Why though does our premier competition have to have a worldwide spread compared to a national spread? The Premier League doesn't. The NRL doesn't.

The New Zealand Warriors have been in the NRL for over 20 years.

The Premeirship clubs having been playing in Euro leagues (Champions League & Europa Cup and the rest) for even longer.

But the NRL and premier league can genuinely say they have a national spread. They only have Melbourne outside of QLD and NSW but it's still a presence in south Australia and they are a success.

We are on our way to a M62 only competition. Where is the national spread?

Last three years actually, don't forget Wakefield's abject capitulation under Webster.

I'd miss Catalans t.b.h. only because of the extra televised game every other Saturday. Perhaps they could show all Leeds home games instead, they're simply not on Sky Sports enough.

rl should offer some sort of season pas like NFl, you can watch all games on that. however all their games are pretty much 90-100% sell outs in 60-70k + stadiums

Foxy Bingo was fantastic

Sport is about promotion relegation. Football you would not close the shop on the premiership or league one or 2 etc so why would you want a closed shop in super league.

For years with that franchising bollox there was nothing to play for in the championship and nothing for the bottom teams in superleague to fear. The middle 8s as had more views on sky than the super 8s.

When the likes of Barrow, Halifax won the grandfinals we should of been up not stopped by the fat controller. The franchiseing was crap wakefield was in administration Halifax ut in a good application proved we was running at a profit had a better stadium than half the super league clubs were still rejected.

The tv deal is crap for the championship. We used to have Thursday night games on premier sports which were brilliant until sky bought the rights now we get the blackpool bash and I wont count the middle 8s as they have not shown one championship v championship game at all.

When you superleague worshipers realise there are decent teams below super league you will see the bigger picture.

Good luck to leigh sunday send the dragens packing and leave egg on the fat controllers face

In the main I'd say the Championship has always had a wider geographical footprint than the SL

do championship clubs get any travel costs from the rfl to toulouse?

if not, thow in another trip to catalan if they go down, plus toronto (if any extra costs to be covered) could really hurt some clubs financially

Who's up for an Easter Weekend road trip at Catalans & Toulouse?

No and Catalan and Toulouse don't get any money towards travel to England every other week

Well they where invited to the party and accepted.12 years later and you have a problem! How's about sorting it out,and stop leaving it to others.