RFL proposal for the league structure, in 2015, as explained elsewhere on the internet by Martyn Sadler:

"The idea, as far as I understand it, is that the two bottom teams will be relegated from Super League at the end of 2014, regardless of which teams they will be. There could even be three teams relegated if the clubs decide they want Toulouse in the competition in 2015 with a TV deal possibly on the table from BeIn Sport.

There will then be two divisions of 12 each, which will play each other once (eleven games) in the first half of the season.

In the second half of the season, those clubs will split into three divisions of eight teams, depending on finishing places in the first half of the season. The bottom four Super League clubs will be in with the top four Championship clubs (which may include the two SL clubs relegated the previous season). Those teams will play each other at home and away (14 games) in the second half of the season.

The top four clubs in the second tier, at the end of that season, will then return to Super League for 2016."



What do you think?

Think farcical pretty much sums it up.

I kind of understand it. Had to read it three or four times though

Stupid!
The first thing that springs to mind is 11 games to get into the top 8? Playing each team once, so it would be a bit of a mare to get Leeds, Wigan, Wire, Catalans, etc away and some of the "lesser" teams at home. How would that work? How is it fair? I am not sure the RFL have ever properly understood exactly how a league works.

Bottom 4 playing off with top 4 in championship seems a better idea, or is that too straightforward?

I wonder what they have planned for 2016. Does P/R come back in?

Also, in 2015, when the top 8 super league clubs break off from the rest, what happens to them? Do we still have the play offs and the grand final?

Glad this is only a proposal, not what will definitely happen.

Joke

I think I'd like to know where I can get hold of some of what the RFL are smoking.

Nice and easy for non RL fanatics to understand then...

Disgrace.

exactly.... I work in Manchester and there are many casual observers of the sport who do occasionally say how much they enjoy the sport despite being mad United, City or Bury (!) football supporters....

But

A) they dont understand the rules...
B) they dont understand the fact that the champions are not usually the team that finishes top of the table
C) Thay are amazed an entire squad gets paid as much as Michael Carrick
D) and now another.... they wont even understand the league table.....


Genious.......

Quite a lot of casual viewers don't understand the play off system so this will only add to the confusion. And if I'm being completely honest, I always have to refresh my memory on how the play off format works at the end of each season.

Not sure how it works economically. Seems like the 4 "relegated" clubs will be playing half a season paying SL wages but with very little incentive the fans to turn up? Or have I completely mis-understood it?

No I think that' about the size of it! And in the first half of the season, you may not get any big home games either.
The whole thing is insane!

ROFL 2015 SL 12 teams with relegation and promotion