There is massive potential, The first game i took my Mrs to see was Crusaders 0-4 loss against Saints in the monsoon at the brewery field. Massive crowd as far as Crusaders were concerned great atmosphere despite being cold and wet she loved the noise the singing etc and to this day still doesn't understand a single thing about RL but was happy when i purchased her 2 tickets the 2010 grand final for her birthday present. (shes a keeper!)

Inside the M62 catchment area I think there is very little understanding about how little RL is covered. Back in Plymouth to get RL coverage in the local paper was like pulling teeth from a phoenix even the local bowls league got better coverage.

They do it in rugby union and football. What system do they have in place there?

That's easily solved. For easy thinking, imagine a line running East to West across the country. Every year, move it up or down until both halves contain the same amount of sides.
Simple.

Both which have more money and semi-pro clubs.


One way around it I suppose.

Leave our division as it is! I'm loving it this year...

Pedantic I know but Bristol is traditionally half in Gloucestershire and half in Somerset.

You learn something new every day. I wouldn't involve Bristol in it anyway, as I said. I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of this latest Championship 1 admission.

However is actually a County of its own.

Should happen say in the next week. They've already been told they're in.

just a thought but how can Gloucester be the newest team when they werent one of the seven teams earmarked at the beginning?

It's the Bristol bid shifted up the road.