May be slated for this idea but Rugby league has been known to try new formats to competitions...

How about a combination of P+R and Licensing?

Promoted team is immune from relegation for a year mean if they finish bottom the team above is relegated. Allows the team to try and establish a foothold in the league.

In terms or promotion teams submit for a license much in the current system (from championship and French league). Which the most viable team on preset criteria decided at the beginning of the previous season is promoted. In theory the potential relegated team could apply too or maybe not (few bits need sorting out)

Probably many holes in this idea but it has just come off the top of my head!

The RFL should just be upfront and call it as it is, closed shop with the existing clubs having a license. If new clubs want in and are viable then the comp expands or a club is replaced if they go bust and can no longer service the license.

Explain ' Viable ' , ' Bust ' and ' No longer service the licence ' in RFL terms?

Not that old chestnut again.

It should be fairly clear that the RFL have neither the ground nor the money. The problem is that the Crusaders secured other debts against the ground. If the ground was sold, it would not pay off all the debts secured against it.

More games played, more teams.



It was secured against the ground. To my knowledge no money has been paid back. You would expect some kind of announcement if it had been.

Come on Mr hedgehog the rfl are still owd £700k or they still own a large part of the wrexham ground.
Thers no way would they write off that kind of money