Quote: wrencat1873 "Although I agree in principle with P/R, I just dont think it works with a sport where it is looking to expand.
The first thing that any organisation wants is stability and even IF a club could start at the bottom (Like Toronto or Toulouse, in their second coming), the risk of relegation and the hit that they would take financially, seems to make the gamble too big.
Having said that, if the new clubs coming in are heavily bank rolled, perhaps they can throw enough money at their clubs to "guarantee" promotion to and survival in the top flight.
The one certainty is thet RL simply has to grow, just to lift it's profile or, we will be left with a fringe sport along the M62 corridor.
THe franchise model still seems the best wat forward but, with some more stringent management from the RFL'"
We ARE a fringe sport along the m62 corridor.