I like the idea of 2 leagues of 10 with promotion/relegation or even just apply promotion/relegation to the current system. the licensing system is obviously flawed as is promotion/relegation. it just seems that the championship is pointless if clubs cant strive for promotion every season with licensing being the only option. if fans can donate tens if not hundreds of thousands to Bradford to save them could clubs like fev, fax, leigh etc ask for the same and give the fans a minute share of the club. im obviously no economist and i am only talking in theory and have probably many flaws with my ideas but as a fan of a sport i am allowed to dream

14 Clubs without the Magic weekend being a 3rd game of the local rivals, make it a 9 a side comp with some rules about more players with less than [in[/i games under their belt in the SL and so allow some young tallent in and force a rest on some of the experienced players.

Give us a 4 nations every even year and then a GB & France / Northern Hemisphere V's Australia & NZ / Southern Hemisphere every odd year.

Reduce the number of teams qualifying for the GFs but then change the WCC to a top 4 v's top 4 play off for WCC. Let more players and teams be challenged against the Aussies.

At the very least it would be a very different approach to other sports.

The Magic Weekend is a difficult one for me. It is a unique event and brings all the fans together and it is an excellent weekend. I also think they've now nailed the venue. If it is kept under it's current guise then it will bring more fans every year IMO. My problem with it is, apart from being a money-spinner, what purpose does it serve? It adds an extra fixture to the list which could be unfair to certain teams in terms of finishing top/finishing in the playoff places. Derbies definitely aren't the way to go with it IMO.

If it was changed to a 9s comp or something similar you wouldn't get anywhere near the crowd we did this year. I think it should be kept but much more sensible fixture planning is required. Does it need to be an extra league fixture, maybe it could be used for the quarter finals of the CC, 2 on the Sat, 2 on the Sun?

I’m not saying that the SL is perfect at present, it’s not, the pool of talent and money is spread very thin, but I’ve read many post advocating a reduction of teams, suggesting 12, or some as low as 10 or even 9, where’s the cash for this? Clubs as we know are struggling already in today’s financial climate, but are some people saying that they should carry on with even less cash coming in? I can’t see it happening. Should fans pay the same for a season ticket? And with less home games, should people pay even more through the turnstiles than they do now to make up that shortfall? The players will not play for less. When all’s said and done you could be taking away nearly a third of the season’s games, if not more, who wants that? Not me. IMO leave it at 14 and find another way.