Evil Homer said:We can't just kick out lots of SL teams to be replaced with various clubs based on location.The above post in not as stupid as lots I've seen suggesting amatuer clubs and clubs that don't exist should be put in
Hang on... I'm not saying that's what should happen. I'm a Widnes fan and if you look at the logic applied to the line up I suggested it's difficult to find room for us. The reason I gave those names is because that's what Richard Lewis said could happen when he gave the interview on Boots n' all. Simple as. He explicitly stated that he would like a second London team in SL, and hinted that a second French franchise was a real possibility - and you only need to look at Toulouse to see that they're gearing up for it. He also said Cas were, in his view, a Super League club. These are the facts as portrayed in the interview and suggest that such applications - the main proven merit of which will be geographic location, the rest theoretical - will be favourably looked on. The only inference I've made is that if you've got Cas then they may not see that it is worthwhile to include Wakefield when there are teams in areas where they can draw from a pool of talent untapped by other teams - again, this is just applying the expansionist logic used by Lewis.
The least certain for 2009 - Celtic Crusaders - I stated were the least certain. What they've got going for them, as I understand it, is a chairman who has been riled by the RFU for sh!tting on his Celtic League Rugby Union franchise and a fair few quid behind him.
Bartman said:Don't forget old Huddersfield in the mix ;-)
Bugger... considering me and my better half have said that we'll watch Hudds next season on occasions their home fixtures don't clash with Widnes's, that's a hell of an oversight
