As starbug pointed out to me though, you cant have 15 in SL

thats why it might have to be 16 then ...



not sure you have the player depth for that but if salford sort their ground out they could be massive too.

Salford..I dunno..it's just not there.

I know a few who support Salford round here, from the old days, I personally think they've had their day. Just doesn't seem the interest

Do you just give up on Salford and the Manchester area then? It seems a little silly talking about expansion to places where there is little history of RL and little or no teams when one of the largest cities in England in Salford/Manchester, where there are at least some amateur teams and a history of RL, is largely untapped RL territory. Also what about the likes of Oldham, Rochdale etc do we also give up on these areas too because interest is on the wane?

You do realise the damage that will be done to any clubs dropped from SL

So it would seem , If Salford were to drop out of SL for 3 possibly many more years I seriously think it would end them ever being in a position to reclaim a place again





The RFL have already given up on Oldham and Rochdale along with many others

How many chances do Salford need? They have had one good season in the last six years.

On the plus side they are *finaly* producing their own players, if they keep it up then you can't see them being relegated.



15 sides with a bye, why not?

Magic weekend

Aye, though Barrow or Fax may be something else altogether.

Not the most important factor for the season is it?

How many do Cas need , they have finished bottom 3 years in the last 6 , why should they be considered any more tham Wakefield ?



How good or bad Celtic need to be to avoid being dropped , surely location cannot come into this , it's one thing refusing entry to Widnes because of location , it's another thing entirely chucking out a club 5/6 places higher with better gates to keep an experiment in

I think the difference is that Cas produce a LOT of their own players, including international quality players. Salford have managed one good player in the last six years.



If Crusaders and Salford both suck next year, but Crusaders bring through 5 Welsh players then they will be much better value than Salford.