FORUMS > The Virtual Terrace > Promotion & Relegation |
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Star | 288 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Aug 2010 | 14 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
: |
|
| After tonights results i think the sport i love is making a fool of itself.
How can Widnes say they are competing in SL when they get 76 points put past them.
Bottom team in SL score 36 points with no reply against a team above them in front of a crowd of 2,268
This is not taking a pop at Widnes but im not sure why there in SL 4th in 2009, 5th in 2010 and 5th or 6th in 2011.
How long can the likes of Featherstone, Halifax and Leigh keep attracting sponsers and investors without a bigger picture.
Then you have teams like Keighley who have ambition again but when you can not go any further where does it all end.
Bradford in trouble, Wakefield who have had money problems, Crusaders gone bust and now in Championship 1.
Let the smaller teams have there day and who knows what they might achieve in the future.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Board Member | 37704 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
May 2002 | 22 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
2051.jpg The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan:2051.jpg |
|
| Oh great, just what everyone wants, yet another thread knocking franchising.
Tell you what, on the weekend of April 14/15 there'll be enough "lower" teams to show what they can do. There'll even be some in the following round and they can really show what they can do.
Aren't there enough threads on here that you could have contributed to, without the need to start yet another one?
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Star | 1869 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Jul 2010 | 14 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
May 2018 | Apr 2018 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
51864_1312823830.gif Just Win, Baby
[b:38co1fbc]GIANTS RAIDERS TOFFEES[/b:38co1fbc]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_51864.gif |
|
| With Respect, how many fans can Featherstone get? It's a town of 14,000 max. I'm not knocking them, they love RL there, and they'd be a great addition, but from an RFL point of view, I can see why they don't include them.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Club Owner | 17226 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Aug 2003 | 21 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
6731_1299024498.jpg [quote="King Street Cat":1wa9s43t]Some might look at this as being harsh but I think it's fair. When are the Rugby League going to stop persisting with this fantasy expansion. If it hasn't worked by now, it never will! I'm all for reaching out to a wider audience with our game but not at the expense of historical clubs in the homelands.[/quote:1wa9s43t]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_6731.jpg |
|
| You are seriously attempting to use the newly promoted team being beaten by 76 points as an argument for yearly promotion and relegation?
|
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Chairman | 33727 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Feb 2002 | 23 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
May 2022 | May 2022 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
1034_1335734906.jpg :d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_1034.jpg |
|
| Quote: headhunter "You are seriously attempting to use the newly promoted team being beaten by 76 points as an argument for yearly promotion and relegation?'"
You can't use Widnes as any basis for P&R purely because they weren't the best Championship team last season, or indeed any season since 2001.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Player Coach | 12860 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Apr 2008 | 17 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Mar 2020 | Feb 2020 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
39110_1363272058.jpg Dropkick Murphy..we actually saw and heard a mass of bouncing and scarf and flag waving to Dale Cavese that drowned out anything we could muster.. It stopped us singing our own celebratory songs, it died out seconds later when we accepted we couldn't be heard over the Wigan lot
Celebrations muted from us, job done from them. Most fans who slag them off are jealous their own club's support is nowhere near that good
-
sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league
-
Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate
-
the flying biscuit..Wires havent been massively succesful over the years, but I've spoke to Brian Bevan And he spoke to me and i wouldnt swap that for Wigans History, ever
-
Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go
-
Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know
-
FIOS:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_39110.jpg |
|
| The problem is that we currently only have 7 clubs good enough for a 'super' league.
If all the other clubs were at that standard then we would have the best club league in the world in any sport.
It is no surprise to see those top clubs as the top 7 in the table though.
I do believe that Widnes, Hull KR, Castleford, Wakefield and Bradford of course... all have serious potential to reach the top as Warrington have through a new stadium and a little success. OH and investment. Salford and London however don't seem to be up to much. Salford still have not seen the dramatic increase in crowds you would expect from a new stadium.
We need less teams in the top league which will create a MUCH stronger second tier which would be seriously competitive.
Castleford
Wakey
Fetherstone
Widnes
Leigh
Salford
Halifax
London
Sheffield
Sounds like a cracking division to me.
Then MAYBE, you could have promotion and relegation between these top two divisions. IMO though it would have to be a play-off between the bottom team of the top division and the top team in the second, to make sure the new team is an improvement. Hopefully the second league could be operating under a SC not so distant from the SC of the top league though.
Firstly though we need years of success for the league with high viewing figures to gain a huge TV deal in the future which will allow clubs to be sustainable under a high cap which could compete with the NRL and the Aviva Prem. Will it happen? Probably not. But that is the only way for major growth to happen in my opinion.
When such a league exists with a higher profile it would be much easier to expand the game as shown in the NRL.
|
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Board Member | 37704 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
May 2002 | 22 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Aug 2018 | Aug 2018 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
2051.jpg The older I get, the better I was
Advice is what we seek when we already know the answer - but wish we didn't
I'd rather have a full bottle in front of me than a full-frontal lobotomy
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
kirkstaller wrote: "All DNA shows is that we have a common creator."
cod'ead wrote: "I have just snotted weissbier all over my keyboard & screen"
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"No amount of cajolery, and no attempts at ethical or social seduction, can eradicate from my heart a deep burning hatred for the Tory Party. So far as I am concerned they are lower than vermin." - Aneurin Bevan:2051.jpg |
|
| Quote: Mr Hicks "After tonights results i think the sport i love is making a fool of itself.
How can Widnes say they are competing in SL when they get 76 points put past them.
Bottom team in SL score 36 points with no reply against a team above them in front of a crowd of 2,268
'"
Try looking at it from a different perspective:
Flatcappers - 6 v 112 - Expansionists
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Player Coach | 1278 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Mar 2006 | 19 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Jul 2013 | Jul 2013 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
23138_1331550009.png New Years Resolution
To Stop Swearing
1st January FCUKing failed:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_23138.png |
|
| Is this a wind up I am sure I took a poll on here about P+R in the last week.
|
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Administrator | 21082 | |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Jul 1999 | 25 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Nov 2024 | Jul 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
8589_1512921015.jpg [img:rn9g3499]//forums.rlfans.com/images/sigbanner2.png[/img:rn9g3499]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_8589.jpg |
Administrator
|
| in 2005 Leeds beat Wigan 70-0 iirc, these scores come and go, it happens in all major sports from time to time.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Club Owner | 18299 | |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Jun 2003 | 21 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
5869_1278015515.jpeg [url=http://twitter.com/#!/GavWilson:3pk7rwm1]@GavWilson[/url:3pk7rwm1]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_5869.jpeg |
Moderator
|
| Quote: Sadfish "in 2005 Leeds beat Wigan 70-0 iirc, these scores come and go, it happens in all major sports from time to time.'"
They also put 70 on Saints too, I'm sure you will remember...
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Star | 288 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Aug 2010 | 14 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Apr 2024 | Feb 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
: |
|
| Lets put it another way.
To all the SL fans out there, if your team wasnt in the SL would you want the system to stay as it is.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Club Owner | 18299 | |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Jun 2003 | 21 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Nov 2024 | Oct 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
5869_1278015515.jpeg [url=http://twitter.com/#!/GavWilson:3pk7rwm1]@GavWilson[/url:3pk7rwm1]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_5869.jpeg |
Moderator
|
| Quote: Mr Hicks "Lets put it another way.
To all the SL fans out there, if your team wasnt in the SL would you want the system to stay as it is.'"
At the minute, yes.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Star | 1885 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Jun 2011 | 13 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
60432_1309989471.gif :d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_60432.gif |
|
| doesn't anyone else just miss the pure EXCITEMENT of a relegation battle, something to keep fans interested whether your side is at the TOP or the BOTTOM?
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
Club Coach | 4142 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Oct 2004 | 20 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
May 2017 | May 2017 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
: |
|
| Quote: JonB95 "doesn't anyone else just miss the pure EXCITEMENT of a relegation battle, something to keep fans interested whether your side is at the TOP or the BOTTOM?'"
How many "battles" have we seen though? Yes Wakefield v Cas was exciting but how many teams have been/would be relegated long before the season's out? The gulf in class between SL and Chanmpionship is just too great.
|
|
|
|
Rank | Posts | Team |
International Star | 1885 | No Team Selected |
Joined | Service | Reputation |
Jun 2011 | 13 years | |
Online | Last Post | Last Page |
Apr 2024 | Mar 2024 | LINK |
Milestone Posts |
|
Milestone Years |
|
Location |
|
Signature |
60432_1309989471.gif :d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_60432.gif |
|
| Quote: Mark_W "How many "battles" have we seen though? Yes Wakefield v Cas was exciting but how many teams have been/would be relegated long before the season's out? The gulf in class between SL and Chanmpionship is just too great.'"
you're right, but isn't that gap just going to become greater in the current format?
|
|
|
|
|
|