Quote ="Alexs Dad"In terms of finance and crowds, for every Leeds or Wigan you need 4 Salfords or Harlequins. Not exactly a balanced approach in a closed shop is it?
The jump between Wakefield and Leeds is far greater than it is from Widnes to Salford or Harlequins such is their latent potential.
It's this imbalance that the RFL appear to ignore when shunning the Championship clubs into a box marked 'Clubs of little importance to us', whilst at the same time tens of millions of pounds still hasn't created a self funded stand alone world class rugby league venue let alone a stand off or centre that could trouble the Aussies.
To the outside world watching on Sky, things might appear rosy (until the Aussies embarass us again). To those following the big clubs, many care little about the rest of the game and pour scorn on those who question the state of the game as a whole.
Maybe the RFL will prove me wrong in the next round of franchises, but I shan't be holding my breath.'"
Excellent post....totally vindicated by the England performance last saturday.Fifteen years of SKY money and we `re light years behind the Antipodeans..........
