion its a local game for local people”
Sad small minded. The sooner this crap post us taken down the better

The main point is surely about the players, most of whom part time I would expect - could even suggest that player welfare may be an issue here

A Scottish team in SL? Well anythings possible I suppose.

Exactly what I was thinking Col. Irrespective of whether we are pro-, or anti-expansion, I can't see any SL clubs fancying that 'jaunt'!

The only reason I want THEM to get promoted is to see how 'Sooper Dooper League' deals with their block fixtures. Obviously being full time won't affect the players with travel, but their might be the odd visa issue that crops up, but that seems to have been sorted with the authorities over there.

Yet you still can’t say why my post was ignorant or snobbish. Can you?
Are you saying you agree with me then?

Do you even know what you’re arguing about?

I can’t see how player welfare is an issue unless the flights are booked for too close to game day not allowing them time between the flight and the game.

If any players are part time that is irrelevant. That’s up to Fev to sort and ensure their players are available.

Why would Liverpool or Spurs fans go to Baku?

It was Chelsea v Arsenal, but it is a valid point.

Final should be on a neutral venue.

Headingley for example has held some cracking championship/ national league finals days over the year. When they combined it with the league 1 final too. A proper event.

No it isn’t a valid point, they played in an international competition and new there would be foreign travel.

So did Featherstone. They also could have avoided any foreign travel by finishing 1st.

No-ones denying it’s not tough on Fev. But I don’t quite see what everyone saying it’s massively unfair on them wants to happen?

I didn’t see massive furore at the start of the season when the playoff structure was announced. Most people thought it rightly gave league position a good advantage. It’s unfortunate for Fev they’ve been given the worst possible outcome but all clubs knew this could be a possibility. As long as the travel arrangements have been arranged well then that’s just how it is.

If clubs want to prove they’re good and strong enough for SL then they can’t whinge when they have to play in an international and full time competition. Too many Championship clubs want the benefits of playing in a full time comp but don’t want to pay their players enough to be full time.
Plenty of SL clubs would whinge just as much as well by the way.

Sorry! Got the CL and EL finals mixed up!

I agree it should be at a neutral venue. A bit tough on Toronto or Toulouse but then Catalans and Toronto (if they get into SL) would have to play the Cup Final and Grand Final over here.

You can still give home advantage for the playoff semi finals.

This is why the bulls decided not to make the play offs this year.... honest.

Joking aside, the system was announced, and actually stuck to, at the start of the season. Everyone knew the score. Toronto have bought/earned the right to have home advantage by finishing top. Yes it’s going to be very tough for the fev players and fans but surely it would be just as unfair on the Toronto players and fans if it was the other way around and they had to travel to the UK. Even more unfair having finished top and earned home advantage.

If they switched it to a neutral stadium for the start of next season fair enough.

Which was what I was trying to say - nothing more, nothing less. Thanks!

Go on Fev!!!!

Genuine question as I don’t know - how many of this Fev team playing against Toulouse are actually Fev players and how many are dual reg/loans?