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Quote: chubbs1981 "How about move Gateshead to championship 1 and instead of 1 & 2 call them north and south. Gateshead would spend a fortune on travel in that division making them less competitive'"

I really would try and avoid regionalising the competition. How would you decide which clubs were promoted to the Championship? One idea is a kind of grand final match between the winners of the two divisions (north and south as you put it). However, the majority of clubs are, at present, northern so how would you work it if northern teams were relegated from the Championship and southern sides promoted for two or three consecutive years? You'd end up with a northern division with more sides than its southern equivalent. I much prefer the idea of the RFL helping out clubs, like Gateshead with travelling costs.

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from say Cov/ oxford to m62 where most teams are is a few hours. your talking about Gateshead having to travel for twice as long every other week. This would be great if they were flying but Its a massive ask for fans and players.

Perhaps not have north and south but have teams on the edges of the competition geographically anchored to a division. so the southern teams (may include some m62 sides etc) all play together. This is grassroots RL keeping it as geographic as possible will encourage fans to travel. As someone who follows RL from what most flatcappers would consider off the edge of the world Its really disheartening to get mates etc along to games and there being 20 away fans. Not to mention it stops gate money going to the home side.

Unless the Leagues do a sort of joint income scheme whereby all gate receipts and merchandise sales are put into a pot and divided by the number of teams in the leagues less bonuses for cup appearances etc having teams that are so far apart is never going to benefit those in the outer regions. which lets face it are the frontlines of expansion. Nobody wants to sit in an empty stadium (like my trip to see the crusaders at quins 2 years ago)

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It certainly would be a tricky one. Do you change Doncaster with Gateshead to reduce travelling? Do you tell Gateshead to get on with it with the fact that the geographical layout within each division will change with each season? I understand what you're saying about away fans but rugby league isn't a sport that attracts large numbers of away fans these days. I'd go as far as to say that apart from soccer there aren't any sports in the UK that attract significant numbers of away fans on a regular basis. The idea of gate money going into a pot and then being shared equally among the competiting clubs would be a highly divisive one. I can see where you're coming from but I just don't think enough chairmen would agree to it.

The fact that we're having a serious 'conversation' about this is fantastic and shows the potential that rugby league has.

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Quote: Catalancs "The fact that we're having a serious 'conversation' about this is fantastic and shows the potential that rugby league has.'"


There is massive potential, The first game i took my Mrs to see was Crusaders 0-4 loss against Saints in the monsoon at the brewery field. Massive crowd as far as Crusaders were concerned great atmosphere despite being cold and wet she loved the noise the singing etc and to this day still doesn't understand a single thing about RL but was happy when i purchased her 2 tickets the 2010 grand final for her birthday present. (shes a keeper!)

Inside the M62 catchment area I think there is very little understanding about how little RL is covered. Back in Plymouth to get RL coverage in the local paper was like pulling teeth from a phoenix even the local bowls league got better coverage.

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Quote: Catalancs "I really would try and avoid regionalising the competition. How would you decide which clubs were promoted to the Championship? One idea is a kind of grand final match between the winners of the two divisions (north and south as you put it). However, the majority of clubs are, at present, northern so how would you work it if northern teams were relegated from the Championship and southern sides promoted for two or three consecutive years? You'd end up with a northern division with more sides than its southern equivalent. I much prefer the idea of the RFL helping out clubs, like Gateshead with travelling costs.'"

They do it in rugby union and football. What system do they have in place there?

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Quote: Catalancs "I really would try and avoid regionalising the competition. How would you decide which clubs were promoted to the Championship? One idea is a kind of grand final match between the winners of the two divisions (north and south as you put it). However, the majority of clubs are, at present, northern so how would you work it if northern teams were relegated from the Championship and southern sides promoted for two or three consecutive years? You'd end up with a northern division with more sides than its southern equivalent'"


That's easily solved. For easy thinking, imagine a line running East to West across the country. Every year, move it up or down until both halves contain the same amount of sides.
Simple.

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Quote: Wellsy13 "They do it in rugby union and football. What system do they have in place there?'"

Both which have more money and semi-pro clubs.

Quote: Wellsy13 "That's easily solved. For easy thinking, imagine a line running East to West across the country. Every year, move it up or down until both halves contain the same amount of sides.
Simple.'"

One way around it I suppose.

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Leave our division as it is! I'm loving it this year...

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Quote: Catalancs "
Although traditionally part of the county, I don't see the point including Bristol in the project due to the distance and the fact that the Sonics are managing fine as they are.'"


Pedantic I know but Bristol is traditionally half in Gloucestershire and half in Somerset.

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Quote: Hedgehog King "Pedantic I know but Bristol is traditionally half in Gloucestershire and half in Somerset.'"

You learn something new every day. I wouldn't involve Bristol in it anyway, as I said. I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of this latest Championship 1 admission.

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Quote: Hedgehog King "Pedantic I know but Bristol is traditionally half in Gloucestershire and half in Somerset.'"


However is actually a County of its own.

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Quote: Catalancs "You learn something new every day. I wouldn't involve Bristol in it anyway, as I said. I'm still waiting for some official confirmation of this latest Championship 1 admission.'"

Should happen say in the next week. They've already been told they're in.

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just a thought but how can Gloucester be the newest team when they werent one of the seven teams earmarked at the beginning?

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Quote: Royston-Vasey "just a thought but how can Gloucester be the newest team when they werent one of the seven teams earmarked at the beginning?'"


It's the Bristol bid shifted up the road.

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ahh right

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