Mark_P1973:
i'm pro London, in terms of the game having a presence / team in the capital, however, with Woods in charge, this just stinks of jobs for the boys if Bradford and London both fast track promotion back into SL
IMO, both should earn their places based on performance on the pitch, but equally having the right infrastructure / finances in place to be sustainable in the long term. At this moment in time, i dont believe either team is there
On a wider point of discussion too, is the increase in number of overseas players allowed in a team. I personally would prefer to see Scholarship, Academy and Reserves mandatory for any club in Super League, so they produce their own players (i know not all will make it either at that club or within the game) and not rely on Wigan, Saints, Leeds to produce most of the talent spread across the league. Having potentially 14 sides awash with average overseas stars, isnt what we want to see as fans
It is hard to see what Bradford have done since liquidisation to warrant a place in SL. At least in London's case, they have twice been promoted on merit in the last few years. To follow your thoughts on finance, you might need 3 clubs if Salford go totally belly up.
It is probably true for all non heartland clubs that attracting finance to a club outside of SL is extremely difficult. If we go to 14 teams, it should be London & Toulouse as that would benefit the game both here & in France. That may be the only chance Hetherington has of getting his new ownership group on board.
