Agree, that is very poor if it is the case.

Every club has known what was expected of them for how many years ?

Widnes have hit the criteria needed and had the strongest bid of all the teams involved.



I think it would have been a bigger shock if Halifax had been chosen over Widnes.

I understand your frustration but you can't start moaning now after the fact when it was almost inevitable widnes would be chosen.



You feel let down, welcome to Widnes' world, they've been shafted numerous times and i for one feel happy for them as they are finally on the receiving end of some good news.



Go back, lick your wounds and come back stronger next time round, it worked for Widnes.

I am sure you will be elated when halifax claw themselves off the bottom of the table, you need to concentrate on avoiding relagation first and foremost.

Little scenario here



Fax made the GF in 2009 , won it in 2010 , win the NRC and the GF this year , but then lose the next 2 NRC finals and miss out in the Championship semi's two years running , despite finisjing top of the league 3 years in a row



They arent allowed to apply

Them's the rules. It's up to Fax to win the Championship again. Life is hard i guess.

I'm pretty much certain it cost them a franchise last time around.

This.



Some people really need to get over the fact that we've not won the Championship. We've done what was required of us and have been justly rewarded.



Cry all you want haters, these were the rules and we cut our cloth accordingly.

No it isn't or are you knew to RL?

It is nothing to do with hating Widnes. Widnes are a proper RL club with a history, I have no problems with them being in SL. However, nobody has responded to my comment. What does a bloke in a suit, stood behind a podium got to do with sport? Widnes should have had their moment of glory after 80 minutes of rugby. Not after a 5 minute Sky Sports advertisement break.

It wasn't the only criteria though, we all knew that, yes in an ideal world we'd have P&R but we don't and i genuinely feel for them but they need to go back look at themselves ask the RFL what made their bid weaker than Widnes' bid and rectify it for the next time round.

I'm that up set I'm going to copy and paste lyrics to a song made famous by Bryn (it means hill in welsh) off Gavin and Stacey.



Nice one.