While it looks like the pieces are being moved in our favour I'm taking absolutely nothing for granted.  We've seen rumours like this for nigh on 13 years.    

If we did go up we'd need to buy almost a whole new side.  I would also expect Noble to move "upstairs" so a new head coach would also be needed.   As for Odsal it looks bloody awful and the pitch size is an embarrassment but it apparently ticks all the right boxes. Facilities for corporate, floodlights, big screen, 5000 covered seats etc.  


York have a better ground  (do they have primacy of tenure?), better side on the field, but I'm not sure how they significantly increase their following.  York isn't really a big sports city.    It's a nice away trip but they wouldn't bring a lot of away fans in comparison with most SL sides (apart from Hudders).    


London are bound to be in the mix.  Hetherington hasn't gone there for the jellied eels.   I can see them being the "expansion club" that get a spot in place of Toulouse.   To be fair to them they bring more fans than Toulouse and they produce a lot of decent players.  The game needs a presence in the capital city.  


Oldham have just spent big on their side, and for all that they're not very good.  They have potential but haven't been top flight for 30 odd years.  That means they'll have to market their backsides off to a new audience.  


I don't expect Salford to remain in SL given their ongoing shenanigans - where's that bridging loan again?   Their owners remind me of some of the shysters we had to put up with in the past and there's no guarantee they'll pay their players beyond the last fixture.  No player is going to sign for that club permanently while the drama continues.  


I occasionally look on TotalRL.com and the hatred for Bradford is hilarious.   If we do go back up I'll be straight on there on the wind up.  

I thought Jason Hirst had hacked his account!

Voice of reason and positivity me! But seriously the club appear to be back on the right track and working hard on what I imagine is still a tight budget - we probably do need to focus on what we are doing well at. There are plenty of other empty heads on social media who will point on the obvious re the stadium etc.


I know for a fact, that some of the parents and kids invited to recent community takeover games are coming again to further Bulls matches. The Friday night matches are proving to be quite successful at creating a positive fan experience.

If nothing else its enjoyable seeing any post that includes "Odslum" or "Sadford" as it automatically marks the author as 14 and you can scroll past.


Although that theory means one of the more frequent Halifax posters has been 14 a LONG time.

The chairmen of the clubs are saying they want clubs which enhance the reputation of the competition. What this means is they want away support turning up this is revenue exercise nothing more nothing less.