*If* the only concern was how to get a new name on the trophy as quickly as possible, your best shot would be to completely eliminate the cap - provided you assume that Koukash has, in Rugby terms, a more-or-less 'infinite' budget - thus making Salford a likely candidate. Not saying a complete free-for-all is a good idea, just that eliminating the cap would probably get you a new name on the trophy faster than lowering it. This would not have been true pre-Koukash.

People used to say Leeds were part of a Big Four in the early days of SL. From 1996-2003 what exactly did they achieve? One SL GF loss and one Challenge Cup win.

Warrington have achieved far more in the space of eight years than that Leeds side had.

Both clubs an average of 5th place in the time frames.
Both not won the GF.
Wire have won more Cups but to say they achieved "far more" is stretching it a tad. Especially given that at least part of that 8 years was groundwork for 10 years of success at Leeds afterwards.

Wire have won 3x as many cups and been in twice as many GFs, as well as finish as League Leaders.
That was in the space of 6 years. I'd say that's a pretty good six years.

If we're including beaten GF appearances then we should note the 2 Cup Finals Leeds appeared in and lost too.
I'm not denying its been a good 6 years for Wire. But then it was a good 6 years for Leeds prior to 2004 too.