My personal thoughts exactly, I'm pleased Celtic are in for expanding the game. But IMO Wakey are very lucky to still be in. I would have liked it to be Wakey out with Celtic, Salford and Tolouse in.

I feel bad for Widnes but I'm sure they will be in come 2011 when the competition should expand to 16 teams.

It is you that is braindead, everyone said that Catlans wouldn't work and it has. The RFL have been looking to break into Wales for years and years, now is their chance to be proven. Well done the RFL.

No, they're braindead.

I thought you were taking the michael, at first.

We said the same thing about Catalans & look how successful thats been!

Fine if you want to keep RL a minority sport, it's people like you that can't see past the M62 and realise that there is hunger for Rugby League when the sport needs to expand to attract more players, stronger competition etc....

Next we need a Cumbrian team for 2011.

Yeah but from day 1, the nucleus of their potential far exceeded that of Celtic Crusaders (fan-base, stadium and player potential).

Its a crock of Shat and typical of the RFL.

Loads of texts on SSN from Widnes fans saying, "I will never watch rugby league again...." Talk about OTT

By 2015 We'll have an English, French, Welsh and Scottish team in superleague. Expanded again to a 16 team league.

I personally think we will see 16 teams come the next franchise in 2011, exciting times ahead for rugby league fans though.

Was intrested to hear what the Quins co-owner said about having a midlands team. As I grew up in the midlands i know the game is getting bigger there but especially Nottingham where I did grow up they have a team that seem to do well every year in the low low leagues and they also have an international player

Cant remember who! Will try and see!

His comment was to bridge London and the North so a midlands team would be ideal!

Nottingham Outlaws International player

24 year old Viliami Tukana plays for Fiji.

I think we may have a team from midlands in the SL before a team from scotland.

WAHAAAAY, we're in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Shove that, all you naysayers and doubters!

To replace that shower of a club in terminal decline that play at the JJB!!!!!

Glad to hear your bum has stopped twitching.

Amyl nitrite?

Can't believe they've not let the Leythers in!



Come on you LEIGHHHHHHH

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Having 1 team in vast areas, including France, will not improve the sport. Sorry. Its a northern English sport predominantly. And its becoming increasingly popular without the need to add some second rate Welsh team with a stadium no better than Workington's to the yearly fixture list.

You are Richard Lewis and I claim my free trip to Bridgend.

Spot on


As I have said before The RFL is corrupt how CELTIC ,QUINNS, WAKEFIELD AND CASTLEFORD can get in in place or in front of LEIGH,WIDNES AND HALIFAX is beyond me, the 4 that have got licences are the worst followed teams or have stadia that is nowhere near the required standard and are nowhere near starting work on a new stadium.
I would prefer playing Widnes at home with 2500 Widnes fans there or 1500 from Leigh than 30 that Quinns bring or the 150 that Wakey and Cas bring and God knows how many Celtic fans will turn up 10 - 50 I would imagine .
Letting teams like these in the league destroy the atmosphere at home games and makes the competition less enjoyable, the licences handed out is a step backwards imo.
They had the chance to enhance the game and make it better imo they have not done this, out of the 4 that are in I would say Wakefield are the only ones that should have got one but that would have been close to Quinns but how long do you give teams like Quinns to develop a fan base they have been in business over 10 yrs now and still cant break the 4000 a match at home games week in week out and that includes away fans so how small is there home support I would guess at 3-3500 is that enough for a team with 10 yrs + development behind them.
Will we now face the same with Celtic as we have with Quinns ? or are we just trying to sell Sky dishes in Wales ?

I guess you were dead against Melbourne's inclusion in the NRL?

Before i try ready anymore. Halifax have a main stand they have been building for 8 years. Dont you think they should try and finish that before classing themselves as having the required standard.

do you not think that a 30 game league season is a bit too much though depending how well you do in the cc and play offs could be more than that

Only for Us and Leeds.