All three have delivered their SL applications

Widnes - by Eddie Stobart HGV

Fax - by Helicopter

Barrow - by email

They should get in for applying austerity measures

A bigger and more corrupt (alledgedly) process than yesterdays nonsense in Zurich!!

Why? It's not as though it's going to make News At Ten or Breakfast TV. Waste of money just like this countries World Cup bid.

Indeed, who's worse The RFL or FIFA ????

Well if Barrow had a decent stadium I'd make them favourites simply because the RFL would love a team from Cumbria in SL.

Wonder if the Schoolboy International being switched from Barrow due to inappropriate facilities, will go against them?

I am not sure about that. Seems to me Sky want teams in big population centres (for SKY I suppose I mean the RFL) and whilst I would like their to be a team in Manchester Birmingham Liverpool et al it is unlikely to happen given footies overwhelming dominance in this country.

To get decent crowds for RL whatever the expansionists think I think most realise we should be concentrating on the clubs in the M62 corridor. Now that should start the ball rolling again.



We all know Widnes will get the nod and just to irritate some of their fans that is because even SKY think they are Scousers.

The 'Inappropriate facilities' were selected by the RFL to stage the match in the first place. The only reason Leigh Council Stadium got it was because it had undersoil heating. Something that Widnes Council Stadium and Halifax Council Stadium don't have either.

Have a look out of the window fella. Of course it was due to be hand delivered, but a trip over the Pennines from Cumbria wouldn't have been a very clever course of action yesterday.

We've got an application in for a SL license. That's something all Barrow fans could only have dreamed of 3 or 4 years ago.

I wish it was Leigh Council!



Mind you, I still can't believe you still attempt to argue that your 19th century-standard ground is in any way shape or form better than either Leigh, Widnes or Halifax, short of Barrow being the only ground where you can still watch the game if you're taking a leak. Shame if you're female, mind, and you have to try and find any toilets. And yes, we know you own your ground etc etc etc, but I'd rather rent a palace than own a hovel.

is there some big things happening with your stadium in the next couple of years ?.your chairman seem to be there for the long haul.

jealousy can be a cruel mistress.