All too predictable. The RFL and many clubs are ineptly managed. We should look to the state of the game in France as the future facing British RL.

The failure to raise the SC says it all - most clubs can't afford to pay players 70% of the real terms wages they were being paid 15 years ago.

I'm afraid we are heading back to semi-professionalism, in fact the players are likely to be more poorly paid than in the late 80s before Leeds and Wigan led the full-time revolution. The game is in the long term likely to shrink down to the level of French RL due to shrinking real term revenues, clubs going to the wall, ever lower media exposure for the sport and competition for playing talent from RU and the NRL (though only 3 or 4 clubs produce quality players in any volume anyway).

Or even to 5. At present, the 6th place club has a negative points difference and only won a fraction over half their games. I think it more shows how poor the competition is outside the top 4 or 5.

I have always felt that having more teams making the play offs that not is a bad idea. Don't think there is any other sport that it happens in. Finishing 8th should not be viewed as a success.

City may well buy the Bulls and play at Odsal themselves. I believe they no longer own valley Parade and pay a huge rent just to play there.

Would be a logistical nightmare to incorporate segregation? Where would they section off the away fans with seperate facilities etc?