Um, I do care about Rugby League.

No, you don't. You're not allowed.

2 reasons. Population and politics. If Workington, Barrow and Whitehaven wanted it, then it could happen. No chance individually. There's no point blaming the RFL.

Of course, how silly of me. My fault for being Southern.

Yes. it is.

Absolute nonsense.



These clubs struggle to keep their heads above water now financially, for them to compete for paying speccies with a SL club in the area would kill them off completely. Most people would not be able to afford either the time or the money to support 2 clubs every weekend.



Your comparison with France is totally flawed. They don't play at the same time of year and are therefore not competing for the same spectators. The only way such a proposal could ever work in West Cumbria (and forget Barrow it's too far away) is if the Championship reverted back to winter rugby.

Barrow RL, CAN GO IT ALONE.



Everything both on & off the pitch is on the up and has increased every year in the last four years and is expected to increase again next season.

Support, interest, lottery, merchandice, etc



Look at the Barrow born players currently playing SL

1,Gardner

2,Gardner

3,Lupton

4,Harrison

5,Wilkes



Apoligies if i,ve missed anyone off this list.



Several Barrow born u18/u16 players are earning rave reviews in various SL academy sides.



Add to the mix ((if)) Barrow RL were in the SL then several of the Cumbrian West coast lads would probably rather play for Barrow SL Club than the others, not all and maybe not the most but some.



If Barrow were really competing in the SL then probably most would want to stay local-ish.



BARROW RUGBY LEAGUE for SUPERLEAGUE.

You can have that great useless lump we have.

Of course, people love to blame the RFL for the lack of a Cumbrian team in SL, even though it's through no fault of the RFL.



Cumbrian clubs shouldn't be "helped" any more than any other established club should be "helped". If Haven, Barrow or Workington can't come up with the on and off field package to even put together a licence application, never mind a succesful one, then that's their issue to overcome, not the RFL's.



IIRC, Whitehaven have still to make any steps to deliver on the ground improvement promise that they made (regardless of the result) prior to the 2005 Grand Final.

Was going to say the exact same thing.

Barrow-in-Furness is in Lancashire, not Cumberland. Workington, Whitehaven, Carlilse etc. are in Cumberland.

It's not 1971 anymore.



And who mentioned Cumberland? We're talking about Cumbria here.