Warrington-Widnes..........yeah right

I expect a merger between Wakey/Cas/Fev would be even worse.

the RFL needs to get serious with the sort of bag fans who'd rather see the sport dead than their team merged, as happened in Australia. If Cas, Wakey etc. refuse to merge, the RFL can cut the ers loose. Send them down to the National League with no TV revenue, no games against the stop sides and no chance of winning a damn thing. See how long they last. Simple fact is that the clubs like Castleford, Wakefield, Salford etc. are not sustainable as businesses. You have 6 that could potentially claim to be so (Leeds, Wigan, Warrington, St Helens, Bradford & Hull FC) given their support base, and business success when not being horrifically mismanaged.

ATEOTD, if Widnes fans and their ilk would rather see their club dead than sustainable, the RFL should oblige them.

Lets merge Wigan and Saints then, have a nice stadium in Billinge with a 40k capacity

Barry hearn chairman of the darts v Nigel wood chaiman of the RL

One has a skill in putting bums on seats and raising the profile of sports, the other carries his own knife and fork everywhere.

The starting block for any changes is at redhall clear out the existing board who have overseen,a zero revenue sponsorship deal, 10m funding cut and a sport that is dwindling in participation, plus a list of cock ups as long as yr arm.

Well said that man I couldn't agree more. The rugby league hierarchy are a joke , their ideas are antiquated and the whole game needs a complete overall starting from top. Nigel wood and his motley crew have taken the game back to the early 80s, I'm usually looking forward to the new season but I don't have the same excitement this time around which is something that I'd never thought would happen

Move the RFL to London. Get a dynamic businessman at the helm - Get to the heart of business in the country.

Offer franchises to big corporations and get them into new areas aligned to other sports, possibly.

Merge smaller clubs.

Re brand the game. Get rid of the archaic mindset that RL holds within the country. Bring in more razzmatazz at the venues

Stop Stevo being the face of rugby league. He can take the 2 dim props with him. Wrap Peacocks mouth up with tape. Stop aiming the commentary at thick northerners who like a bit off Biff. Use Clarky, Wells, Carney in more prominent roles. Get Tomkins, Sinfield, Hall etc infront of the cameras at every opportunity.

Whilst we continue to have a fat northern dimwit at the top we are finished.

Richard Branson?
he likes the sport, so why not let him take charge.

Because he's only interested in himself and making money for himself, don't be fooled by him looking all nicey nicey and popping up in all sorts of adverts and TV programmes.

Given that Wigan stacks up virtually identically to Wakefield in town and wider borough populations I trust there is going to be full support for a merger with Leigh at the same time that Wakey, Cas and Fev come together?

Since RL top flight crowd averages have in recent years reached levels not seen in most people's lifetimes, how can this statistic, taken alone, possibly be used as evidence to support the narrative of Super League failure so popular on this forum since September?

He did once with Broncos, if he can't help them who can!!

Quite right, Wakefield and Wigan are so similar in so many ways... Thank god you are here to point it out..