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 Post subject: The Official Down to the Wire Franchise Thread
PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 7:58 am 
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This time next week, bottoms will be twitching up and down Rugby League land as the RFL announces who has been successful in securing a Super League licence for 2009-2011. Looking at other teams boards, and, in particular, those who are close but not certain to either getting one or not, paranoia is setting in as the date moves closer.

Assuming the incumbents get in:

Wire - Saints - Wigan - Leeds - Bradford - Catalan - Huddersfield - Quins - Hull FC - Hull KR - Wakefield - Castleford

Who do you reckon will get the other spots? Surely 2 from 3:

Salford - widnes - Celtic

I'd go for Salford and widnes. Just. But I could be swayed. I'd be interested to hear from some of our more famous forumistas

Wire 71 - will his egalitarian tendencies affect his judgment?
WOTT - is it all just bandwagon jumping?
Sally - can he give a straight answer or do we have to believe the opposite of what he posts?
Cockney - will his 30k a year IT mean he plumps for the rich french team?
St Maca - is he gay?*

What do people reckon?

*probably. And fair play to him for that.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:02 am 
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A week ago I'd have said Celtic and Salford. I now think Widnes will force out Celtic. I'd like it to be Fax and Fev.

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PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:03 am 
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Location: a bit too close to Salford for comfort
Wire
Leeds
Saints
Wigan
Bulls
Hull
HKR
Cats
Quins
Huddersfield
Wakey
Widnes
Celtic
Salfrod

Cas to miss out on basis of (a) poor ground with no redevlopment plans concrete & (b) what they have brought to the comp in recent years - think Wakey just edge above them in stakes of being competitive in last 5 years.

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 Post subject: Re: The Official Down to the Wire Franchise Thread
PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:06 am 
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Ian*77 wrote:This time next week, bottoms will be twitching up and down Rugby League land as the RFL announces who has been successful in securing a Super League licence for 2009-2011. Looking at other teams boards, and, in particular, those who are close but not certain to either getting one or not, paranoia is setting in as the date moves closer.

Assuming the incumbents get in:

Wire - Saints - Wigan - Leeds - Bradford - Catalan - Huddersfield - Quins - Hull FC - Hull KR - Wakefield - Castleford

Who do you reckon will get the other spots? Surely 2 from 3:

Salford - widnes - Celtic

I'd go for Salford and widnes. Just. But I could be swayed. I'd be interested to hear from some of our more famous forumistas

Wire 71 - will his egalitarian tendencies affect his judgment?
WOTT - is it all just bandwagon jumping?
Sally - can he give a straight answer or do we have to believe the opposite of what he posts?
Cockney - will his 30k a year IT mean he plumps for the rich french team?
St Maca - is he gay?*

What do people reckon?

*probably. And fair play to him for that.


Great stuff

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I'd like to find a way to get Celtic in but I can't justify leaving Salford or widnes out to let them in. Yet.

Having said that, widnes' insolvency will count against them and the apparent uncertainty surrounding Salford's ground (real or imagined, but there are some confusing messages knocking about) may hamper them.

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 Post subject: Re: The Official Down to the Wire Franchise Thread
PostPosted: Tue Jul 15, 2008 8:07 am 
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M.D wrote:Great stuff


Who's in then? Colours to the mast time.*

*about franchises, not St Maca

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i dont care aslong as celtic dont get in that would just prove what a joke the rfl are

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 Post subject: Re: The Official Down to the Wire Franchise Thread
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Ian*77 wrote:Who's in then? Colours to the mast time.*

*about franchises, not St Maca


The one's we have at the moment plus Widnes and Salford.

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foley58 wrote:i dont care aslong as celtic dont get in that would just prove what a joke the rfl are


That's what the neanderthals said about Catalan.

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Everyone already in Super League will get a franchise and it's most likely to be Salford and Widnes.

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