Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Sun Jun 21, 2015 3:43 pm  

Pete I am with you on that if it's a couple of guys that have been stupid then deal with them, issue is if it is more entrenched than that then its a different ball game

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Sun Jun 21, 2015 9:56 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

.... would send gutters into a frenzy of excitement

Obsessed much?
I believe that the 888 System is flawed, regardless of if Leigh, Bradford, Sheffield and London replace Salford, HKR, Wakefield and Widnes. I believe it's flawed because even with 1 million quid more in central funding, on its own it's not enough to turn a championship club into a SL club.
For the record, I still believe that nobody will be promoted this year and that's taking into account how crap Wakefield have been and how dominant Leigh/Bradford are.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:32 am  

Only thing to do is wait and see eh? Not obsessed at all just stating my opinion

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:59 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Only thing to do is wait and see eh? Not obsessed at all just stating my opinion

and your opinion is that Gutters would be in a frenzy of excitement if nobody goes up? Not sure why you'd even have an opinion on this, but I am convinced you should maybe try to get out more

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Wed Jun 24, 2015 1:16 am  

CrusaderPete wrote:

Me too, hope its all talk, however if not, I hope any penalties are proportionate, two guys taking banned substances, should it really cost the club itself, the rest of the team and the fans everything they've been striving for?

Ask Fev..

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Jun 29, 2015 12:51 pm  

Oh well it doesn't look like the middle 8s are a concern now. So it looks more like the bottom 8 or should we just call them the releg 8s.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Tue Jun 30, 2015 5:38 pm  

This season Broncos are full-time with the £780k they received from the RFL. If the Broncos don't make the top 4 and get to play in the middle 8 with the SL teams then the most they will receive from central funding next season will be £200k for finishing 5th, or the highest position of the bottom 8. Will that be enough to retain a full-time squad? The lowest figure for teams in the top four is £500k.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Tue Jun 30, 2015 6:53 pm  

Who knows, depends how much the owner is prepared to pump into the club. We are probably only full time this year due to his financial input.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Tue Jun 30, 2015 7:19 pm  

All down to the boss. Really hope we stay ft. Shame to break the squad up

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Tue Jun 30, 2015 9:04 pm  

Honkytonk wrote:

All down to the boss.

It most definitely is all down to him