I suspect in 2019 the RFL will increase the teams to 14 or more (16 works in the NRL), and back to a franchise model whereby a profitable business model is a key focus. Surely this is the way forward as rugby league is on the decline on and off the pitch as various commentators have recently highlighted. Leigh has a great benefactor, ground and support base so nothing to fear there - we're in either way. Super League is the rugby league brand ambassador so to speak so the RFL have to maximise the potential of this -- at present, it's a bit dull!

Meaning that Catalans, Leigh, London, Widnes will all be in SL resulting in a good competition with wider exposure.

That's one aspect of the current structure that's a farce.

How do we determine who's not good enough to stay up after 23 rounds finishing 9th 10th or 11th when the bottom club has now survived? This is why neither club on Saturday should go down. I know that the structure is what it is, and now there are discussions to change it. I hope they come up with a good fair system with P & R. Personally i think there will be 14 SL teams from 2019, how P & R will work , i just don't know, but my opinion is top of Championship to replace bottom of SL.

It was a structure to create a door ajar from Championship to SL. Why has it failed? How many posts on this board in 2015 stating the system favours SL?

Leigh broke the structure/system. Hull KR have proven,you can return within a season! If Leigh lose on Saturday,then the system is no more use than straight P&R has it hasn't avoided the yoyo effect.

Now if Catalans lose,the system is/was a success.

The system is fair, look at it a different way, after 23 rounds the season carries on for the 4 SL clubs who will carry on playing each other, either at home or away, if we take the points from the first 23 games and add the results in after the 3 games in the 8's the division would now look
Warrington 26 points
Widnes 15 points
Catalan 15 points
Leigh 14 points
So in all matches played between SL clubs we have the lowest points return.
The SL opposition is replaced by what should be 4 relativley easier games against teams from a lower division to sort out their league standings at the end of the 7 matches.

But that's not the system as it stands,so on that basis,it's irrelevant. What i'm trying to say is, P & R should be determined after the regular season,bottom of SL down, and top of championship up. If you want to add some kind of play offs, for some other prize after that to add some sparkle, then fine.

it should be either 1 up 1 down or 2 up 2 down Games are won and lost over a season not something concocted by Sky and red hall.Widnes won less games than either Catalan or us in the league but are still in SL