The problem is at the end of next season there is no promotion or relegation. We are basically back to a type of franchising where other criteria are taken into consideration. The longer we are out the chances of returning diminish so I disagree that this was a good season to be relegated. This sounds like somebody making excuses for their obvious failures.

Exactly this !!!!!!

We had a dynamic team only a few seasons ago unfortunately this was hollowed out over the last few years to reduce expenditure.

I was there in the 80s too and yes it was grim.
But it was mainly grim because we also watched the 79 team taken apart. It's all about expectation.
People were happier when we were just outside the playoffs because we'd been lower and I hope we get the enjoyment of the promotion season because it was competitive and we needed to be at our best to win it.

Same now. Relegation is doubly bad because we've watched them beat Wigan recently and we'll soon by at risk of losing to Keighley or Swinton (no disrespect intended)

However, if there is a time to be relegated I agree with Minards that this time we are more likely to succeed on IMG points than we are game winning points.

Not wanting to sound like a broken record , without these two at the helm we probably wouldn’t have got relegated as we’d have folded more than likely ,and for that I’ll always be grateful to them ,and imo Ellis coming in at this late stage in the proceedings might yet be a master stroke as inflated long term contracts will be in the shredder and free up money and spaces which have been at a premium all season and get some players in who will play for the shirt instead of going through the motions as we’ve seen far too often these last seasons .

Unfortunately we didn’t have a sugar daddy like most clubs ,so needs must

I'm not sure it was dynamic either. A bit of the good old days memory there.

I've been a season ticket holder for 60 years and I remember the grim times in the 80's. I'm not like some on here who seem to have a personal vendetta against board members. That is only dividing the fans not galvanising them. I'll be there next season and every season supporting the team.

Common sense prevails

The moment it looks like a club who aren't currently in Super League will get an A grade is the moment they will change the grading criteria and weighting to stop it happening.

Clearly that is not true, they want as many A grades as they can. But Championship teams are aiming for a high B.

The aim is that the A grade is achieved by being balanced across all metrics, the moment a club tries to game the system by fielding a weak team and investing in other areas to gain the A grade will force them to review the grading criteria and weighting as having a poor team with a shiny stadium will negatively impact the perception of the sport as a whole and likely affect future revenue.

We've already seen a reduced TV deal, that deal will get even smaller if super league is full of low quality teams who have gamed the criteria to achieve promotion