Because it would mean that a team would have to play others team up to 4 times (5 or 6, if drawn in CC or Play-Offs) to constitute a meaningful fixture calendar - which, would produce fatigue amongst supporters, and devalue the games as a whole.

As a product, an elite competition featuring 8 teams would be too exclusive and centralised to the detriment as the sport as a whole. It wouldn't necessarily be marketable as a sport, to imply that 8 teams can "cut-it", as it were. It would make the sport seem more esoteric, and command less respect in the market place.

Like it does in the Championships you mean ? , we played Salford 7 times in 2003 , and yet we put up with it

Still better than most other clubs.

If you re read the O/P , they suggest a 14 match competition with represen tative games interspliced within the season , and clubs recieving more TV money than they currently do

I don't agree with that, either. That's a ridiculous number of times - and although, this is meant impartially (though, probably not sounding like it), it is better that the top-tier doesn't succumb to such obstacles.

Which ones ? , Catalans ? , W1g4n ? , Saints ? , Hull ? , Leeds ? , Hull KR maybe ?

Wire and bulls as well

I didn't say Super League clubs.

Fine , so they play each other twice and one MM weekend giving a 15 game season , and they all get 2.2 million from SKY , as the games would all be closer and clubs would have more British players the attendances at them would increase and everything would be tickety boo

Better prep for the International games and probably bigger crowds at the Challenge cup matches as well

I'd go for it , its a winner

SUPER DUPER league

But this is about SL , not the Championships

As Derek from Spinal Tap once said, "That's a cozy ten minutes." How long will this season actually last? From March till June? Super League will need a jazz odyssey!

hilarious. warrington and wigan are now super after one and a half good seasons apiece.

as for the principal, eight is probably ambitious.

Any fans wanting to watch more RL could attend Championship matches , lets not forget that fans of SDL clubs are more followers of the ' sport ' than their own team , aren't they ?

10 team super league, with promotion and relagation! That means more SL standard players will have to play in championship and prob improve crowds and intrest.

Yes but we have to start somewhere

Now , now , dont be silly

I would just have 4:

Wigan
Leeds
Warrington
Hull

Saints have dropped right off - lost a lot of fans ergo, not super any more. Yes, 4 would be smashing.

Avergae attendances so far:

1. Wigan 16863
2. Leeds 14747
3. Bradford 14251
4. Hull 12363
5. Warrington 10779
6. Hull KR 8361
7. St Helens 8261
8. Catalans 7949
9. Castleford 7267
10. Huddersfield 7243
11. Wakefield 6439
12. Salford 4567
13. Crusaders 3670
14. Harlequins 2841

You can add Cas to that list - imagine what we could do if we were in the top 2 like shudds and had their sy new stadium

unless you had ken davey as well, then probably not much,

try looking up hudds stats from about ten years ago,

its all down to money in the end.

Agreed. 4 team playoff, bottom relegated in each league:

Super League

Wigan
Warrington
Leeds
Bradford
Saints
Hull FC
Hull KR
Catalans
Huddersfield
Castleford

Championship

Widnes
Wakefield
Crusaders
London Broncos


Salford
Leigh
Halifax
Featherstone
Barrow
Sheffield

Championship 1

York
Toulouse
Dewsbury
Batley
Whitehaven
Hunslet
Keighley
Workington
Oldham
Doncaster

Championship 2

Swinton
Rochdale
London Skolars
SW Scorpions
Bramley
Gateshead
4 'other'm teams, expansion, National Conference, French etc

14 is probably about right for now. It may be a little too big at the moment but it gives the space franchising was supposed to give clubs in the position Salford, Quins, Crusaders, Hull KR, Cas/Wakefield/Widnes need to grow.

Without a massive investment somewhere we seem miles away from being able to expand though.

Looking at your championship1 league jonny the leyther, it looks like a very strong league! Alot stronger than it is now and more competitive! Would still have to be promo and relagation!

I dont think hetherington will be happy

No LEEDS!! I'm in! Seriously one of te biggest crowds is hull derby. So 10 team league please