In response to chris_ smith's comment you failed because you did not have a single financial backer, which information I understand he gleaned from a reputable source ? surely in the wide metropolise of Halifax and district there must be a back street scrap metal merchant or sheep rustler or even a wollen mill baron, who wishes to, shall we say " endow " your club with his illgotten gains, before HMRC start asking too many pertinent questions.

I reckon they just want big cities in now , the further away from the heartland the better.

are st heIens, wigan huddersfieId wire & widnes cities???

I think she meant from now on. Widnes is Liverpool anyway

Yeah, it's so that the fat cats can have their freebie jolly boys outings.

I not only meant it I said it , I remember years ago the RFL asking Salford to call themselves Manchester and they refused .