Why dont Barnsley have a good rugby team.

Like huddersfield and Hull etc, even donny have.

 

(zzz)

 

(shakrhead) (youngen)

 

Why doesn't Wakefield have a decent football team?

Another side of the argument

 

Why doesn't Leeds have a decent football team?

 

With the Super League operating a franchise system from 2009 and plans for a new ground in Wakefield still to get planning permission, don't be suprised if Oakwell is staging Super League within the next 2 years. There are 4 amatuer rugby league clubs in Barnsley, at Grimethorpe, Dodworth, Dearne Valley and Hoyland.

 

Cause it's not a rugby league town nt

 

how does a franchise system work?

I've heard it used in relation to American sports, and teams moving from their original location to other towns????

that's as far as my 'knowledge' goes

 

That d be Excellent ' .... (Y) At least we'd see some passion down oakwell '' Cause footballs not up to much at minute....

 

RE: Cause it's not a rugby league town nt

Thats probably historic, because the League split from the union becasue the working class players weren't be allowed time off by the employers. I understand that most were in the textiles industry which is mainly the Pennine towns in west yorkshire and lancs. I suppose the exception to this are the mining areas in Lancs such as leigh and around Cas and featherstone. Hull I don't understand that.

This is just a theory I made up... but it sounds convincing. I think.

 

We are half way there though, nearly getting rugby scores against us and it must be a rugby ball we are playing with cos it's all up and under! (doh)

 

RE: Cause it's not a rugby league town nt

Sounds plausible.

 

RE: how does a franchise system work?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Professional_sports_league_organization

 

A franchise will be offerred to clubs based on their business plans and facilities, as well as results, with each club having to meet a minimum set of criteria. Wakefields ground at the moment would struggle to reach the standards set down for entry to the Northern Premier League.

 

I want a good football team at the moment

 

will there still be promotion/relegation then?

as there isn't in American sports and it's possible teams winning the second division might not have the necessary facilities

 

Just what we need. A bunch of peanut-huggers knackering our pitch up, all for a cut of the gate receipts from the ~4000 crowds that Wakefield would get.

Marvellous.

 

Others cope, Stockport do it fine.