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Knock out cups, then.

If that's true, it just demonstrates the nonsense that the current method of measurement of catchment is. York can include the population of Skipton, Whitby and Hawes but Castleford can't include Allerton Bywater, two miles away (maybe less). I'm not against catchment, I just think it's done very poorly.

Thank goodness.

It's supposedly been on its death bed for the sixty odd years I've been watching the game. Yet it's still here.

They move to other clubs and are replaced by other players. Not 100% true, of course, but players are generally in the Championship for one of two reasons. They are not good enough for Superleague or they don't want to play full time, for whatever reason.

Point of order - can you have an increasingly small pie?

Might? Have you considered that there might not?

My experience is that players like winning. Whilst clubs may win promotion, quite often, players stay behind.

£12000, I suppose. Championship clubs have just rejected a TV offer from Premier because it wasn't good enough. It was the best offer they had. I don't know what you mean by TV revenue - where do you think your £12000 came from?

Rubbish.

The only weakness of your argument is that you're comparing (arguably) the most popular sport in one country to a minority sport in another.

I like your optimism but I fear it's misplaced. It would be a disaster.

The snag is that you might find that the game's not worth supporting. No Sky funds, no Wembley trip, no Challenge Cup games against Superleague teams, even for the few - what's not to like? Quite a bit.

Match officials had good games? We're breaking with tradition here, are we not?

It won't be a charity unless it's registered as a charity. Which is suddenly a whole new ball game ........

He has no shares at all.

Was anyone expecting sell out crowds in division two?

IMG's standards quote a 5000 capacity. Not ideal, obviously, but it meets the standards at the moment

You missed off St Helena.

Available in Northern Ireland too, Les.

UK pounds.

Still do.

Passion's not always a good thing.

Dunno - but, personally, I'm more likely to watch streamed stuff on a laptop than a proper TV. Just seems easier to control the feed.

Education on expected behaviour should start early in life.