Just because we are suffering a bit of a low doesn't mean we have to nurture ecstatic hopes of mind blowing investment..or does it?

The main 3 ways we stay in the 2nd tier for next season is -

1 - we finish 10th or better
2 - in a reorganisation, the championship is expanded to 14 teams
3 - in conjunction with Sky, the super league is split into 2 divisions of 10 and we are invited to be in SL2

That's all I can come up with

Oh oh, round 2 of guess who.

Does he have a beard?

What is evident from speaking to Ralph Rimmer last night, is that the RFL are still undecided on the new structure.

Was that conversation an interview that you can post Mick (Thank you for the Jasbir Athwal update) or just a general "chat"?

It was an interview which I'll put out later in the week mate. Franchising is potentially returning, but it's not confirmed in which way, shape or form.

Cheers, sounds like an interesting article.

Absolute madness. It's already May and teams will be planning their acquisitions and retentions for 2018 - yet the governing body don't appear to have decided what the structure will be for next season!

Is it really too much to ask that they'd decide on a format well in advance, let everyone know and then stick to it? It's no wonder we don't seem to be able to move forward as a sport when we have this kind of leadership.

Where have I ever said to be from with in the club. Like I say a few on here know me personally I've been a member 11 years.

Just because Ralph Rimmer chose not to use an interview with an internet troll to announce a new format, doens't mean its not been decided and communicated.

That is a very good point.. .no offence mick.

The 42 member clubs are voting on the new structures in June. It's a good interview, well worth a listen. It's such a shame I'm the only journalist prepared to put the hard yards in to get the truth. Oh well.

And he wonders why journalists look down on him. Small thing called respect?