For those with good memories, Workington were actually one of the founder members of the modern Super League era.
They competed in the first summer season back in 1996, but finished bottom of the pile with only two wins from their 22 games and were relegated, never to return.
It was the only time a Cumbrian team has featured in Super League, as one of the game’s great outposts has remained on the outside looking in ever since.
But the ambition remains at the club, who were Challenge Cup winners in 1951.
Plans are under proposal for a new purpose-built and council-backed stadium in Workington, which the chairman believes would make the club a more attractive proposition to a potential benefactor.
And he cites the examples of Super League clubs Leigh Leopards and Wakefield Trinity in recent years as to what can happen if the right people come along.
“I think we can do the same if we had the right conversation with the right person, similar to what’s happened at Wakefield with Matthew Ellis and Leigh with Derek Beaumont,” said Peers.
“They have moved the club forward and been a backstop for any losses in the short-term while they have built a business and commercial package at the same time and improved the ground. I think we can do something similar.
“If the new stadium materialises, we’ll have a new facility which would be a huge starting point for us and would appeal more to a benefactor than our current facilities are for operating at a higher level.
“We need more than what we have to move forward. But the crowd on Friday is proof, there is a want for top-class rugby in west Cumbria. We think we can satisfy that but we’re realistic. Our aim is to solidify and build slowly.”
