Wembley71 wrote:No it wasn't, it was nicked from the Football League, who have had facilities criteria for entry from the conference for far longer than RL. THe idea in both cases is to protect the safety and business models of the clubs stepping into the higher league.
My apologies............ I still feel its irrelevant in RL, were we have n`t the same amount of central funding to subsidise top notch facilities for everyone within the RL community.
Cas are a decent side who IMO don`t play in a bad facility... its not wembley but very few are.
My original point was .......surely its the product on the pitch which is of paramount importance to the fans and not the brand new stadia...