Heres an idea... why not ask the fans what they think ? No lets let a set of numpties who no now't about the game come up with some crack pot scheme that no one understands. Please lock up the crayon box at Red Hall.

Another sensible comment at long last. The issue that option 3 is aimed at is the gulf of difference between SL and the rest. Option 1, relegation and promotion of 1 club does not do that, option 2 of 2 SL leagues with 10 clubs in each and no reference to promotion and relegation does not do that, option 3 is the only option that does.

so the first question is whether we should be bothered about the gulf between the two, in which case option 1 is my favourite, if it is important then option 3 is the only answer.

All 3 options have been published on the RFL website article about it, it is the TnA article that says that the SL clubs favour option 3 without any reference to 1 and 2.

A colleague at work who is a Fev fan & seems more up to speed than most said last week that Fev have announced they would go full time in SL2 & are confident they are financially viable enough to make a go of it.

Fev are a classic mid 8 team: top four of the second rank, and one of the clubs that would most benefit from the experience provided by the 3 x 8 playoffs to develop the competitiveness of their team.

At last the death of the franchise system. It stopped working once the clubs worked out how to fool the RFL scrutinizers in believing their financial situation and perpetuating the franchise.
The spread of the monies throughout the RL family can only be a good thing. It’s not a quick fix but the franchise system wasn’t either.
Championship clubs will welcome the additional gate money from a visiting SL club and could possibly increase the fan base.
The fan base is the only thing that will save RL and the SL from collapse.

In the long term, the inability of RU to sort out the scrum may also sort of save RL..... in some form.