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| Quote: Conorgiantsfan "1. Leeds Rhinos
2. St Helens
3. Huddersfield Giants
4. Hull KR
5. Wigan Warriors
6. Catalans Dragons
7. Bradford Bulls
8. Warrington Wolves
9. London Broncos
10. Hull FC
11. Trafford Reds
12. Crusaders
13. Halifax Blue Sox (Bring it Back!)
14. Leigh Centurions
15. Widnes Vikings
16. Sheffield Eagles
17. Gateshed Thunder
18. Toulouse Olympique
I'd love to see the Summer Weekend Round, played on the First Weekend of Summer Holidays, where there would be several derbies played from Thursday to Sunday, all televised. Example;
Thursday
Leeds vs Bradford 16Friday
Hull vs Hull KR 13Saturday
Catalans Dragons vs Toulouse Olympique 15edit I'd also introduce the Bonus Point System.'"
Are we factoring in some kind of special bank holiday so that we can play games on a Thursday and Friday afternoon  |
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[quote="Saddened":15kig0eg]Pat Richards is poop. A typical, average, run of the mill NRL outside back. Nothing special at all. Like Barrett he is a myth. He is solid enough, he can catch, he can kick goals.[/quote:15kig0eg]:d7dc4b20b2c2dd7b76ac6eac29d5604e_7958.jpg |
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| Quote: Saddened! "1 - Saints RL (New ground)
2 - Warrington Wolves
3 - Leeds Rhinos
4 - Catalans Dragons
5 - Toulouse Vikings
6 - Hull FC
7 - Hull KR
8 - Wrexham Crusaders
9 - Huddersfield Giants
10 - Trafford Reds (New ground)
11 - Bradford Bulls
12 - Paris RL (Rich RU owners rivaling Warrington for salary cap overspend rumours)
Perfect.'"
As if you would want a league without Wigan. Bitter much?  |
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1. Warrington RLFC
2. St Helens RL
3. Wigan Warriors
4. Widnes Vikings
5. Wrexham Crusaders
6. France XI (Catalans, Toulouse, Lezignan(sp) etc)
7. Leeds Rhinos
8. Harlequins RL
9. Trafford Salford
10. Leigh RL
11. Gateshead RL
12. Huddersfield
13. Hull FC
14. Hull KR.
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12 Team UK Superleague. Bradford, Crusaders, Huddersfield, Saints, Leeds, Wigan, Warrington, Widnes, Quins, Wakefield/Cas Merger, Hull, Hull KR.
8/10 Team European SL to include Catalans, Toulouse, Paris etc...
PLAYED FROM APRIL onwards.
League Competition!! End of season playoffs see top 4 UK Superleague, Top 2/4 Euro SL & Top 4 NRL teams play in knockout competition to be crowned WCC winners.
Challenge cup played as is.
Mid season 5 nations competition involving England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France.
Great Britain Ashes Tour every 2/4 years.
Carnegie Nines to become more important and used to "take the game on the road"
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The league is naturally splitting itself. The big clubs are getting bigger yet the smaller clubs are struggling slightly to bridge the gap. Clubs like Wigan, Saints, Warrington, Leeds and Hull FC (notably, those with highest average attendance's) are growing year on year, producing top quality youngsters and buying in top quality English and overseas players. Whereas, the smaller clubs like Salford, Quins, Castleford and Wakefield have a bidding war over the cast off's from the other clubs; for example this year, Richie Mathers, Ashley Gibson and Matty Smith
It's unfair to put Catalan and Crusaders with either pack as they are isolated with regard attendace and building the fan base.
Huddersfield and Kull KR could go either way, Huddersfield have the squad and stadium, but small fan base whereas HKR have the fan base in a less than perfect stadium
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| Quote: Bondi_Warrior "As if you would want a league without Wigan. Bitter much? ![]()
Disappointed it took so long for someone to notice to be honest. I thought my naming of the Toulouse franchise would have more of an impact as well.
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| Quote: bigtruck "12 Team UK Superleague. Bradford, Crusaders, Huddersfield, Saints, Leeds, Wigan, Warrington, Widnes, Quins, Wakefield/Cas Merger, Hull, Hull KR.
8/10 Team European SL to include Catalans, Toulouse, Paris etc...
PLAYED FROM APRIL onwards.
League Competition!! End of season playoffs see top 4 UK Superleague, Top 2/4 Euro SL & Top 4 NRL teams play in knockout competition to be crowned WCC winners.
Challenge cup played as is.
Mid season 5 nations competition involving England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France.
Great Britain Ashes Tour every 2/4 years.
Carnegie Nines to become more important and used to "take the game on the road"'"
who would fill the other seven places in your european league? |
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Starbug has probably got it right but we are a long way from that position now.
My alternative :
GROUP A ( Big clubs + expansion clubs )
Leeds
Wigan
Saints
Warrington
Hull FC
Catalans
London
Wales
Paris
GROUP B
Hull KR
Castleford
Widnes
Salford
Bradford
Huddersfield
Wakefield
Leigh
Cumbria
Each team plays other teams in their group TWICE, and each team from the other group ONCE. Trophy for each group winner. Three teams from group A and winner of group B to knock out semi finals. Teams in each group to be re:assessed every 3 years.
Sorted.
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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
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sally cinnamon..Why not discuss Wigan? It's a rugby league message board. Wigan are the most famous brand in rugby league
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Tre Cool..Saints fans are hopeless unless it's a cup final or grand final. Wigan fans are so much more loyal and passionate
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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
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Ande..on the TV i could only hear the Wigan fans with about 10 to go
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Saint94..Every team is in your feckin shadow, we all know
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Wigan
Saints (new stadium)
Leeds
Wire
Hull FC
Hull KR (stadium renovated
Hudds (bigger crowds)
Bradford (move in with football team)
Wakey (ground share)
Cas (ground share)
Widnes
Wrexham (bigger crowds)
Catalans (stadium renovated)
Paris (need money!)
Cumbria (big money and a solution)
Toulouse (bigger crowds)
Harlequins (bigger crowds)
Leigh (bigger crowds)
My dream is for all of these teams to be good enough for super league so that there is genuine competiton for who gets in and therefore all the clubs will constantly have to better themselves in every department.
The ones in red are the only clubs who are IMO good enough for super league. The rest need to catch up.
I hope the likes of Sheffield, Fev, Gateshead and maybe some more expansion clubs could join this list.
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| Quote: berrigans bitch "
I thought I'd put them in  bye bye KR then FC are back in my set up.
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| Quote: j.c "who would fill the other seven places in your european league?'"
Sporting Olympique A
AS Carcassonne
Carpentras XIII
Lézignan Sangliers
Limoux Grizzlies
Lyon Villeurbanne
Montpellier Red Devils
Pia Donkeys
Saint-Gaudens Bears
UTC
Villeneuve Leopards
Or you could even allow "national sides" like Germany etc a bit like they do with the cricket.... |
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Wigan
Warrington
St Helens
Hull FC
Leeds
Huddersfield
Hull KR
Castleford
Crusaders
Wakefield
Bradford
Salford
Catalans Dragons
Harlequins
Featherstone
Halifax
Leigh
Barrow
Sheffield
Batley
Toulouse
Widnes
Dewsbury
Whitehaven
Keighley
Hunslet
Oldham
York
Rochdale
Blackpool
Workington
South Wales
Swinton
Doncaster
London Skolars
Gateshead
Bradford Dudley Hill
East Hull
Hull Dockers
Leigh East
Leigh MR
Saddleworth Rangers
Siddal
Skirlaugh
Thatto Heath Crusaders
Wath Brow Hornets
West Hull
Wigan St Judes
Wigan St Patricks
York Acorn
Castleford Panthers
Eccles
Ince Rose Bridge
Milford Marlins
Millom
Myton Warriors
Normanton Knights
Oldham St Annes
Oulton Raiders
Rochdale Mayfield
Stanley Rangers
Stanningley
Thornhill Trojans
Widnes St Maries
Castleford Lock Lane
Crosfields
East Leeds
Eastmoor Dragons
Egremont Rangers
Elland
Heworth
Hunslet W
Ovenden
Shaw Cross Sharks
Waterhead
West Bowling
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| bloody hell thats a long season |
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| Quote: j.c "bloody hell thats a long season ![]()
Ah sorry - season runs for three years with a small break in the second week of July in the second year.
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"Dare to know!" [i:2886spie]Immanuel Kant[/i:2886spie]
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| Quote: rover49 "As a traditionalist, I would like to see Broughton and Ebbw Vale brought back into it, possibly Bramley and get rid of Quins, Crusaders and Catalans. All pre-match entertainment scrapped (unless its Ferret legging or a brass band), three points for a try and tours to Australia brought back (travel by ship, of course). ![]()
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