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We should be honest and admit there's no proof a club with few fans in London makes an iota of difference to the SL contract. Also it's a myth that a lot of fans want no expansion of the sport. Fans would love a thriving London SL club, what noone but the truly crazy want is the RFL bankrupting themselves by bailing out an unviable club with few fans to the tune of

Yes, but it won't be the much maligned Castleford or Wakefield. Harlequins may well move to Milton Keynes, but SL in London is finished (at least until another club builds up which Skolars don't look like doing but the increased London talent may well). Crusaders are looking shaky after a good start, but probably will be around at least a few more years, hopefully the sport takes off in Wrexham. Hull KR are in big debt, so may eventually hit problems.

Since they scrapped 50% of turnover the cap's not been about that.

Yeah Harlequins are finished barring a move outside of London and some other clubs are looking shaky. We missed a trick not reducing to 12 teams IMO Though not just the pro game this year, lots of problems in the RLC this year obviously we're affectively left with 4 clubs in our division from the 10 that were supposed to start last season. 4 good sides yes but only 4. Not just us, most divisions are like that.

Expect Championship licensing to be pushed through from 2012 as a result of this, plus Keighley and all the other teams (Gateshead, Doncaster etc.). About time too.

Okay sorry to him then. Both relegated clubs these years are in a bad financial state so maybe needed to go down, but can't imagine the promoted sides will be in good finances, though the Oldham situation appears to be under control (assuming they go up)

Don't be pathetic, how would a bankrupt club having the ability to go up to SL help them? Lunatic

Saracens Rugby League?

Unless grounds are going to be ready for the start of the 2012 season they won't count in the application. Also no mention of invited foreign clubs

Hope it's a grass hockey pitch and not astroturf, sounds painful playing rugby league on astroturf

Think they'll have Championship licensing so the clubs will have a season to recover without the fear of relegation, but they'd then need to go all out for 2013 to have the chance to apply for 2015

To be fair I putmuch more faith inastrology than I do in the chances of a 2nd French SL club in 2012

If it rains tomorrow Castleford and Wakefield will definitely be for the chop and replaced by Paris and Toulouse. Castleford are 50-50 so if it's sunny they might survive but if it rains they'll be joining Wakefield who are certain for the axe. Stade Francais and Toulouse can provide better weather than northern towns so must be in

You're Richard Branson and I claim my

Well done, just Widnes and Featherstone in it from the Championship

It wasn't a fair suggestion though it was awful, especially the 14 fixtures which would kill every club dead within the first season

London Wanderers probably isn't going to give people the impression of them settling down at a ground

It is in the centre, almost impossible to find an English speaker outside of the West Indian areas

I agree but what level should that team be playing at? Can't be doing them nay favours shipping 60+ points every week

Not really they had one year where they bankrupt themselves for the 4th or 5th time allegedly breaking the salary cap and now they can't bring in Aussies. Better to play in a lower league til the locals areready to step up but not sure they'll be around much longer

It's not daft because the seasons overlap and the last thing we need is pro clubs scratching

Do they have

Not according to the official RFL press release put out this year AFTER that rule got put up on the RFL website so they're not in if the RFL leadership are capable of anything but pure lies (so don't bet on it I guess)

Toulouse also now can't make the playoffs and subsequently can't make the final or be eligible to apply for Super League. The RFL have already confirmed they have to meet the same rules as everyone else, so no Toulouse in Super League before 2015 at the earliest

Well done to them BUT hopefully they don't follow the recent trend of promoted clubs going into administration.