They have a cup competition

The top 8 isn't like it is now.
The points from the league are carried into the second part of the season, in a round robin type deal, then the top 4 from that go into the playoffs. So basically it's much harder to win the league from 5-8th

The Mickey Mouse Challenge Cup.

What worries me is those in danger of dropping into the bottom 4 with the possibility of relegation, will panic buy aging Australians from the NSW cup etc.

We will end up wasting resources we don't have, just like when we originally took the sky money in 95. It's come full circle and We don't have resources to waste.

Pretty much, yep. But then what do the bottom clubs in the championship usually have to play for?

To avoid relegation into third tier.

So nothing has changed then.

Desire to be better!! and if they don't they don't deserve hand outs.

That's what licensing was supposed to prevent and it has - bad management (Wakey) & silly decisions (London/Wales) aside we've got a stronger set of clubs now than pre 2006 - Catalans would never be in the position to compete if P&R had been in place for eg. The likes of Andrew Johns [iwill [/ibe parachuted in to try to prevent relegation & panic buying (Fielden) will start all over again.
Unless, of course, there's a block on buying players after the split to the 3 groups

<EDIT> - interesting line on the SportingLife sitehow Super League will get rid of two teams at the end of 2014.'"

There already is

different structure different salary cap surely. In the RFL manifest it briefly touched on changes to Salary cap but never stated anything concrete.

In the detail of the system it says SC will remain at just over £1.8 million, with home grown stars limited to a value of 100k on the cap, so for us Roby could be on £300k but only counts as £100k.
Using that system, Wigan saints and Leeds could spend very close to 2 million with our squads

That system mean the top 4 and Catalans will be untouchable for years to come. We have a lack of parity is salary cap controlled conditions so this can only make the one side games occur more often. Not good for the game.

Apparently the Magic Weekend will stay but when and how. If each team plays twice plus a magic fixture that is 23 games then seven more games then play offs. Is the season going to be starting January to fit it all in?

Which none can afford!!!