It could be a game when "Hero's" could be made

Or in Rob Burrow's case, Miniature Hero.

There is no sense in that because...



...also which clubs are going to release their players for three games either during the season or at the end? It's not practical and even if it was it still fails to address the fundamental issue of intensity with the ESL.

What about a West vs East game? Split the league down the middle and colour one red and one blue maybe?

In theory it sounds good but we as a sport are just not big enough.
Plus to make us look less parochial we'd have to be West v East, it still wouldn't generate enough interest so we thrown in a Foreigner in SL Xiii, 3 teams. Will the jonny foreigners be interested ?
Then we have to fit it into the calender.

It won't happen is basically the long and short of it.

I just think the clubs would pull players out and no-one would play at 100% in case they got injured, it would be counter productive as it is the intensity we need. The only way to reach that intensity is improve SL year on year and keep playing autumn internationals.

Concentrate on dragging the Taffs and Frogs up to standard and play mid-season internationals, it's our only hope.

Agree with you Matt.

The only way there would be any intensity is if it were the end of season, no one would risk getting injured if it was mid season, which would also apply to beginning of the season.

Have like an ashes game, but with Wales and England, play it in Wrexham the first year, and play it in the country of the team who wins.

Or we can make it a Top 5 system, so the end of season games are more important.

That's like Man Utd and Bury trying to have a meaningful game each year

Hey! Bury are a good(ish) team, I find it offensive you compare Bury to Wales.

I think that's the only real option. I'd go for a RL '5 nations' involving England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France played EVERY year with something like every 4 years a tri nations involving Australia, NZ and a Lions team and every 4 years a world cup.

Initailly it would (or at least should) be a walkover for England but hopefully over time the others would become stronger.

TBH to do this we would probably need a scottish and irish SL team.

Ah, but you need to remember that roses matches, they grow on you …


</nostalgic boring old fart>

Even with that scenario i'd still split England into east and west and not bother with the Irish