Disagree.

Yes they may be less games - but number of televised games on SKY need not change, so the SKY deal would remain.

In fact is there an argument to say the SKY deal might be better?
With less teams, player resource isnt as stretched, so teams will be stronger, meaning televised games will be better?

I mean who wants to watch London v Wakefield? When actually you could get an extra Saints v Wigan for example? (If they play 3 times).

I reckon SKY would be well up for showing more top games than having to cover games like London Wakey that nobody hardly watches.
Can attract much more advertising for bigger games.

10 teams - play each other 3 times, with the 3rd game home advantage being decided by who scored the most tries in the first games (promotes attacking rugby).
Keep the challenge cup and the just have GF play off at the end, 10th plays 1st, 9th plays 2nd etc until GF.

And I still think a State of Origin series is a good call too. Maybe a pre season event warm up?

FWIW I think if the heartlands of RL are suffering then look after your own and not anymore do we continue to look outwards, its time they looked inwards at the backbone of British RL grass roots clubs .......
Spend time and money investing in community development at the West hulls, Heworths, Thatto heath, crossfields, st pats and such clubs in the UK and start all over again, help clubs like Batley, York and so on with investment but no more Londons or crusaders for now till austerity is a thing of the past and finances look brighter , support the flat cappers who go to doncaster and whitehaven etc week in week out and bring their teams forward instead of taking the SL backwards by spreading the jam too thin

I like jam.

you are clearly whom they thought of when they banned brothers from marrying their sisters

They survive because their owner pours money into them. You're kidding yourself if you think enough travelling fans pitch up to fund their club.


The RFL have never given them money. The RFL has no authority to stop a club changing it's name or ground. The decision to re-admit them after they went bust was made by the club chairmen. And SKY would notice they had gone.

The only money spent on London is the money they are due from the SKY package, so whether they are in SL or not is irrelevant to how much gets invested in the grass roots.

BTW - do you know how much that is? Or have you just assumed that it's not much?