Barrow Raiders for super league, if cas, salford and wakey can play in super league with there stadiums then craven park should'nt be a issue.

I do not agree with you about Widnes and crowd numbers in the area.I am a Widnes fan, and i go through thick and thin.I hate the poor away support coming to Widnes, and i know alot who do not go ,as we are not in the top tier.If Widnes diminished i would not support any other team.I would stick to watching football.More people in Widnes and Runcorn would watch Widnes if was in superleague.I know 5 in my family who will go once in superleague.If wire was in our postion you would not think like that.

There is unlikely to be any great change because the clubs in NL aren't strong enough to make a success of a franchise. Widnes, Leigh etc, if they came up, would do no better than Salford now....ie be bottom 2/3 every year, struggle to attract players, struggle for crowds.



The irony is if Salford were down in NL1 at the moment everybody would be taking it as read that they would be the team to get a franchise, because they would be so obviously stronger than the others down there.

They've already said at least 1 NL1 club will get in though, that has to be Widnes imo. They should have got in the first time round as they have the stadium, following and academy all set up correctly. Salford are going to struggle to stay in.

I hear what you're saying, we played Fev, never got out of second gear and still won comfortably (they did make a better go of it than Salford though)



I think Widnes could attract players though, they have good facilities and a decent fan base considering.

I disagree widnes came 7th in their first season up and crowds where better than wakey,salford,london,cas etc.Widnes have a good academy now beating Warrington the other week.We have a owner who has money to spend and we will do well if given a chance.Widnes for me anyday.

For me Widnes should get a licence (good ground, stable financially, meet the criteria) with the one from the SL to go either Castleford or Wakefield on the basis that they haven't got new grounds. The RFL will bend over backwards to keep Salford as they are desperate to keep a "Manchester" team.

The difference this time will be that a lot of clubs were given a degree of latitude because of their stadium situations 'we're just finalising funding' 'all the cash is in place we're starting the groundwork shortly'. That won't wash this time. The obvious candidates for expulsion are Wakefield, Cas and Salford. The only genuine promotion candidate is widnes probably. I know stadium quality is not the only criteria but if all of those 3 are still bluffing their way through the process, they'll be in serious doubt (which one you'd pick I'd don't know).



As for us, well, biased though I am our application is stronger this time round because we've achieved on field success. Say what you like, sex starved fans of other RL teams, but 2009 was a year of the wolf whether your joyless existence allows you to accept that or not.

The RFL will probably give Tolouse a license....

According to a mate who knows Bobbie Goulding, BG reckons that Paris will get a licence. If you're reading this Bobbie - stay off the sauce.

Can't see why Widnes should get a licence. It is a village between St Helens and Warrington and it is not sustainable to have a Super League located there.

It manages to sustain a healthy amateur society with large numbers of open age and junior players with an enthisiastic service area set-up, in some respects better than Warrington. Our record signing also happens to be from Widnes.



It would be criminal if they don't get a SL licence.