A decision on who will become the Championship’s 14th club is set to be revealed this week.
Five clubs: Barrow, Doncaster, Newcastle, Rochdale and Workington, will discover their fate on Thursday.
A five man-man panel, chaired by Dean Andrew OBE, will determine the winner.
Also on the panel are four RFL officials; its Chief Commercial Officer, Mark Foster, the Director of Insight & Customer, Alison O’Brien, RFL Chief On Field Officer, Dave Rotherham and the Chief Operating Officer, Tony Sutton.
A spot will be vacant in the Championship as a result of one club from the second-tier being promoted to Super League, a decision that is due to be made on Wednesday, December 16th.
League 1 clubs lodged their applications last Wednesday.
All five clubs have expressed their optimism about being the successful candidate.
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