Higher capacity stadium - Cas

Junior development - Halifax don't even have any junior teams

Commercial - Poskitt is the best in the game

Finance - Cas

Number of seats - Halifax



So ok then, they get the point on 1 of the factors. Nobody should be worried at all, the club aren't and the fans shouldn't be either.

You cant comment on finance and the commercial aspect of the clubs as you have no idea about them side of things at Fax. And if you are really comparing Stadiums, do you thing The Jungle is as good as The Shay? In many eyes it wasn't as good even when the Shay only had Three sides completed. Fax in the past have brought through very good youngsters and will do again.



You should be worried as they won't kick out Salford or Celtic with Wakey, so...it could be you.

It doesn't matter how the ground looks they judge on how many seats - which the Shay wins on, but Wheldon road has a bigger capacity...and doesn't need major structural work to make it ready for both TV and fans to be safe in.



As for commercial, Cas have the BEST commercial department in British RL, so it's safe to say it is better than the Halifax one.



Cas will NOT be kicked out and Halifax will NOT get promoted, the simple fact is compared to Super League clubs - bar Wakey & Crusaders - Halifax offer nothing new and just clutter one area of the country with another team, when the RFL are trying to spread the teams out. They'll just say in July unlucky Halifax try again next time.

Oh god not you again!

We can't comment on your finances but as your fans seem to always be banging on about how you have wealthy backers etc you must be relying on them in some capacity ie not self sustainable without financial backing. Cas on the other hand were one of only 4 SL teams to make a profit in 2009! We make a profit, we bring through young players, we have an average finish of 8th (play offs) so far this licence period and the new ground is in progress. Who in their right mind would consider throwing Cas out?



Fax ground is nothing special. I think you need to try and pick on crusaders though. Cas are far stronger than you.

Well, Widnes have a licence. So I'm not counting them. Hence 13 places and 15 bids.



And if you want to be pedantic (a quality I admire and encourage in anyone

):



Hull FC, Leeds and Warrnington have A grade licences for 2009-11- they are not in danger of losing their licence this year (though the category could change and be downgraded)



Bradford, Saints and Wigan have B grade licences for 2009-111- they are not in danger of losing their licence this year (though the category could change and be either upgraded or downgraded).



Castleford, Catalans Dragons, Crusaders, Harlequins, Hull KR, Huddersfield Giants, Salford and Wakefield have C grade licences - so are the only clubs at risk of losing their licence. Add in Halifax and that's 9 applications for 7 places

How do you know that Cas have the best comercial department in RL?

The RFL

Craig Poskitt commercial manager of the year at the last awards, some of the biggest sponsors in the game, does work for the RFL...







If you keep clutching you're going to be even more disappointed in July

Theres no clutching at straws, theres no faith in the RFL. Lewis is a dweeb.

No need to call him a dweeb.

A simple scenario



Take Fax out of the equation , and you have 14 clubs for 13 places , which means an elimination process , very negative



Put Fax in and you have an application process , can be ' spun ' as positive



The RFL were desperate to have clubs applying from the Championship [ otherwise it doesn't look very good if only one club passes the criteria to the point where they encouraged Fax to post a 5,000 odd attendance at their last league match by giving away several thousand tickets at a county fair to people whi did not attend



If Barrow failed on the set down criteria , why have the RFL even let them apply ? , it was pointless , but it has allowed them to have a ' competition ' with one club ' winning ' , one club ' eliminated ' , and one club given a second chance



So Fax are just there to give the licence process a bit of credibility , it really is pathetic



So basically people , you are safe as long as you ' beat ' Wakey , if you cant do that given their current situation , then you really dont deserve SL do you ?



All the best

Which dosent really prove your point does it? But then again, nothing you have posted on this matter has a shred of credibility to it.