mick wilson

If TGG is a family affair like we all hope/think it is then i hope several hundred out of the thousands travelling down to London add this to their bucket list, would be a great boost to the club/sport in the capital if the numbers turn out for them.

Well done to you Salford.

whoosh

Irony

Fully deserved, will shall polish it up for you.

What ever happend to the no competing SL club to be within a 20 radious ???? Will this "invitation to a foreign club" help Barrow get invited then as Red Hall seem to view Cumbria as foreign

lighten up jerk you will make yersel sick

FT 30-44 att 6'784, with 5'350 from Widnes

Now 24-38 c'om on Frenchie

NO...........Not until they fully establish themselves 1st. Cats have a decent fan base but it does get a healthy boost from limeys who fancy a weekend in the sun on the lash but eventually the novelty wears off. Same with Toulouse who's crowds are crapola. Midlanders travel already to Wigan, Saints, Leeds etc to watch the game, Cats struggled to take 10 '000 to Wembley for their CC Final cowps sake. Places like Cumbria are a sleeping giant compared to the french.......have you ever considered where the game would be if in a few yrs of having say 4 0r 5 French teams playing in the UK AND AFTER WHETTING THE fRENCHIES APPITIGHTS FOR THE GAME AGAIN opps sorry they up sticks and jion a euro league WITHOUT UK teams invited just the Spanish & Italians etc.........not saying it WOULD happen only that it COULD. Where would that leave the UK game.

Saders v Quinns tonight drew a crowd of 1122 Not fogetting there recent CC game v Les Cats att 1817, hail to the expansion clubs they offer us soooooooo much.

That's why in my opinion you should expand the game in small radius ie Cumbria & the Midlands to guage the success levels then if good spread agian a little further afield and repeat the process. Reasons , The game is already played there especially Cumbria, so you already have player & suporters willing to turn up a watch and pay for it. Its less established in the Midlands but as its very close to the NW they could very easily supplent the players with some hard core NW lads, its easy for visiting fans to get there and home fans would get a derby game of sorts as there nearest clubs will be playing them, if you catch my drift.

This is getting way to funny LMAO

I was in stitches too

The top 5 or 6 champs league sides are usually the same old usual suspects season in, season out. They are to big for the championship ( in its current format ) but deemed not big enough for the current SL set up, These clubs probably have as many fans as the rest of Div 1 & the whole of Div 2 combined, dont alianate there fans. The question to me is what to do with these LIMBO clubs who still have a lot to offer top flight RL ? Place them in a extended SL on a 3/4/5 YR licence (granting them all enough time to do everything the licence requires) plus be competetive on the pitch & provide them with a RL Development manager each to help ease the transition . Merge all the remaining clubs in a SL 2 division, Double or even treble their monies recieved through the RL/SKY, (Even if the current SL Clubs are to give up a % of their money due for the good of the game). After all its about creating a much better sport for everyone not carrying/babysitting the historical top 6 SL CLUBS only.) under very strick guidelinds of where to spend it (ie) development area's & provide them with a few RL development managers to work closely with & between ALL CLUBS EVENLY . Gaurentee all SL2 clubs that the top team & the GF Winner WILL GET PROMOTED in season 3-4-or 5 & every other season forever ( as its a massive part of our sporting culture and should be reintroduced ) What will all this achieve ? Hopefully a top flight SL thats expanded but more levelish thus much more exciting & would guarentee much higher attendances .. As for the very 1st time in the sports history the limbo or old school yo-yo clubs would be competing on a totally level playing field, just imagine club xxxxxx (Insert any of the 5 OR 6 here) & now Playing (Any 1 of the historical top 6 clubs) in the SL in a refurbed or brand new ground ( a few yrs into the licence ) the Home clubs fans will be out in numbers never seen for yrs & yrs, The away team will bring 1000+Supporters etc, So most sides will be getting 10'000+ not just a few...... WOW..... This is the SL we all want isnt it ? SL2 Clubs will then accept and believe that there is no CLOSED SHOP ANYMORE & that if they plan right , invest in the right area's then they can RISE AGAIN or a least bust a gut trying which would be great for the sport as they would surely fully embrace this scheme and all get much stronger, resulting in a very strong attractive game in front of increasing crowds. If the powers to be want a EURO league then by all means intice & help these other teams to slot into the system but Not at the expense of our historical sides............................& before the usual fools say thing like "they have had 100 yrs and still mess up etc.........Well Leeds, Saints, Bradford & until very recently Wigan ALL Play/Played in ###### heaps , so if your going to sling the mud........sling it at "these" clubs as they have had more money & success then the rest of the others combinded & plenty of time to be progressive. Failure to do "someting like this" may result & is deffo resulting in RL losing fans possibly for ever under the current set up of im all right jack SL attitude. Current SL CLUB fans will not agree to this for the reasons in the paragraph above, put your club second for a short while while we make this game great again, but Nationally & Internationally, then when Football (round ball) implodes on its self we we will rule supreme.

Thank you for clarifying somewhat, if i may just one more question, So your not employed by the RL in any capacity ?

Silly me sorry, I thought sporting events with higher attendances add a bit of glamour to the proceedings, lol Plus the higher the attendances to higher the appeal to the consumers/advertizers/TV companies etc

ETHICAL Companies would'nt mind you telling folk, ok then are you employed by a sports authority ?

Who employs you Paris ? I have asked you before but you fail to answer, if you do finally answer you may gain some credibillity (sp)

Barrow now take an away following of anywhere from 200/600 in the championship, id imagine we would take anywhere from 500/1200 in the SL So would Fev,Fax, or Leigh. Quins, Saders,Le Cats & Toulouse dont & would'nt. Spot the blinding obvious in this post Paris ?

Good player there, 8 Barrow lads in the starting line up and another on the bench. Worky played very well there tonight, were unlucky in the end but they are getting stronger by the week, could be a darkhorse in the playoffs.

Hope folk tune into see this tonight, please help boost the TV ratings to show sky there really is life outside of the SL......remember its grade 3 RL not SL . still show be a good game though, Come on Wukkie.

Very good news for you in the longer term.

Toulouse wernt remotley ready then though If the RL's agenda is what I fear it is they will be given a spot, if theres 2 places available you will get the other.

Why can half the SL still to this day play in shitheaps after having yrs n yrs of chances to remodel but a new club coming in carnt ? They have had the time 7 money to do this , most champs clubs havent ? Why not let a new club in under very stricted rules of major ground developments using a solid timeframe for reconstruction, as the new club will now have much more money to invest into the stadium, after all isnt this the big plan by the RL ? To get the clubs to slowly but surely re-vamp themselves while staying solvent & attractive on the pitch ? Or is the agenda to squeeze them to death thus releasing places for more welsh, french, catalan, Scots, Irish, Midland & London new clubs.