Quote: Pie Eyed "Why do we need 14?
Why should our sport at the top level be limited by those no-marks, with neither ambition nor foresight at the bottom?
For too long we have allowed the Wakefields and Castlefords of this world dictate what the best teams are allowed to do....
"If the cap is raised, we won't be able to afford it, therefore we're not going to allow you to do it".
Then as soon as Cas are relegated, they start bleating that they should be allowed to spend MORE than the Championship cap, simply because they CAN afford to and "why should we be held back"?
Well guess what - The best of us are being held back by YOU shower of sh|te, and our chairmen are allowing it to happen.
We need a change in the system to reflect what a club can TRULY spend.
If we had something like the UEFA Fair-Play rules, whereby a club had to show either a minimum profit or at least a break-even over say 3 years, that would no longer penalise those of us that have actually marketed our clubs.
It would also penalise clubs with no ambition, no clue and no money.
Tough luck. Work harder.
What is the point in us consistantly improving our attendance figures (other than to show that we can) if we can't spend the increased revenue that it generates?
Please, for the sake of our sport - Stop the tail from wagging the f***ing dog !!!!!
Remove the right of the little clubs to prevent the top ones from moving forward (safely).
If something makes sense and could save/improve our sport - Get it implemented.'"
Amen to that!
This fella has hit the nail on the head completely.
Too many teams in Super League. Not enough money. Not enough talent. Result? Mediocre competition (the same four teams have won the SL) and clubs going bust (Crusaders). Where is talent going to come from if our elite players are being poached from the NRL/Union? And how are we going to produce enough talent to fill those voids left not only by players cherry picked by other rival competitions, but also for the NRL players we can no longer afford? A market Ian Lenagan has described as 'largely dead'. It's not sustainable.
Cut the Super League by two teams. We'd have more money to spread across the clubs and more talent. 14 teams is FAR too many for RL, at the moment. Rugby Union only has 12 teams. We have an increased TV deal and record profits made at the RFL that could be better spread across fewer teams. Say to clubs for the next round of franchises that we're selecting the elite 12 teams in RL from either competition - the rest play in the Championship. Re-introduce promotion/relegation and let's build from there.
