I guess it depends whether it would be better for him to take the financial hit of dropping into the championship or spending money on legal fees to preserve our place in Super League where there is far more money available in terms of various different types of income.

IMO there is no chance of a legal challenge. O'Connor and Widnes set the precedent for this situation in 2008.



The RFL knew they were wrong omitting Widnes for the disaster of Crusaders. The sweetener to O'connor was the promise that as long as they didn't rock-the-boat ( ie legal action), won one of the specified competitions, they would then be guaranteed a place at the next licence application round. Hence the reason they've done the minimum on the field and looked to build up reserves and improve off-field.



Has Mr Glover the charm ( or power ??) to ring the same agreement from the RFL ??

He may be able to get a deal sorted but unless he has a fully signed contract which guarantees us promotion then there is nothing to stop the RFL saying that will will be back in 3 years time and then not promoting us.

The big difference is that Wakey are already a SL club from top to bottom. The whole infrastructure of the club will be taken apart to survive in the Championship. Many redundancies will have to handed out and community programmes will be shelved. This I could except if we were the weakest link but I don't think we are by a long way.

Exactly, forget about returing in 3 years, the whole direction of the game is moving away from clubs like Wakefield.

I think it is safe to assume if we stay in SL for another term Mr Glover will have the following.



Ground improvements have been estimated around £500K

Full cap funding shortfall for three season. Some people estimate this could be as high as £500k per season.

If you half that it is still £750K over the period.

If you add to this any legal costs and I can't even guess what they may be.



All in all Mr Glover may do the sums and decide the most prudent action would be to take the hit and sit tight in the championship. Hope Newmarket is delivered within that period and then mount a strong application in 3 years time.

It is too easy to draw comparisons between Wakefield and Widnes.



Widnes were demoted last time around for a number of reasons. They have to be fair to Widnes now corrected most of these. The one offered by the RFL was the fact that they had recently gone into administration. The difference between then and now, however is that Widnes were alone in their predicament. People draw similarities between our entry into administration and that of Widnes, automatically linking the two. Widnes were dropped for reasons of financial failure, therefore so should Wakefield. WRONG!! Wakefield are not the only club to enter administration this season. The RFL simply cannot use this as a stand alone reason for expelling us from the league.



The thing I do struggle to understand is that Salford who both on and off the field have hardly set the world alight are being looked upon as dead certs because of a new stadium. Correct me if I am wrong, but the stadium Widnes were playing out of when they were dropped was in stadium terms, new. Without looking further than geographical location I don't see any other reason why they are seen as impervious to the drop. However, here are some ground to ground, interesting facts for you:



WIDNES to ST HELENS (new stadium) - 5.5 miles

WIDNES to WARRINGTON - 8 miles

ST HELENS (new stadium) to WARRINGTON - 9 miles

WAKEFIELD to CASTLEFORD - 9 miles

ST HELENS (new stadium) to WIGAN - 10.5 miles

SALFORD (new stadium) to WARRINGTON - 14 miles



and there was me thinking you can't possibly have 2 clubs playing out of Wakefield...

I know. And as if that fat see you next tuesday wasn't annoying enough

is hickey a blue?

Looks like Cru are staying up; www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=5233

Looks like Cru are staying up; www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=5233

Quote charlie="charlie"Looks like Cru are staying up; www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=5233'" Like with all contracts I would imagine it is dependant on their survival although it does look a lot better that they are announcing signings for next year. Maybe we could announce a big signing to show our intent?

Quote charlie="charlie"Looks like Cru are staying up; www.crusadersrfl.com/article.php?id=5233'" Like with all contracts I would imagine it is dependant on their survival although it does look a lot better that they are announcing signings for next year. Maybe we could announce a big signing to show our intent?