There is one thing for certain regarding whoever the 12th team is next season, you can guarantee their first game will be at home to Wakefield.

That’s exactly what Michael Carter said on last week’s program, we are SL sacrificial lamb,

As long as we are there to watch it I’m not bothered who we play

It's backfired on them a few times though so bring it on.

Bradford don't have a ground they are just tenants

Interesting to see that Hull KR have now become the official retirement home for ex Leeds players.

According to an article in Total RL, there seems to be a push for Bradford to be the team.....

Yes, I’ve just been reading the article, this paragraph shows they’ve already got the smoke and mirrors in place.



From LE.

The documentation reveals that each criterion will carry a different weighting, but doesn’t disclose what the weightings are.

It reads,”the panel will have absolute discretion in the weighting of the Assessment Criteria. For the avoidance of doubt, the Assessment Criteria do not carry equal weight.

When quizzed on that part of the document, super league chief executive Robert Elstone, who will not sit on the seven-man panel,said, I’ll have to refer you to the panel for that decision.

When asked specifically about the prospect of the bulls, Elstone added, “the criteria that’s been set will scrutinise all aspects of the applicants. I want this process to be forward looking, dealing with contributions in 2020. It should only be looking backwards to validate what that club could do moving forward. Elstone went on to add that fanbase size would be important.”” One of the key criteria of evaluation will be fanbasel” he said.



Well it seems to be the decision has already been taken. I’m pretty sure the majority of all rugby fans would agree any promotion to SL, is on field performance based. We’re back to the days of “Smoke and Mirrors” and nasty smells.

“I want this process to be forward looking, dealing with contributions in 2020. It should only be looking backwards to validate what that club could do moving forward.”

WTF???

Bradford will never see a penny from me.



Sham club.

The thing with Bradford is that everyone seems to be thinking of the high flying SL champions of the early 2000's and not the basket case club that followed.

Yes, there is potential with them but, right now, they are a mid table Championship club that groundshares at Dewsbury.

There are at least 5 other more worthy candidates.

If they go on current attendances, rather than the "rose tinted" version of yesteryear, they are still some way down the list.



I'm with you dboy.

To me it should be Toulouse...replace one expansion club with another that has a better chance of succeeding as they are already established, as well as helping to improve the French game...plus it'll be cheaper to get there!!