It is correct they are a developing club and should have taken their chance in the lower league and earned the licence.

Salford on the other hand have been a Super League club and they know what top-flight rugby is all about – so there will not be many arguments about that, unless of course, you come from Widnes.

The powers that be at Red Hall will argue that by including the Crusaders they are spreading rugby league to the Valleys but my personal view is that Welsh people are not all that keen and the other code is still and always will be their number one choice.

As a passing thought – if the executives are keen to spread the word in Wales why take away Millennium Magic and move it to Scotland?

Also I would hope that those teams who have made promises to build new stadiums do so, and don't come up

with excuses if they are not in use in three years' time. If not they must be removed from Super League.

In conclusion, as a supporter of our great game for over 50 years I feel real sorrow for the great names that have more than three years of history that didn't make it this time.

MALCOLM HOGG, New Farnley (Via e-mail)

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I would like to respond to Stewart Regan's comment in the Yorkshire Evening Post (July 15) – "It's easy at times like this to look for scapegoats and try to find someone to blame. I won't be going anywhere."

I would have thought that such an important issue as player registration should be dealt with by the chief executive. The buck stops at your door Mr Regan, nobody else's.

Players and supporters want their club to be successful and this issue, Mr Regan, is attention to detail. Because of this error the club has lost the chance of playing for a potential £2.5million.

Mr Regan, you can now talk the talk, but as chief executive it's now time to just walk and go.

JOHN CARRICK, Leeds

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How do Yorkshire CCC do it? Yes it is Registrationgate, only one word needed.

The competition is almost in disarray and Yorkshire created it.

Twenty20 is supposed to create and make money, that is why the competition has given life to the sport now attendances have declined. At the county cricket headquarters they have had competition issues, boycott sagas and now this.

The future for Twenty20 is bright but what now for the Tykes?

The sooner the admin is done correctly the sooner we can concentrate on what's most important – the cricket itself.

KEVIN MAGUIRE, Batley


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