i thought that was the case. That is exactly why we shouldnt read too much into this result. Sadly for Fev, i think they will take a good few weeks to recover and get back on track, just glad we were the first team to take advantage.

I kind of anticipated that Rich, and I can kind of live with that if there is genuine P&R twixt SL1-2! But I would like to see the promoted club given a 'lift' with a bigger pot for winning SL2 to improve their chances of competing in SL1.
It might mean Cas share the yo yo duties with Wakey for the first 5 seasons or so but would in my opinion be a step nearer the egalitarian/utopian ideal I have in my mind for RL- but sadly my mind is the nearest it is likely to get to reality.

I agree. Decent concept. Say two divs of 10. All clubs would have to meet certain core, long term criteria. Such as stadia and infrastructures. Other variables would be driven by p&r (as should be the case in competition based sport). This would alleviate the jump up to superleague, and make sl a better spectacle in two ways:
- reduce number of teams... there are not enough good players to support 12 teams, let alone 14. Superleague is getting worse as a spectacle
- (re)introduce something to play for to 16 teams. At the moment there are about 6 teams who have anything to play for. The RFL believe a franchise system will help us beat the aussies. No it will not - intense rugby will. And who says beating the aussies has to be the core principle of rfl governance? I would say the health of our game is of more importance (and seemingly licensing is doing nothing to this end either!)

A strong argument for franchising was to help blood young talent. I believed this. Though it is all relative - exposing them to mediocrity will help them to achieve mediocre greatness.

Super League
Championship Division
Championship Division 1
Championship Division 2

- All ten teams.
- All PR.
- Real transparency from all clubs and keep fans involved.
- Reformed RFL who regulate but also guide clubs to avoid financial incidents.
- Entrenched 'constitution'.

I can dream...

After the Cas game we lost to Sheff 40-26 then won 3
After the Bradford we lost to Fev 30-18 then won 4

Yes you can, and it's not a bad one, 10 per division would mean games between well known teams in SL2 or whatever it's called for TV but do you go 1 up 1 down? Or go back to 1 up and a play off to play against the 2nd bottom team. I thought that this kept interest going but usually means the SL 1 team wins, but that would change I reckon after a few seasons.