Oldham RL outline Super League ambitions
Oldham RLFC chairman Bill Quinn and managing director Mike Ford have announced the club's intention to submit a bid for Super League inclusion, citing strong financial backing, passionate fan support, and recent on-field success as key factors. The club, promoted to the Championship just last year, is confident in meeting the criteria and aims to become a competitive force both on and off the pitch.
Oldham RLFC will submit a formal application to join an expanded Super League this month, chairman Bill Quinn confirmed in a broadcast that dropped Wednesday on the club’s Roughyeds TV channel.
The Roughyeds, who can secure a top-four Championship finish on Sunday by beating Doncaster at Boundary Park, notified the Rugby Football League of their intent on the eve of a potential promotion play-off campaign—barely a year after lifting the League 1 title.
“Would we have maybe preferred another season, another year? Yes of course we would, but that is not on the table,” Quinn told supporters. “With what is on the table in front of us, Oldham is as ready as anybody else. I have seen the criteria, and we will put together a very strong case for Oldham going into Super League.”
Quinn said sponsors have already pledged contracts contingent on top-flight status and insisted the club’s finances are “very good.” Managing director Mike Ford, sitting alongside Quinn, added that the bid rests on proving sustainability and rekindling the town’s glory days. “I want to see the Rochdale Road end full of red and white, to be behind what we are doing on this fantastic journey,” Ford said.
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