I agree with you LBC not thought through at all and as FD said an interesting solution by Martyn Sadler

I think the best comment on VT so far is, to paraphrase,

"The super league fans have lost their comfort blanket, leave them alone!"

It's great to see them react in the way we did when licensing was introduced. It's embarrassing when a process you back so epically fails. Don't like to say I told you so....

really looking forward to this new system. Fax Fev or Leigh certainly not guaranteed entry to SL but at least now there is hope and should bring a lot more interest to Rugby league.

I just hope they stick at it even if the SL clubs claim it isn't working. Although im not a big fan of the 4th v 5th playoff game to settle the final SL spot in the middle 8 I think in time it could become huge and really popular with all fans just like the footy playoffs

With the ' lob sided ' number of games it is the only real fair way of deciding something as important as promotion , although yes the more chances the SL clubs have to beat the Championship ones the less chances there will be to displace one

Im not keen on Status Quo either , all their music sounds the same .Charlie knows .

A bit like your posts Charlie,

, Starry knows

Touche Mr Pike

Charlie will see you later



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Pfffft ! Who knows ? If it were down to me, I'd probably have a fixture plan of the AvB, CvD type ready and slot the teams in either by finishing position or lot.

But I'm not doing it .......

Never saw this coming? www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... ma-returns

Never saw this coming? www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... ma-returns

Another hoop to jump through John.

Whilst we celebrate promotion being reinstated, in the cold light of day it's gonna be harder to get promoted than it was under licensing. The RFL have ensured that by giving us a lower salary cap than Super League.

We'll never be able to compete

No wonder the lower Super League teams voted for this - they'll just spend money on a better team than any championship one and not on sorting out their clubs as they no longer need to!

Where does it mention salary cap??? It only mentions funding.

Also, I think it will be a struggle at first as Championship teams adapt BUT I question the need to go full time in entirety. When you're crap, you're crap and having a team full of full time crap players doesn't necessarily guarantee that you will defeat a semi-pro team that is high in confidence.

I think it's do-able. Yes, it's harder for the lower league clubs but a determined outfit can overcome one that's had it's confidence sucked out of it for 23 matches. Time will tell.

Ultimatly nothing has changed, to be in a position to beat a SL club twice ( or two SL clubs ) over a period of 7/8 games will probably require the investement of a sugar daddy, but to get the interest of that benefactor should be easier now

If you were fortunate enough to have made the type of throw away cash involved, what would entice you into ' throwing it away ' ?

A growing club with a growing fan base, it really is that simple, it isnt an accident that the sports clubs with the biggest support bases are generally the ones that attract the biggest sponsorship deals and ' investement '

Quote ="halifaxjohn"Never saw this coming? www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... ma-returns'" What do you mean ? There's nothing new in here .....

Quote ="halifaxjohn"Never saw this coming? www.sportinglife.com/rugby-leagu ... ma-returns'" What do you mean ? There's nothing new in here .....

I've been saying that for months but folk just got wrapped up in the headlines.

The penny's still not dropped at Fev. They're still celebrating.

A good listen - video.jpress.co.uk/editorial/YPO ... kJan20.mp3

A good listen - video.jpress.co.uk/editorial/YPO ... kJan20.mp3

Fact is, Championship clubs wouldn't be able to spend a $uperleague cap anyway.

Its the same over at Leigh



My post was wrong though, 1 game, providing its the last one would be enough

I have to say though, next ( not this ) season is going to at least be interesting, we'll have 2 ' new ' clubs to play with, plus the interest of watching what happens at the bottom of SL

That's another thing folk gloss over, Starby. There'll be two ex-$uperleague clubs in our twelve. In the short term, they're likely to be two of the four Div 2 clubs in the Middle Eight.

Is it the Fourth v Fifth Grand Final we're on about ?

It's not something new - been there since July.

However the money is divided up and allocated isn't this just talking about central funding.
Will the cap be the same for all the clubs in SL1 and SL2 or whatever it is called.
It will need to be.

Hypothetically.

If the cap is the same could a Championship club who has a wealthy benefactor not spend as much as he liked up to the cap thus closing the gap or even exceeding the amount some of the less well off SL 1 clubs have to spend?

Yes, as it currently stands we ( whoever ) needs to be the best Championship team and then be better than 3 SL teams

Easy peasy

3 $L teams ?



You mean three of the current $L, I take it.

Francis Cummins is really concerned about " taking our focus off promoting young players because teams will be worried about relegation."

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Yes Francis - you're really concerned about youth policy. Nothing to do with the fact that Bradford are staring into the abyss is it Francis you goggle eyed boat anchor.

Statements like this don't wash anymore.

Now, now Rich.

Thats ICONIC goggled eyed boat anchor!

Yes griff, thats why I put " As it currently stands "