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- Are 4 teams being 'relegated' into Super League 2, or are six teams being 'promoted' into Super League 2 from the Championship? An important distinction...
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Good questions and the ones that need answering. The answer to the first one would be how you see the glass half empty or half full. I think Cas, London, all playing in a league where they can win some games and build their fan base is a good thing. People do not want to watch a team that loses every week.
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- How will finances be distributed?
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This is the big one for me and where the idea falls on its backside. If 14 full time teams is not viable then how is 20. You would have to say that SL2 would have to have a reduced cap but that could get cancelled out by reduced funding. This just doesn't add up. Maybe two leagues of 8 would make more sense.
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- Can teams be relegated from Super League 2 into a lower tier? Is this done by license or relegation through end of the season standing?
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No sport has automatic promotion and relegation between ft and pt professional. You will need a licence.
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- Who decides who will be 'relegated' into SL 2 initially and on what basis? Would geographical location be brought into the deciding factors, i.e will London be guaranteed a spot in SL 1?
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Things like that would only determine if you are in Super League. You would imagine the split will be based on the league standings the previous season, which will add a lot to that years regular season.
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- Who will televise these leagues? Will Sky be prepared to give each equal coverage, or will another channel have to pick up SL 2, effectively demoting the value of it?
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Sky, they pay the money. Sky being willing to show a SL2 game a week would probably be the most important thing to such a structure working.
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- How will promotion from SL 2 to SL 1 be decided and how will the champions be decided in SL 1: play-offs or first past the post?
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Play offs and play offs. No one running that game is interested in first past the post these days.