Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:19 pm  

Super League could be expanding to 14 teams again as soon as 2018. While I think the constant chopping and changing of our league structure is bad, reducing from 14 to 12 teams in the first place was a mistake and should be reversed. The Super 8's hasn't worked with attendances down for these games. 14 teams would allow us to go back to 27 rounds with home and away + magic, with fixtures known from the start of the season. The top 4 play off system and million pound game could still be kept with a straight play off game between top of the championship and bottom Super League club. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... gby-league

Super League could be expanding to 14 teams again as soon as 2018. While I think the constant chopping and changing of our league structure is bad, reducing from 14 to 12 teams in the first place was a mistake and should be reversed. The Super 8's hasn't worked with attendances down for these games. 14 teams would allow us to go back to 27 rounds with home and away + magic, with fixtures known from the start of the season. The top 4 play off system and million pound game could still be kept with a straight play off game between top of the championship and bottom Super League club. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theg ... gby-league

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:54 pm  

The crowds are down, because people are getting bored of the robotic style of play and the standard of the game dropping across all levels.

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 4:41 pm  

Chris.Taylor wrote:

The crowds are down, because people are getting bored of the robotic style of play and the standard of the game dropping across all levels.

And Thursday night games.

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 5:49 pm  

13 teams would be interesting.

13th placed team gets relegated replaced by 1st in Championship.
Then the usual bottom 4 between 9th-12th in SL and 2nd-5th in Championship.

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:14 pm  

Can't say im glad we are changing format yet again!

If we are then i would go 14 teams 2 up 2 down 5 or 6 team play off system we used to have up to mid 00's

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:19 pm  

Biff Tannen wrote:

Can't say im glad we are changing format yet again!

If we are then i would go 14 teams 2 up 2 down 5 or 6 team play off system we used to have up to mid 00's

I'd go 14 teams, possibility of 1 up/1 down (top of championship v bottom of SL in 'MPG'), LLS presented after regular rounds and 6 team play off system that we used to have for the Grand Final.

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:36 pm  

CM Punk wrote:

And Thursday night games.

And constant changing of the league structure. Football and RU fans aren't subject to this malarkey every three years.

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:50 pm  

14 teams was scrapped because there wasn't enough quality players to go around, what's changed in the last 3 years? Nothing.

Dumb idea by the dumb people in charge of our game. Playing 27 rounds + cup + playoffs + internationals is also still too many games, but the RFL quite clearly don't give a toss about player welfare.

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 6:50 pm  

caslad75 wrote:

I'd go 14 teams, possibility of 1 up/1 down (top of championship v bottom of SL in 'MPG'), LLS presented after regular rounds and 6 team play off system that we used to have for the Grand Final.

Well, i will meet you half way and say bottom SL team relegated and 13th SL vs 2nd in Championship for MPG..deal?

Re: Further changes to Super League : Tue Jun 20, 2017 7:03 pm  

if we have 14 teams we'll have lots of hammerings and even more meaningless games. The current format give everyone something to play for up to round 23 then all but 2 or 3 a chance of making either the top 4 in SL or avoiding the drop in the middle 8's.

With 14 team the season will be over for half of them by round 14