20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 10:41 am  

Good little piece from BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35527240 Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 St Helens 22 20 0 2 950 455 +495 40 2 Wigan 22 19 1 2 902 326 +576 39 3 Bradford Bulls 22 17 0 5 767 409 +358 34 4 London Broncos 22 12 1 9 611 462 +149 25 5 Warrington Wolves 22 12 0 10 569 565 +4 24 6 Halifax Blue Sox 22 10 1 11 667 576 +91 21 7 Sheffield Eagles 22 10 0 12 599 730 -131 20 8 Oldham Bears 22 9 1 12 473 681 -208 19 9 Castleford Tigers 22 9 0 13 548 599 -51 18 10 Leeds Rhinos22 6 0 16 555 745 -190 12 11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 3 1 18 398 795 -397 7 12 Workington Town 22 2 1 19 325 1021 -696 5 Hard to tell 20 years on if this is the championship or the superleague!

Good little piece from BBC: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/35527240 Team Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts 1 St Helens 22 20 0 2 950 455 +495 40 2 Wigan 22 19 1 2 902 326 +576 39 3 Bradford Bulls 22 17 0 5 767 409 +358 34 4 London Broncos 22 12 1 9 611 462 +149 25 5 Warrington Wolves 22 12 0 10 569 565 +4 24 6 Halifax Blue Sox 22 10 1 11 667 576 +91 21 7 Sheffield Eagles 22 10 0 12 599 730 -131 20 8 Oldham Bears 22 9 1 12 473 681 -208 19 9 Castleford Tigers 22 9 0 13 548 599 -51 18 10 Leeds Rhinos22 6 0 16 555 745 -190 12 11 Paris Saint-Germain 22 3 1 18 398 795 -397 7 12 Workington Town 22 2 1 19 325 1021 -696 5 Hard to tell 20 years on if this is the championship or the superleague!

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:19 am  

TaRL PaRL wrote:

Hard to tell 20 years on if this is the championship or the superleague!

Well that is telling thing.... there are only 5 clubs from that group of 12 left in the Super League. One defund & the rest in the Championship!

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 11:43 am  

Broncos would still be in that list if they hadn't contrived to get relegated the only season it mattered.

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:25 pm  

Thanks for that cowgirl never realised that, ur actually wrong though not sure if ur aware but promotion and relegation was possible last yr you have made a presumption.

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 12:37 pm  

You're welcome.

Always happy to help.

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 3:09 pm  

On this CN is right. The one year money needed spending (2014) was the one year money wasn't spend. Get in to the 12 team Super League and the drawbridge is up (until the rules are changed again in a couple of years). The illusion of promotion via the Super 8s is just that; an illusion held out for the fantasy return of Leigh or Halifax to Super League, or more likely bankruptcy.

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:49 pm  

nkpom wrote:

On this CN is right. The one year money needed spending (2014) was the one year money wasn't spend. Get in to the 12 team Super League and the drawbridge is up (until the rules are changed again in a couple of years). The illusion of promotion via the Super 8s is just that; an illusion held out for the fantasy return of Leigh or Halifax to Super League, or more likely bankruptcy.

Pretty much spot on! It was as if SOMEONE didn't want us to stay in SL!

Re: 20 years for Superleague : Tue Feb 09, 2016 4:54 pm  

The running of London Broncos only makes sense if it's a tax dodge.

Not that I'm saying it is of course.

Rank stupidity is also an option.