They are becoming that already with firstly Celtic and now Gateshead playing to a completely different set of rules to the rest of the league, also teams seemingly having a choice of whether or not they run reserve teams. RL is not the 'sport' it once was I'm afraid and I can see how people might start to lose interest.

Why the f*** are non SL chairmen such mice. Its not as if they will lose funding from the RFL if they voice negatively about the RFL. Any funding available is so strictly controlled as to be almost impossible to get anyway.

Breakaway.

No need to breakaway , they just need to start to talk to each other outside council meetings

I sometimes wonder if the RFL acts as the bully / dictatorship they appear,
Or is it the Championship chairmen are frightened of there own shadows collectively.
Maybe its that some chairmen think by sucking upto the dubious charactors at the RFL and ignoring the obvious they will somehow be awarded a SL "Spot" that Gateshead and Toulouse won't get.

One thing is for sure , this is the start of clubs outside of SL becoming part of SL - The training clubs.

The RFL use a divide and conquer policy

There are the ' bigger ' clubs that dont want to be seen as causing trouble in case it affects their chances of a Franchise

The expansion clubs who are the ' teachers pets '



And then the rest

If say one Chairman was to suggest a meeting outside the control of the RFL , somebody would ' snitch ' on them

It really is that bad