Re: These cup games show... : Mon Apr 20, 2015 6:05 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

It wasn't closed.

The downside was you could only go up every third year.

The upside was that you had three years to consolidate before you came down.

Upside for clubs like Bradford was that you could royally screw up without being kicked out although a second time in administration was a bridge too far. No SL club can now rest at the foot of SL and not give a damn. The pressure is on. That's sport for ya!!

Re: These cup games show... : Mon Apr 20, 2015 9:28 pm  

griff1998 wrote:

No - this is worse. Somebody would've been up in 2015 under licensing - probably Leigh - instead of playing for a place in a league to play in another league for a place in $uperleague in 2016. And they would have had three years in $uperleague instead of having to go through the whole Middle Eight Process again at the end of the 2016 season.

I don't see the attraction of Twelves and Eights. I suppose it's today's "I-want-it-all-and-I-want-it-now" attitude to life. Nobody's prepared to work for owt these days.

You are wrong whilst its going to be tough for a Championship club to get into SL in the middle eights at least they have a chance and if it does go the way you think their is always going to be that 4th v 5th game which as a one off gives one Championship team a great chance look at the Leigh v Salford Cup game!
You seem to forget that the Franchise system was a bent system decided entirely at the whim of a few at the RFL. They chose who they wanted by whatever means they decided it was a cartel and stank of favouritism - remember Crusaders who had illegal Aussie players the RFL decided to ignore until it all blew up in their face???
Ask yourself this, do you want to be at the mercy of the Fat Controller to get into SL or through a system that whilst its not perfect at least gives you the chance ON THE PITCH!
Maybe you are happy as you are an 'expansion' club you get extra ticks cos they like you?

Re: These cup games show... : Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:41 am  

Like it or not, we're stuck with more "country mile" rugby for the time being.

Re: These cup games show... : Tue Apr 21, 2015 9:59 am  

griff1998 wrote:

Like it or not, we're stuck with more "country mile" rugby for the time being.

Thoughts for Sunday Griff ?

Re: These cup games show... : Tue Apr 21, 2015 10:17 am  

There are twelve teams in Super League. Each are allowed five imports. That means there are a potential of 60 overseas players starting each week. Reduce this number (and the number in the Championship) and this will start to reduce the gap as each teams have to develop talent and narrow the gap on the pitch between squads. An old hobby horse of mine but one I still believe in.

Re: These cup games show... : Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:43 pm  

mr t hall wrote:

Thoughts for Sunday Griff ?

We need to win to get back on track.

Re: These cup games show... : Wed Apr 22, 2015 12:48 pm  

Howardposner wrote:

There are twelve teams in Super League. Each are allowed five imports. That means there are a potential of 60 overseas players starting each week. Reduce this number (and the number in the Championship) and this will start to reduce the gap as each teams have to develop talent and narrow the gap on the pitch between squads. An old hobby horse of mine but one I still believe in.

I don't understand this theory.

Some clubs will be better at developing talent than others. Just like some clubs are better at recruiting overseas players than others. The best junior talent will continue to be attracted to the clubs with more money. As they are now.

I appreciate the need to improve the UK player pool - but as a way of equalizing the competition ? Pie in the sky.

And I'm a firm believer in the concept of pies.