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He's a good comedian is this Dickie Ellis

Halifax in - Leeds and Wigan out would suit me.

Now that would be funny, no disrespect to Fax

Hahahahahahhahahahaha, thats a legal challenge from wakefield averted

So thats RFL peeing 700k down the drain or do they use there charge on Wrexhams ground to recoup their/our clubs money.......and dickh**ds claim that licensing has been a success has been completely nullified by The Crusaders failure

Crusaders out





best news ever

Big big shock there

business plan that the RFL/Sky will swallow it and we will be up against the politics of the expansion agenda again.

At least with Wakefield, we had a chance of competing on level terms with a better stadium and under representation in SL from Lancashire.

Congratulations to Wakefield,glad Crusaders are down but what would have happened if they had not withdrew!!!!!!

What player and salary cap rules will they come to our league with and who will replace our French friends. The Championship is in for a big shakeup next year. As much as I am pleased for Wakey I am apprehensive about whats in store for us.

Halifax Chairman not pleased. He has just stated when asked what he would ask Mr Lewis, "What is the point in having rules if you don't stick by them".

Crusaders OUT,12 CLANDESTINES playing for them next year,winning everything next year,2013 back in SL takeing the place of Widnes. Only the RFL could make this up.

What kick in the nads for Fax. Crusaders won't continue. Championship will have a quality side less.

What is the point of this?

happy for wakey & cas but still 3 years down the line when they wre told they have to get new grounds still no grounds, they should all of been kicked out
RFL stinks

I really feel for Halifax and their fans. They ticked every box, they have been the most consistant side in the Championship for the last three years and have made vast improvements to their ground.
Wakefield on the other hand, have been in administration and have continually lied about their ground / new ground.

Watch this space. Next round of franchise stipulations will not have a new ground or winning the NRC or getting to the Grand Final amoungst them.

As I see it Halifax's 'failure' was a lack of a youth set up in place, but they should have had a look in, as for Crusaders well I said when they were first 'formed' it wouldn't work without an infrastructure which they were building then tore it down when the move to North Wales came along, as for the French well 'nuff' said.
Now will the RFL learn, we cant sustain RL in the heartlands so stop throwing money elsewhere on stupid 'professional' clubs, get an infrastructure in place first.

Definitely feel for 'Fax today. Do they not offer as much, if not more than Wakey?

They must be wondering what needs to be done to get in?

Barring the inevitable eventual failure of Quins, it's hard to see how any Championship side can ever 'out-do' a SL side in the criteria stakes.

You reckon not ?



What's your point?

You wont have to, I reckon it'll be 16 teams in '14. One expansion, one heartland

Jeez - that's a bit rich from a team who got thrown out of the Cup last year.

Yeah - people like promotion. They're just not too keen on the relegation that goes with it.

Why don't we just have one big division of 34 ? Hey - why stop there ? Let's include all the amateurs too.

The so called 'lesser' clubs in SL tried to have it increased to 16 teams earlier in the year but it was voted down because the five largest spending clubs didn't want a smaller share of money.

Dork!! - we made a mistake and got rightly punished for it under the RULES that exist. Thats the point isnt it!!

My point is that the RFL will alter the rules for franchising to accomodate any agenda that SKY TV have or the stupid ideas that they can come up with.