My head hurts! Don't think I quite follow the last bit.

This will make most games matter. I'm presuming there would be play offs and grand finals in the two lower tiers?

Seems quite over-complicated to me.

So because of a minority of lower league clubs moaning very loudly, we now have a proposal which will alter the entire structure of the pro game so that if these smaller clubs are lucky, with a fair wind, they could, possibly, hopefully, get a whole 5 home games against the big sides.

And because of complaints that the top 8 is too easy to qualify for and not competitive enough to stretch the big clubs, that because it so easy for them to qualify it becomes a procession, we are going to split the league using the er………….Top 8.

And because of complaints that teams at the bottom of SL aren’t good enough, we are going to take the 4 worst, put them with 4 sides from a lower league and try and sell an entire league of those games.

This proposal doesn’t even address the problems people are pretending are our issues. Its not even in the same universe as addressing the actual problems of the game.

It is a truly awful idea. Our game should be embarrassed it was even suggested.

Imagine trying to explain this to potential new fans!

So they saw the Scottish proposals and they're floating it now? Just like the old Swiss/Austrian football systems. I'm intrigued by it personally.

Nightmare.

They are likely to have this for a season and revert back to a 12 team closed shop.

And how would the Sky money be split under this complicated system.

so after 11 games we have a top league of 8 teams.........any mention of how many teams qualify for the Play offs for the grand final...leave it at 8 and no match whatsoever would mean anything as they are all qualified........what genius thought this idea up............

Surely the bottom 4 would have a higher salary cap than the division below??

Did a work experience kid come up with the idea?

Yee god no! Give yourself an uppercut whoever came up with this idea!

So the teams placed 9th in the top division and 5th in the 2nd division would have a far greater chance of winning silverware than the teams that finished 8th in the top division and 4th in the 2nd?

Even by RFL standards this is crazy.

I'm not so negative on the concept. Seams more of a return to an older system that we used to opperate under with a few tweeks.

The big question and one that is not resolved is money.

The top 12 will have more than the bottom 12.
So when the split comes, between the bottom 4 from 1 and the top 4 from 2; there will be a massive gulf in salary and quality of player.

The system would work if everyone got a fair share of the cash, but I can't see SL clubs voting for that. Although you could see non-SL clubs voting for it, to get some paydays. The question would be, will the crowds turn up????

In the end money is the issue and until it can be addressed pretty much any system will have issues and drawbacks.

No No No and No!! What a complete joke!! I hope the SL Chairmen don't vote for this nonsense.