The championship is a good competition and for second league the attendances between around 500-3000 is pretty good I think.

There’s a few clubs that have some real potential long term to become strong clubs.

I honestly think that given the effort to find some decent investment in sponsorship and tv deals (not every game but 1/2 per round) that the clubs could certainly flourish.

If they could look for a deal half the value of the SL and apply central funding to 50% of what SL clubs get then the Championship could become a really positive competition.

There just doesn’t seem any willingness from the top to really drive it or find the investment.

One of those individuals being the president of the RFL! Honestly, the sport doesn`t help itself in terms of reputation at all.

It’s such a shame though. Being in the championship I honestly believe that the clubs are mostly left just to get on with it and fend for themselves. It’s so very bizarre how it’s been cast aside almost.

Why not increase the SL to 14.

Restructure championship and League 1 into a slightly bigger single league.

Re-imagine the Championship with fresh branding, promote a new image and relaunch and secure a tv deal aiming for 40-50% of the SL value over 3-5 years.

All clubs in championship to get around 300-400 central funding to support a strong part time squad and or to use off field to grow.

It feels like a couple of clubs are struggling at the moment. If the sport could seriously invest in the championship as its own comp instead of a bolt on to SL then it would strengthen the sport from bottom up.

Any deal the SL has to have a cut is ridiculous tbh. Both comps should have their own nagotiated deals independently. It’s just a barrier for growth.

MONEY

Definitely. But there will never be any without any motivation or serious ambition to seek it out.

They are only interested in the now and that does not involve splitting the Sky money 14 ways.

But that's the point of IMG recommendation. They want to make a league of teams that are self sustaining, so that the Sky money isn't as big an impact.

Halifax in trouble, seems a worst situation than Whitehaven. https://t.co/knB0rAPLoV

Halifax in trouble, seems a worst situation than Whitehaven. https://t.co/knB0rAPLoV