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And Oldham finished 2nd. So 2nd were promoted that year. I didn't mean they were promoted BECAUSE they were 2nd, just that they went up and they were 2nd. My point was clearly that Newcastle were the next best choice to be promoted having finished 3rd after the other 2 clubs above them were promoted.

Probably about right for the game against Catalans with no away support.

Is that confirmed? All Out RL were saying York and Donny were already pencilled in before the game, with seems stupid considering there would only be one Yorkshire team involved!

Game over if it wasn't already.

Some silly errors leading to the first 2. 3rd was great play. We've played well in patches but just not enough. Rovers solid. We've not given up though.

I've been having danger farts since 9am!

I think regionalising League 1 would have been a good idea back when we had a large number of Southern clubs. Travel is a huge issue, not too mention player availability. Would the southern clubs get promoted? Not for a long time nor without huge investment. But it would be a more appropriate level for them to develop and not directly show everyone they're loads worse than their northern counterparts by constantly finishing below them.

You create a great day of entertainment so the fans that are coming are more likely to come back and recommend to others. You don't scrimp on the product just because you've already sold the ticket.

Newcastle were 3rd in League 1 in 2019. 1st and 2nd were promoted that season. After Toronto went pop and Leigh took their place, it was basically a choice between them or Barrow (the 2nd relegated team). Hardly controversial or artificial promotion.

Expansion clubs should come in pairs. An instant rivalry to drive interest and a bit of local competition to keep them motivated, rather than just being an outlier that no-one cares much about.

Because 10 and 8 are less than 12...

Any word on how Wembley is doing?

As soon as I got to "FC Barcelona", I knew it would be a ridiculously unrealistic pipe dream that doesn't understand where money comes from.

Not to mention no away fans. That automatically means there's no atmosphere, right?

Try not to confuse the idea lacking integrity with the person suggesting it lacking integrity.

I'd have liked to have got tickets for Leeds, but never mentioned it to my friend who got the group tickets without me! Luckily my other friend got a spare door Everton so I'm going there! Got plenty of time to decide on Wembley hopefully, but if it sells out without me I'll be chuffed for the sport! Great to see demand!

The next 2 home fixtures are against Rovers (one in the cup) so might not be fair to compare the attendance average at this stage to last!

Yes. That is pure coincidence that ignores a lot of other things happening at those clubs at those times. The takeover at Wakefield being one.

In fairness, we've only played 2 games at home this season and one attendance was fairly underwhelming on a Thursday night.

Through choice?

Why are the Welsh being brought into this? Is their concern about traveling all the way to North Wales these days?

If London have ambitions to return to SL, Trailfinders is not the venue. I thought Plough Lane looked great on TV and that's with a team that were guaranteed relegation. Imagine a bit of investment and promotion.

Hang on, I thought we were contracting to 8 teams for NRL Europe? Are we expanding now instead? Seems quite the turnaround.

Reckon we could relocate them to Toronto for the remainder of the season? They owe us half a season.

What's the contingency plan if they do go pop after this weekend? RFL fund a reduced team until season's end? Do Catalans get a bye in the cup or will Bradford get their position? What happens to Magic Weekend? What happens to the fixture list in general? Some teams play Salford 3 times and others 2.