Quote daftdad="daftdad"Feeder club for Wigan?'"
Nope.
My speculative take on the situation, based on the bits I have been drip fed, are that the club has identified and negotiated with new investor(s) but these people were looking for clarification regarding Licencing/Franchising/Relegation matters. In addition, the club were also after dispensation on the overseas players issue.
Given Licencing was designed in part to ensure clubs produced their own talent, then it could be argued that the removal of licencing could also see the limit on overseas talent being removed too.
No assurances will be given to any club as to "survival" or protection from relegation UNLESS the investors are locked in with a substantial sum of money, a set period of time in which to spend it and a clear and manageable business plan (not forecasts on fans and sponsors). This all comes down to the "importance" of London....there are those clubs that don't see the benefit and those that do.....I would suggest that the IL led group are on our side, whilst the rest of SL and the Championship clubs are not. Leeds are the only concern I have with regard to the second group.....a club that used to be a strong ally is now cool on us and that is a concern!
Doubt we will hear anything concrete now until December, by which stage we will be 1 month behind pre-season training and looking down both barrels. I can see the RFL giving in to a number of demands from the "rebel" clubs, but London not being one of them.....left with no assurances of protection from relegation, the investors will walk and if we do start 2014, it will be at the Hive on DH's cheque book and with a Championship standard team......and the only thing that would save us from the drop then is if 2 other teams go bust next year.
This sad but ultimately avoidable mess is 100% of our own creation now.....we've had years to sort things out since IL was made walk and all we've done is shovel more money down the drain!
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