knowing RL, not really!

but my point wasnt that there would be a scottish/irish team in there, simply that that was the plan,

hence the uneven league for what was supposed to be one year, and these ideas put forward on here are based on the premise that there was no rhyme or reason behind the uneven leagues, there was, and probably still is a plan to put in a scottish/irish team within the next 2-3 years and that would even up the league

Iv'e never ever heard of a RL game being a 'good laugh' before.Seeing a quaity stand up comedian live in concert is a good laugh or watching a 3 stooges film,but a game of RL?How odd.

If it was going to happen, they'd have announced it months ago.

So we will end up with clubs missing weeks again for the forseeable future and the subsequent problems that brings

All because we have Toulouse in to prepare for SL

Marvelous

With tonights result at Fax if all three clubs fighting relegation win then Leigh will be relegated from 9 th position with Toulouse in 10 th

Deserved if thats how it works out but still not quite right IMO

Don't disagree but will only make sense when the RFL admit that top team at the end of the league season are the champions of their respective league and that relegation is the reward for failure!

However the RFL dosn't think like that.

The ONLY TRUE CHAMPIONS in pro league in GB are Dewsbury!! All the rest have to play a knock out to prove the "Champions" and that is just a joke IMO.

Knockout is the Challenge Cup and Northern Rail Cup (which in itself is a hotch potch).

Will have to have a chuckle if Leigh go down. Can see them pinching a bonus point to stay up though.

Thanks mate, bet you're a Latics bottle chucker

We will only stay up by virtue of a bonus point if Batley lose at Fev by more than 12.

By god I'm nervous, but I certainly wouldn't have it any other way. With the highs of promotion, come the lows of relegation. As one of us, Batley and Gateshead will be distraught at 4:40pm, Dewsbury and the play-off winners will be ecstatic at moving up.

By the way, Dewsbury aren't the only true champions; Leigh reserves are as well

I think if Tolouse finish in a relegation position they should be given a reprieve. That way they could be fasttracked into Super League in 2012, and the game will be much much better as a result.

You should stick to the footy , Toulouse are except from relegation

We all knew Toulouse could finish in bottom 2 in their 1st ever season in this comp - so why make such a big deal if it happens. They get 3 years exemption as agreed by their entry - simples.
What actually annoys me is the Championship has 10 teams who can get relegated at start of season and 2 out of that 10 will. Its absolutely crazy to do this. Don't care about "keeps us interested" because 5 teams going down would do this for more clubs too but it wouldn't be right of course.
If we escape the relegation I would still think this. Also it devalues the Championship that 2 teams can come up from C1.

again, not the point i was making,

which was, when the format for these leagues was decided, it was done on the basis that another team would be admitted from scotland or ireland within a year,

whether this happens or not isnt relevant, because it would still be the reason why the rfl decided on this format of league,

now the scottish/irish team may not happen next year, it may not happen the year after, it may now be planned for 2011 or 2012 or 2013 or 2015, it doesnt matter,

what does matter is, that unless the rfl have given up on this idea, the format probably wont change because it would needlessly change the system, knowing it will need to be changed again in a couple of years

I can live with the 2 from 10 , what I dont like or accept is a team having a direct effect on other clubs futures when they dont have an effect on that clubs future

Stick them in and they play everybody but those results dont count , not perfect but at least more fairer than what we have had

Sport is meant to be a contest , not a lottery

Could you live with 3 going down?
They have effect on all the clubs.....they stuffed us at their place. Had we won we would be probably safe now.
What I think you are suggesting is team appearing on the pitch for a warm up game and no incentive to win. You know that is not the case once you are on the field.