Not sure any CH1 clubs would willingly want to see us directly up via a vote..Although slim, they may think they can retain the revenue streams we bring to them, if we were to miss out in the p/o's.

Not sure any League 1 clubs would vote purely on such a speculative basis considering we are still the most likely team to go up via the playoffs. The carrot for League 1 clubs at the top end of the table is they actually increase their chances of promotion this year - would you vote against that purely to get a crowd vs Bradford?

Where I think it may be a factor in that I think the Championship clubs probably do want us up and would vote for that change. Of course everyone may come to their senses and decide not to implement these changes until the end of next season rather than shifting the goalposts now.

Of course, we can all visualise the situation where some decision is arrived at on Friday but then, for "fairness and not wishing to ruin the season endings in the different leagues" they then decide not to announce anything until all the play-offs are completed.

..And then, it all dribbles out on twitter or 'leaks ' from clubs, over the following week or so. Oh, and of course, at least half a dozen on here will know the full decision but be uabable to pass on the details as their mate could be compromised....

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ll-1996292 Makes you feel like the sport's in safe hands with threatening statements like the above

https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... ll-1996292 Makes you feel like the sport's in safe hands with threatening statements like the above

Wow. What a pair of arrogant Cnuts..... Come back Marwan all is forgiven.

Listened to the 5Live podcast last night with Hetherington, Sadler and the guy from League Weekly. They seemed to suggest that the position regarding SL was more or less settled on 12 teams and loop around fixtures. Hetherington was very critical of that part. They also thought that the problem with the SL clubs was that they found the RFL easy targets for the fact that some of the SL clubs were not pushing their own clubs and increasing their own business. They also said that they had no idea what was happening below SL divisions.

Quote: Scarey71 "Wow. What a pair of arrogant Cnuts..... Come back Marwan all is forgiven.'" If you think Hudgell and Pearson come across badly, read what Lenagan has to say... https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9345425

Quote: Scarey71 "Wow. What a pair of arrogant Cnuts..... Come back Marwan all is forgiven.'" If you think Hudgell and Pearson come across badly, read what Lenagan has to say... https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9345425

THink he needs to look closer to home for falling crowds. Five drives and a kick and playing the same teams countless times in a season won't bring the crowds back.

What a pipe-end....

I think it's time the CH/L1 chairmen took a another look and tried to come up with new ways to broadcast the game and run it. It would take years but if you have a league with

Bradford
York
Newcastle
Coventry
London B
London S
Toulouse
Toronto
West Wales (Yes I know.. but I am thinking in terms of ANYTHING could be possible)
North Wales
Hemel
Happyflaps
Swinton
Batley
Dewsbury
Doncaster
Sheffield
Widnes et all

You have a much wider scope to attract interest AND you can claim 'Big City RL' which super league can't anymore. Just Leeds in a pile of small towns and small cities.

Leave the SL mob laiking wi themselves as per...

Press conference happening today by a few of the champ/L1 reps. Should be interesting to hear what they have to say. I wonder if Chalmers will be there?

Its at Odsal so he will be there. I know it will ne easy to let rip with the arroagnce of the SL chairman, but i just hope he's calm and measured in his repsonse.

Agree. I love the elite argument the SL clubs are spouting. There are only about 4/5 elite clubs (Leeds,Wigan,Saints and Hull/Warrington) the rest are no better than the lower keague clubs they're all belittling. They just so happen to be in SL at this moment in time. You could replace the rest with lower league clubs and they'd be no difference.

If the RFL had any balls instead of the absolute lemon we have running the sport now, i"d let the SL clubs go on their own. Invite Leeds to join the above comp. Any player that joins the rival SL can't participate in the CC or play for England. The players would be up in arms. The SKY contract is currently with the RFL not SL. The clubs are irrelevant. SKY don't give 2 stuffs about Kr/Wakey/Salford. If the best players are go to a halifax, Leigh, York,- thats the one SKY will pay for rights.

Sky won't pay to cover a match such as Hemel v North Wales in a local park. The situation rugby league finds itself is now precarious. I hate to use a cliche but these meetings look like turkeys and geese voting over which bird should be eaten over Christmas.