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| It is partly the fault of the structure, as to make it work, the Championship has to produce teams capable of challenging the super league clubs in the Middle 8's. The problem is that to be sustainable, they have to work on the assumption that they might not make the Middle 8's and budget accordingly. We saw with Bradford and now Leigh that if you spend on the expectation of the top 4 and you don't make it, you are in deep doodahs. The reality for the ones who are there is that the Super League teams will beat them with relative ease, and the Middle 8's will just be about who plays Toronto in the MPG.
The only sustainable way forward is franchising, but the emphasis was wrong last time. It should be based on inclusion, not exclusion. What I mean is that last time there were a finite number of places and more applicants than places. It meant teams who were perceived to be vulnerable couldn't attract investment or players.
Instead, they should re-introduce franchising with the current top flight, and if any clubs want to join, they are considered as additional clubs. That is, the effort goes into how to manage a bigger league. It could be through a conference set-up, and with an increased overseas quota, in case the talent pool is too thin. Then clubs can attract investment, knowing that the future is about security and growth, which would be good for the sport.
Or we could introduce a gimmicky new structure that we want to abandon after a few seasons.
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| Quote: wrencat1873 "Try not to be scared, is it the fear of London challenging for promotion
London hosting SL clubs at the West London wedding venue would be fantastic.... Especially on sky. Alas, I suspect that if they were promoted that they would have to move again......
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| Quote: Call Me God "London hosting SL clubs at the West London wedding venue would be fantastic.... Especially on sky. Alas, I suspect that if they were promoted that they would have to move again......'"
They do a cracking burger down there though, far better than the Brentford burger.
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| Quote: wrencat1873 "They do a cracking burger down there though, far better than the Brentford burger.'"
The only ground in the UK with a pub on each corner is Griffin Park..... The Griffin pub is now a gastro bar..... I emigrated at the right time.
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| Quote: Call Me God "The only ground in the UK with a pub on each corner is Griffin Park..... The Griffin pub is now a gastro bar..... I emigrated at the right time.'"
That's what the locals thought too. ![Very Happy icon_biggrin.gif](images/smilies//icon_biggrin.gif)
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| Quote: Cokey "That's what the locals thought too.
Absolutely.
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