Quote littlerich="littlerich"I don't think it'll be anything but a minority sport .........ever.
So, might as well have it as the intensity of the NRL. Make it squeeky clean elite. Weed out the damp as well as the dry rot.
Bradford
Castleford
Catalans Dragons
Hull
Leeds
St Helens
Warrington
Wigan
Awesome.'"
but by cutting the numbers and making more money available to the elite teams... it doesnt matter where they are you could just create 10 elite teams and pay for elite marketing and sales teams to bring in the crowds... therefore it makes sense to chose the clubs based on the stadia available to play in...
so
1)
Manchester Red Deyvils (playing at Old Trafford) basically the Saints/Wigan/Warrington and Salford squads... relocated
2)
Glasgow Kilts (playing at Ibrox) Brisbane Broncos relocated
3)
Newcastle Coals (playing at St James Park) Hull & KR relocated
4)
Birmingham Backstabbers (playing at Villa Park) Wakefield/ Cas & Hudds relocated
5)
North London Limpets (playing at White Hart Lane) Harlequins london broncos by any other name
6)
Chelsea Boots (playing at Stamford Bridge) the best players from anywhere in the world (typical Chelsea)
7)
France... (playing in France... or northern Spain sometimes)
the French national team - no need for relocation
Wales (playing in Colwyn Bay) the Welsh National RU team playing off season to keep fit
9)
A Token Traditional RL: Team... (playing in a dump somewhere on the M62 corridor) made up of 65% australian imports on British Passports
10)
Wellington Whales (playing on the beach) full of maori scary people... not many away fans!
seriously though I think we can begin to expand the game but I think we should look at the American Footbal conferencing system as a model.. and that would help with making the play offs [u
THE [/umajor focus of our season....