Well, on the whole I would have preferred to keep franchising but as said if not enough meet the target it is hard to get the value back.

I have always said that a play off for bottom v top of next division is a good thing if it can be worked out to make sure the team coming up is 'worthy' but with different salary caps it's a bit unfair.

This system is trying to sort that out.
I personally wouldn't have done it this way but it has it's positives.

More games for those in play offs and a team outside the 12 has a way in, judged purely on playing results.

If we were outside the 12 I'd be happier with this.

Thats the trouble with the modern game, everything is dictated by self interest throughout the game and every team is guilty of that. Probably the worst example for me was Hull KR (reportedly) been in favour of a ten team SL, obviously with view to them been in it.

The problem is SL clubs have to much input into RL. There should be an independent board who dictate the strategy and direction of RL. This system basically makes the rich richer and the poor poorer. Instead of playing Wigan, Leeds, Warrington three times we could swap that for NW Crusaders, Rochdale, Workington etc. That will decimate gates and a clubs income.

How are clubs suppose to budget when they've no idea whether they'll be in the top 8 play-off or middle 8 and possibly relegated. Franchising was poorly implemented and the RFL lacked a backbone to actually demote teams. If they'd have actually followed through with it properly, we'd not need a 'revolutionary change' or whatever bs spin they put on it

If you're unlucky enough to go down at the end of the season you'll have approx £900k as against approx £550k for the highest ranked championship club which should be enough to see you come straight back up, so it's not all bad news. From then on with full funding it's in your own hands.

Try telling the Fev fans they are not one of the wealthy clubs ! "Multiple multi-millionaires" all "waiting in the wings".

I wonder if we’ll find out what the voting numbers were regarding the Gimmick league, also which clubs voted which way?

Just like Wakey fans didn't think about us winning league 4 years on bounce and going know where some comments on here are unbelieveable
Let's hope your team and coach have more confidence this year than some on here most are talking as though you are going down and are too good to be playing teams in the championship The reality is that if you or any other team is not good enough your out of S/L it simply If you deserve to be in you will be there next season

As for franchising if the RFL had stuck to there guns and implemented it properly there's a few clubs that wouldn't be in it now and if your honest with yourselves Wakefield would be one of them

Buy the way I hope you are good enough and stay in in 2015 I would like to see all 3 teams doin well

Such a long way of saying 'no we don't'.

And all those years prior to that when winning the league would have given you promotion. Your team could not hack it then. You had years of opportunity to get into the top league but were never good enough. In fact you came close one evening in Huddersfield but choked

Your club is nothing more than a village side that punches above its weight now and again but it will never have the resources to compete with the top clubs ever again.

If we don't finish in the top 12 we deserve to go down I agree with that what I don't agree with is anyone that finish 12th in the following years won't be judged the same. A second chance with favourable odds will exist. On top of that anyone finishing top of the Championship will be have a very slim chance of getting promoted no matter how well they dominated the Championship. A point that seems to of gone over most Fev fans head.

Fev might not even make the cut. Think of it like this:-

Middle 8 in 2016 could be Wakey, Cas Tigers, Widnes and Salford (From SL) and joining them London, Bradford, Halifax and Leigh. Owt' can happen in 2 seasons.

Unless of course the RFL devise a cunning plan where the team which finishes top of the Championship gets to pick which two S.L club they play at home (a bit like the cherished Club Call)

I may have to delete this post in case Big Nige’s acolytes are reading & actually implement it .

Don't usually hear Cas Tigers getting praise from a Fev fan.