Quote: Jake the Peg "Proof if it were needed that there aren't enough players to make 14 decent sides'"
This. Everyone who thought that there wouldn't be enough decent players for 14 teams before the expansion, give yourself a big pat on the back.
Presumably they are hoping that the added teams (Salford and Crusaders) will be able to develop new youngsters that will fill the gap. This seems a bit unlikely in Salford- there are plenty of other teams around there who could take a young player on, so I don't think having Salford in SL adds much from a player point of view.
The Crusaders this year have been a non-stop disaster, but even in a best case scenario, I'd doubt you'd be seeing new players coming off the production line straight away.
Quote: Jake the Peg "I blame the salary cap.'"
This too. I think this season gives the lie to the idea that there are thousands of say Wakefield and Huddersfield supporters who will turn up if they feel their team has got a chance of winning something. If you level out all of the teams all it does is reduce the crowds at the best supported teams.
Plus it allows our best players to escape, or possibly not take up the game as a career in the first place if they feel they can't earn top money doing it.
Quote: Jake the Peg "and that scrapping relegation just encourages averageness'"
Not so sure about this though.