Super League is expanding to 14 clubs next season. What are people's thoughts on this?

Amazed they voted for this as it further dilutes funding from Sky. If there's a grain of sense left at the RFL Salford must come down increasing number going up to at least 3. Can see pros and cons for Fax - definitely a negative if as likely Bulls go up as crowds they bring are a boost for the whole division- against that losing Toulouse would be great as they bring nothing to the competition. Unless IMG bring in extra points for having the pitch with the greenest grass can't see us being involved - I'm sure our current  board would not be pushing for promotion as at the moment we're nowhere near ready either off or on the field. Can't believe London will get the nod and would guess that it will be Bradford, Toulouse and probably York who seem the new blue eyed boys of the RFL. My worry would be for any of those teams is that to be anything like competive they'd probably need to replace at least 90% of their squads.

The thing is, Fax haven't been anywhere near ready' for years. Have the club any ambition at all, or are we just stuck with playing friendlies for the rest of time? 

My thoughts  - this will create an even more closed shop than it all ready is. What makes it worse is the 'separate special process' criteria to find the extra 2 clubs (3 if Salford go). If our near neighbours at Odslum are one of the 2/3, that's me done with RL

Agreed! 

I've made my feelings very clear on what's going on in rugby league recently on social media , I have emailed sport england amongst others regarding the conflict of interests regarding nigel wood , not gonna lie I'm pretty close to calling it a do as sport isn't sport nowadays is clouded with corrupt agenda driven nonsense. 


For what it's worth here was the response I received a few days ago 






 
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The game is more corrupt than it ever has been and if any team gets into Super League without achieving anything to merit it on the field whilst at the same time having one of the worst spectator comfort and viewing experiences with amenities that are closer to being that of a third world country than that of a first rate sports club off the field it says it all and if that happens I’m done with it.

I think they're confused between RFL and RFU!