Keith you imply I'm saying haven will get the nod which i didn't far from it infact just pointing out its not the good thing we may think.
As for pinching players they have a choice and the majority choose haven because of its proven youth structure and reserve team , which is a proven success by last years grand final and league title win, its as much about what they produce as it is about having them in place.
You may have things in place but look at your first team to see who is producing /developing some best players in the county, whats the point of a 99 year lease if the grounds failling down, granted its more than we have at the moment but time will tell on that
like i have said its not about who's got what its being very cautious about this plans that could end up benefitting who the RFL want it to benefit EXPANSION
Well it certainly looked as if that is what you (and Boxer) were implying in your other post. As you say your reserves did very well last year but at what cost to the club? You had to go in to administration to get rid of debts some of which most probably were incurred through running a reserve team. Swings and roundabouts I'm afraid.
I think you will find that the least subject taken in to account when the time comes is whether a club runs a reserve team. We are getting in to the same system as SL where the bottom team of the Championship is relegated and replaced by the top side in the Championship 1 if they meet the criteria. After that the second bottom team in the Championship will play in the Ch 1 play-offs, as the lowest placed club, but only against teams that meet the criteria of the Championship. So, as I said before I don't think it will matter if the Championship has 3 Cumbrian clubs in there or not as long as they can all meet the set criteria.
See you never mentioned the lease for the Rec though but plenty to say about DP!!!!