Simon Hall

York signed those players before they knew they were in SL, btw.

Our attendance on Thursday against Toulouse (4014) was higher than Salford's average the year they got to the SL Grand Final (3746), to put it into some context. What would we be getting on average if we were right at the top of SL? Give us full SL money (£40m+) for the best part of 30 years and see where we're at.

The six again rule.

Probably cos they’re used to playing on a pig field.

No it wasn’t. Bradford were promoted to SL back in November and given full funding.

Ethan Ryan there. Deary me

3000 season ticket holders, plus sold out hospitality, plus people who buy tickets game by game, so 4014 seems about right. Stadium was half full (or Half empty if you want to be like that about the game we're supposed to love). I've been taking 4 or 5 others with me to previous games but last night they weren't interested cos it was a Thursday, on TV and a team we've played loads of times before. I do wish people would give it a rest about attendances though, we're 3 months into our first season ever in SL having not been in the top flight for 40 years, it'll take a bit of time but had we been playing a St Helens, Leeds or Wigan last night you'd have had at least another 1000 people from York there. You only have to look at some of the season average attendances of clubs who've had plenty of goes at SL to see York are actually doing very well.

Probably for the best yeah.

It'll be 15 teams next season.

Sorry, but Paul Broadband

Local lad so not surprised we're after him.

If it were up to me, any player appealing for stuff or waving their arms at the PTB would be sent to the bin for dissent.

I've watched most of the SL games this season and I haven't seen a referee who knows what they're looking for in terms of ruck speed/6 agains from one minute to the next. It's a total lottery whether they'll be given for obvious things then they're given for seemingly nothing and they make attacks break down rewarding the offending side, as last week. I absolutely hate the 6 again rule, sick of hearing that sodding bell and I'm now at the stage where I'd rather watch a game with loads of niggle and penalties and a massive scrap with about 10 sin-bins each.

He's gone to Leigh as "Director of Rugby", he was York's "Head of Rugby". Is there a difference? Who knows.

I wouldn't be entirely surprised to see the bloke that used to be in charge of Wakefield's youth get the job...