Well, we're lookin' up at you at the moment

Well if it's as exciting as the "pick yer opponents"

Widnes will come up. If they don't do well, everyone will say Fax should have come up.

and the reverse would also be true. <sigh>

It would be nice to see barrow get the nod. At least then the game is getting 'spread' a bit more.

As long as the criteria involve things like stadium quality, attendances, etc, Barrow will struggle. They invest in their team but not their off-field structures. Place on the league ladder will not get you a licence.

Depends how much time you give these clubs to improve their facilities. As has been widely discussed on here many clubs were supposed to be sitting snuggly in new stadiums by now - according to statements made in their last license bids.

I've never really been against franchising, the decisions on which teams get franchises maybe, but I get the premise. But is it not time for the RFL to reduce the number of team in SL, top 5 playoff, then bring back promotion and relegation. Let the Championship clubs know that they have to have x y and z in place before the season and achieve x y and z in the season then if you do this and win the Grand Final, you're up.

No

Stop being niave, what other sports reward clubs for on field excellence over shiny taps in toilets..............



.................. oh, wait a minute

I thought you'd all be for giving the less well off a chance to thrive. Mind you, politics and sport don't mix do they?

Just think of all the lovely new words you're going to learn