Would you say that if you supported Keighley, Swinton or Hunslet?

Can you name any other sport in which a segment of the fanbase is absolutely determined to kill off a bunch of clubs for "not pulling their weight"?

It's gone beyond some sort of strategic thinking (which generally shuffles mythical clubs and mythical fan bases around) to genuinely believing that the problem with British RL is that we have too many clubs. It's insanity of the highest order. The big clubs have failed to grow their audiences and revenues and have taken that out on the smallest ones, which in turn offer the most pound for pound value in their communities.

Presumably people who propose such things either think the sport doesn't need these fans (because we have plenty to spare) or bizarrely thinks they'll start watching another club.

It's an attempt to apply market based solutions to a sporting environment and it simply doesn't work because people don't interact with their sports teams in the way they choose which supermarket to go to.

But there aren't an elite 12! There might be an elite 4 or 5, at a push, and there's NO difference between a handful of the current SL clubs and one or two at the top of the Championship other than possession of that precious SL place and the 7-figure gift from Sky each year.

Wonder how Leeds compare per head per population compared to other clubs?

We average around 12k per home game and Leeds has a population of around 780k according to google. Thats 1 in every 65 people. How does that compare with others? Terribly i suspect.

Maybe rest should kick us out for such failings.

Isn`t this what SL is trying to achieve next year when 2 or is it 4 teams from the Championship will be promoted and no team relegated from the SL or have I dreamt that up?
What then happens to those left in the Championship would probably mean they play the likes of West Bowling and the likes.

No the idiotic idea is to reduce Super League to ten by relegating three. Lots more loop games that nobody wants.

I would argue that the large clubs have had no incentive to grow their fan bases. When you're salary cap is limited, there's only so much worth you can get by being richer, and getting and training new fans can be costly

You think clubs have that much money theyve no incentive to attain more wealth? Trust me the last thing clubs are is loaded with money.

The problem is the bigger clubs have sacrificed income to support clubs that simply cannot survive without it - many of these clubs have been in existing for decades yet struggle to achieve crowds of 1,000 - how long do you go on putting good money after bad? Everyone suggest Cumbria is hot spot of RL yet none of the three clubs can attract a reasonable crowd.

The clubs can no longer compete for the talent with the NRL so we now attract second level players rather than the likes of Buderus, Lyon, Gidley, Barrett etc. It is no surprise that Sky want a reduction as the quality on the field is no what it was - so a smaller pot needs spreading even more thinly and we are on a downward spiral to no SKY and part time rugby. The championship has seen there is no broadcaster who is willing to pay to televise their games - Sky is the only game in town.

Maintaining as much money as possible in the Elite level is surely the best way of protecting full time RL - it is the only serious revenue stream the sport has. Its a simple choice protect the likes of Leeds/Wigan/St Helens etc. or spend the money on the likes of Hunslet, Keighley etc. Spend the money on developing young players of provide a resting home for players who can't make it at the top level or who can no longer cut it at the top level.

Premier sports are broadcasting the championship next season

Now that would be a disaster for the game.

They are but like the BBC for the CC they are not paying anything for it