If we are following some kind of example for franchising that is the norm for the American sports like the NFL, then how about following what they do for merchandising. I think I'm right in that any sales of team shirts, calendars, cups, flags, etc. from every club or outlet get sent to a central money pot that is split equally between all clubs as it is the sport in general that is the product and any individual club cannot survive without the others also being there. Maybe it is something that could work at the Championship level on it's own to get better prices for merchandise for all in bulk.

Have a Super League 1 of 10 teams; put the other 4 with the top 7 of the championship (as that is where there's a natural gap) and the winner of the Elite League to make a SL2 of 12. Both leagues have the same rules (salary cap, forging player quota ECT) top of SL2 gets promoted, bottom of SL1 gets relegated then playoffs with the 2-5 of SL2 and the 2nd from bottom of SL1. All sky money to be split equally between all 22 teams. The Bottom of SL2 gets relegated into the championship/elite league and the winner of playoffs between the Championship top 5 and the winner of the elite league get promoted, no golden parachute reward of failure guaranteeing the relegated club comes straight back up instead the promoted club gets prize money to get them started, playing against Leigh, Widnes, Halifax, London ect they will have a chance to win a few, pick up a few points and perhaps survive and grow instead of getting thrashed by Warrington, Saints, Leeds ect like any club promoted from the championship into the current super league would now. There is a gap between The Championship and the Super league, there's a gap between the top and bottom of the super league so common sense would say make a new league filling that gap.

Then try and get back to 2 championships each of 10 by trying at attract new teams preferably in areas RL isn't played by close to the heartlands so news can spread by word of mouth and the teams would get away fans, places like Lancaster, Liverpool or a travelling team round the West Pennines (Bolton, Bury, Blackburn & Burnley)

Make up the lost games with regional cups (Lancashire cup, Yorkshire cup and a Southern, Welsh and French cup) that way you get more local derbies which attract more fans making more money for the clubs. Hence why SL2 should be bigger (as SL1 teams would stay in the cups longer and therefore play more games).

Have a variable salary cap which is reduced by X% for each European player you have, Y% for each English player you have, Z% for each local player you have and exempt any player you bring through your own academy from the salary cap calculations to encourage youth development.

To quote Reg Reagan "If I was in charge of Rugby League the first thing I'd do is give myself the sack!"

On a more serious note, Play conferences outside of SL, more local derbies makes for bigger gates and also play everyone in the other conference too.

Merge with Rugby Union and create a hyrbid 13 man code.

What about the championships discussing this idea with the RFU,Who knows it could pave the way for the next stage in unions developement.