But, if they won the lot and had a better application than the rest how would it work then?

You have to apply first.

What would they do for a ground?

Do like German football do. Don't allow the reserve/academy sides to be promoted. Although over there the other clubs hate it as the reserve teams hardly ever take any fans to away games as most fans are watching the 1st team that weekend.

If they didn't play at the same time then I think our reserve side would get a decent crowd.

Wigan could prob play at Orrell looking at some crowds as well tbh.

That's not a bad idea, they have it for some of the big football teams. For example, Barcelona and real Madrid have thief second teams in the division below and cannot be promoted. I don't see why it wouldn't work

It should definately been done. Think it was one of the first things Madge suggested when he came over. He wasn't impressed with the standard of the U.20 comp. It would solve all the hassle of having to loan out half your U.20s team like we did last year.

I'm undecided on this, the way I see it -

Positives:
Better test for young players - better development - eventually stronger England team and SL
Stronger Championship
Good championship players may be more likely to get noticed by SL clubs

Negatives:
Devalues the championship
If a team has an injury crisis we could see either under 18s getting knocked around by hardened veterans or games getting cancelled
Would any team apart from ourselves be competitive in the championship?
Health and safety worry of pitching young lads against fully developed men week in week out. If a fight kicks off there could be real trouble, go on video site and find England A v Tonga for a good example.

In my opinion, this could work better for the clubs and the national side than the current set up. Gives them a challenge from a young age, so they always have to improve their game.

Would deffo catch the train over to Dewsbury game, and a couple of pints in the Boltmakers before & after the Keighley match would go down a treat, bring it on

Agreed on both accounts. I think the German clubs problem is there's not many fans willing to travel across to the other side of the country to see the reserves the day before/after a first team game.

Would allow teams to protect their young talent better, with a SL and a Championship salary cap to cover their entire squad. Maybe restrict the number of Championship registered players that can represent the SL team during a season. Play the Championship fixtures as curtainraisers to SL when possible. It's got potential.