Re: Whats the plan? : Sat Feb 18, 2017 2:50 pm  

bowlingboy wrote:

Could we ever!

Will be taught ask looking at there squad.

Re: Whats the plan? : Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:51 pm  

The voices in my head are telling me the RFL have a diabolical plan
There will be a return to 3 year licensing
Salford and Wakey to miss out and be replaced by KR and Bulls
Kockrash to take over at Odsal after walking away from Salford

Re: Whats the plan? : Tue Feb 21, 2017 2:55 pm  

If they did that it would be the end of the game as we know it, it would be like 1895 all over again with clubs breaking away and a vote of no confidence in the RFL...

Jesus, listening to the Swinton fans drivel about RFL favouritism towards the Bulls is bad enough there would be Lynch mob creating a Siege outside Odsal.

[Bullseye]

Re: Whats the plan? : Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:35 pm  

bowlingboy wrote:

If they did that it would be the end of the game as we know it, it would be like 1895 all over again with clubs breaking away and a vote of no confidence in the RFL...

Jesus, listening to the Swinton fans drivel about RFL favouritism towards the Bulls is bad enough there would be Lynch mob creating a Siege outside Odsal.

I think Andy Lynch would be ok as Cas would get a franchise

Re: Whats the plan? : Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:38 pm  

bowlingboy wrote:

If they did that it would be the end of the game as we know it, it would be like 1895 all over again with clubs breaking away and a vote of no confidence in the RFL...

Jesus, listening to the Swinton fans drivel about RFL favouritism towards the Bulls is bad enough there would be Lynch mob creating a Siege outside Odsal.

We might even get traffic on this site to rival our admin/liquidation efforts if that happens....there would be parts of West Yorkshire where people would simply implode with rage against us and the rfl.

To be fair though the rfl and the clubs did say, and I think it's started, that they would review the current system after 3 years. Of which this is the third. And I think it's far from certain this system stays as it is. I just hope whatever system we switch to, or if this one is just amended, there is still a pathway of some description to Super league for any club that gets themselves close to that level.

I would think some of the current decision makers in the rfl and sl will be looking at hull kr, Toulouse, Toronto, and possibly us (don't know if that's just rab tinted specs on though) and seeing that there is potential outside of super league and at least a route into sl needs to be open, but I'd say it'll be short of a return to full licensing and parachuting teams back in.

[Bullseye]

Re: Whats the plan? : Tue Feb 21, 2017 3:40 pm  

Godiswithers wrote:

Wakey to miss out

Just imagining the reaction on their board.

Re: Whats the plan? : Tue Feb 21, 2017 6:11 pm  

I think the system should stay as it is. If we go back to one up one down or two up two down we have the same problems as last time. Clubs overspending to stay up and going bust or coming up for a season to go back down.

At least this way clubs have to see if they are SL standard by beating SL teams in the 8's. £1million match is a good concept just needs altering slightly.

I am a fan of franchising if done correctly. Using the same system as last time won't work. Unfortunately the RL community are against the idea of certain mergers in order to create an NRL like competition. Their structure would work well over here. Same 14 teams (all strong with good academies) year on year with the possibility of an expansion (ala Gold Coast) if a club outside the SL deemed themselves worthy on field and off field. Like Leigh did over the past 3 seasons.

[Bulliac]

Re: Whats the plan? : Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:25 am  

Bullseye wrote:

:lol: Just imagining the reaction on their board.

Not sure we need to "imagine" what their board would be like. As soon as they get a sniff of even a suggestion of anything like that I'm certain a representative sample of their membership will be here pronto to tell us in person...

Re: Whats the plan? : Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:38 am  

Super League needs a strong Bradford Bulls, not the likes of Wakefield & Halifax...so a return to licencing is the best option in my book.

Re: Whats the plan? : Wed Feb 22, 2017 10:58 am  

bowlingboy wrote:

:WHISTLE: Super League needs a strong Bradford Bulls, not the likes of Wakefield & Halifax...so a return to licencing is the best option in my book.

To further this point, what exactly have Wakefield and Halifax ever brought to Super League? Bottom of the table dwellers and sub standard crowds?