Had a few to drink today Dalty or is it the sun?

I'd have a 12 team league with the top 4 making the playoffs. I would retain licensing. I wouldn't go back to p&r.

This would increase the quality of the competition (and also the quality of the next tier down).

Having the playoffs as being top 4 would make it much more worthwhile and more of a competition. I think that it's ridiculous that we currently have teams in the bottom half of the table making the playoffs.

The only issue with this would be Sky. The game gets a lot of money from Sky but my system would make the season have fewer rounds and so Sky would be getting less product to air.

A solution to this could be them showing more Championship games, which would also be adding more money into the championship.

SKY have stated they wont pay for Championship RL, and unless you have annual promotion then dropping London and a.n.other down wouldnt make a huge difference to how the Championship is viewed

I have never said I dont want Leigh in SL, I wouldnt want to enter a franchised SL at the moment as we are not ready, annual P and R, no problem, I'd happily take a SL place with that in place

I would have 14 teams with 7 teams in play off with team that finishes 1st straight to grand final and rest put into a draw and play knock-out also have two minimum non British players in every team.

By having minimum of 2 non British players that would even the playing field.

14 teams, 6 play-off places - 2 relegation spots in SL. Promoted teams exempt from relegation for one season.

Winners of Championship promoted. 2-5 play-offs. Play each other home and away legs. Winners are ones who win on aggregate and go through to Grand Final. 1 relegated.

12 teams, winner to GF, the four below play off to decide who meets them. London and Huddersfield to drop out, they bring nothing to the league.

I want a top-flight full-time professional comp made up of as many clubs as can function as full time professional clubs (and that includes affording all the youth development work, with kids on full-time contracts, not just 25 full-time pros in the first team squad and nothing below that).

V interesting. I have always been a firm believer in P&R but this post has got me questioning it.

Good luck in your quest Frodo!

If we want to reduce the teams in the playoffs how about two legged play off ties? More competetive games without the loss of revenue.

Just copied me above - except for the Championships.

I'd have 12 teams

Saints
Wigan
Leeds
Hull
Hull KR
Wire
Castleford
Wakefield
Bradford (newco)
Catalan
Huddersfield
Widnes

Then a combined lower league Co-operative National Division 1 of 20 teams including Salford and Leigh etc

(Yes I'd have my own team in the lower league, can't see any positives even with the new stadium and next season will probably prove me right. Don't see anything but the usual struggle for crowds because of our city being a football strong hold and us being s[ihi[/ite for the last 30 odd years)

12 teams only

Wigan
St Helens
Warrington

Leeds
Bradford
Huddersfield (Birthplace, good stadium, not close to other clubs)
Hull FC (powerful fan base, juniors, excellent stadium)
Hull KR (great rivalry with FC, devoted but not huge fan base)

London (strategic location, great junior development)

Catalans (strong fan base, good stadium, youth)
Toulouse (will have good stadium, youth development, local derby).

Possible remaining teams (debateable)

Wakefield (assume new stadium, strong but not huge fan base).

OR

Salford (strategic location).

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Two French teams creates local rivalry, is necessary to develop game of RL in France among youth, and strengthen national team, which will bring more money to French RL and Super League (eventually French clubs will be supported by Al Jazeera TV money, and 10 English teams can share Sky money).

When only 10 English clubs London can buy more quality English players, and better quality coach, than when there are 13 as is the case now.

Later increase to 14 clubs or 16 clubs only with new expansion clubs from England, Wales and France.

Castleford and Widnes are good clubs but cannot help the profile of rugby league in Europe or even in UK. Toulouse is big name in European sport, esp rugby XV, so will bring more French attention and more TV money to Super League.