They should apply for a liscence for 3 years time and see if they get in, this is just stupid. Hopefully they will bring it up to 16 teams for 3 years time otherwise I beleive it will be the same teams all over again.
Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good - sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league - Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate - the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever - Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go - Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know - FIOS
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Just a ploy to defelect from the recent MP expense stories and give the impression that they do actually care for the local electorate.
Not sure even if Fax applied for a SL franchise last time round.
They were in big financial strife a couple of years back but have now got a very decent NL together but it is a NL team - just check out the playing rosta.
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robliv4eva wrote:Wasn't this exactly how it was supposed to go anyway? The championship teams get three years to sort themselves out ready to apply for Super League when the francises come up for renewal? Ok, Halifax have won all their games so far but so what? This won't be the only criteria the RFL will be looking at when making their decision. If their finances were in a mess, they've still got another two and a half years to sort them out and two and a half years to increase their player development.
I'm sure they want to have a strong squad so that they can compete in SL rather that what's happening at Celtic, who've won naff all so far and imo were rushed in to SL purely because they were a team from outside the heartlands. Tbh I think either Widnes or Leigh would have been much more competitive than Celtic.
to be honest though widnes when they went up didnt have many players of super league quality if any. we have 3 maybe a couple more in our squad that would cope and hold there own in super league like penkywicz and gleeson and maybe a couple more, ok we would have to make some signings but which team hasnt when then have been promoted to super league.
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Just because Halifax have sorted themselves out and are winning for the first time in years does not give them right they think they can walk into Super League.
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But they are not - the link to the quotes of the Fax chairman makes that abundantly clear - it is just a bit of publicity seeking, easy headline grabbing self-promotion from a bunch of wasters otherwise known as MPs
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- Neil - wrote:Just because Halifax have sorted themselves out and are winning for the first time in years does not give them right they think they can walk into Super League.
You really haven't got a grip on this news story have you?
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Statement from Halifax RLFC
"Halifax RLFC wish to distance themselves from Thursday’s Early Day Motion put forward in the House of Commons by nine Labour MPs. The motion (number 1387) asked the House to urge the RFL to review its current franchise policy and allow Halifax to enter Super League for the beginning of the 2010 season.
The club had no knowledge of this motion until several members of the media contacted the club on Thursday afternoon seeking a response. The club is disappointed with the actions of the MPs, which has caused considerable embarrassment to the club.
Halifax RLFC remain committed to securing a place in Super League for 2012, and will continue to execute its business plan in the right and proper manner to achieve that target, adhering to the RFL’s rules and procedures as accepted by all member clubs."
Joined: Feb 15 2003 Posts: 3781 Location: Standish..
Carneys Pint wrote:Statement from Halifax RLFC
"Halifax RLFC wish to distance themselves from Thursday’s Early Day Motion put forward in the House of Commons by nine Labour MPs. The motion (number 1387) asked the House to urge the RFL to review its current franchise policy and allow Halifax to enter Super League for the beginning of the 2010 season.
The club had no knowledge of this motion until several members of the media contacted the club on Thursday afternoon seeking a response. The club is disappointed with the actions of the MPs, which has caused considerable embarrassment to the club.
Halifax RLFC remain committed to securing a place in Super League for 2012, and will continue to execute its business plan in the right and proper manner to achieve that target, adhering to the RFL’s rules and procedures as accepted by all member clubs."
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