A whole lot of division on the system. The majority believe promotion and relegation is needed. A franchisee system keeps teams safe at the top and allows clubs to build but also slows the aspirations of teams. Leigh were ready to come up when Salford and widnes came into the franchise system but were told no so as that system was would have had to keep ticking boxes until the theee years was up for application again.
So both systems had flaws.
However rather than one up one down system this systems gives teams first chance stay out of the 8
Second chance finish in the top three
Third chance win the million pound game
The improvemnt should come from the rlf, to stop clubs potentially folding perhaps some form of parachute payment?
hkr have done really well, however this was done by players staying loyal taking a pay cut to try out them back in the super league and a strong fan base who help fund them.
Overall sad to see any team go down and players potentially lose there jobs but this system allows teams the opportunity for clubs to save them selves and allows championship clubs the opportunity every year to compete and replace super league sides

charlie knows

brierley knew

Spot on there-
Keep hearing about this system being unfair based on one game- but as you say all teams are given three chances to avoid relegation over an entire season.

Feel a bit for leigh, but more pleased for hull kr coming up.

Better super league having hkr in it than Leigh.

would have preferred widnes to go down rather than leigh as i think they add more to super league.

promotion and relegation has to stay but maybe in a different format.

championship will be interesting next year with toulouse and toronto too

then again whoever goes down will prob come staraight back up with it going back to licences in 2019.

What do you feel leigh have that Widnes don't?

Salford are destined to be bottom next year and will be replaced by one of Leigh or Toronto or possibly both

Grass!

I'll drink to that!

and better crowds... widnes just seem like a club on the wain whereas leigh were on the up, widnes planned their season early doors to peak in the middle 8's , awful in the regular league... fair play to them it worked.

You'd expect Leigh's attendances to be higher in their first SL year.
I don't see there would be much difference in attendances in a year or two between the two clubs.