One or two journo's have been saying for a few weeks that its Salford out, Bradford, York and London in.


Getting rid of the loop fixtures is a positive, but there isn't enough quality players IMO to sustain 14 clubs - which is one of the reasons we cut back to 12 teams I think?

I expect this move to dock Salford 8 points for fielding a weakened side a bit back is part of the plan to get them out of SL as it would lower their total IMG points.   Their owners are clearly very unreliable, displaying all the red flags I remember from 2012-2019 at the Bulls.  


Matthew Shaw's article yesterday seemed to say Bradford were assured of a place in the 14 but it made a lot of assumptions.    Personally I can't see both Toulouse and London going into the 14 team SL.  One of them yes.  Definitely not both.  On the field York and Toulouse deserve a shot.   

If it has to be Bradford, then it also has to be York.

Agreed.  They're a good side and have a nice stadium.  

It’ll be Toulouse via IMG (check their data from last year and this year), then Bradford and London via the ‘independent panel’. I can explain why but I don’t think anyone cares.

Having a nice stadium or a good team isn't the point of IMG.
It is trying to establish financially stable with growth potential.


The stadium, finances and social media type checks establish that.


So I'm not sure what else an independent group is going to use to decide.