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| That comes back to ‘what is the game?’. Private equity would be very focused on getting as much money out of the game as possible, as quickly as possible. And because that likely isn’t very much, what they’d put in at the start wouldn’t be very much. However, in fairness, they would have an aggressive, take no prisoners approach to increasing revenue.
They’d do whatever it takes to secure themselves the best possible return on investment, nothing would be off the table. However, that brave new future might include rule or format changes unpopular with traditionalists (okay, only one way to make an omelette), relocating clubs (is the game, in part, the communities it represents?) or selling up to the RFU.
Also, like anything is fairness, private equity firms can sometimes be incompetent even on their own terms. Everything carries risk, including caution. Private equity is a really big one.
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| making the challenge cup into a group format is just a way of disguising the loop fixtures, teams will still play each other 3 or 4 times a year still, even before the play offs, will they be home and away group fixtures or lob-sided like the loop fixtures atm? Cant see many fans paying separately for that format!
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| Quote: ComeOnYouUll "Not a fan of that at all. What if every team in a group wins one and loses one? You shouldn't be able to win the Challenge Cup if you've lost one game in five. I know this can happen in the World Cup or football's Champions League etc. but the Challenge Cup should just be a straight knock out with the luck of the draw.
Just bring the Super League clubs in at the round of 32. More games for Championship and League One clubs against Super League clubs.'"
Totally agree
Another change that does nothing to enhance S/L .
Its a knockout competition leave it alone
Doing really well that IMG
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| Quote: ComeOnYouUll "Not a fan of that at all. What if every team in a group wins one and loses one? You shouldn't be able to win the Challenge Cup if you've lost one game in five. I know this can happen in the World Cup or football's Champions League etc. but the Challenge Cup should just be a straight knock out with the luck of the draw.
Just bring the Super League clubs in at the round of 32. More games for Championship and League One clubs against Super League clubs.'"
Main advantage of this format is its guarantees a home game so teams can sell an extra game on season tickets and it increases crowds which have dropped a lot for the early CC rounds.
You could also seed the draw so the groups contain an SL, Championship and League1 side meaning some different matchups, though unfortunately likely to be some one sided scores.
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| Quote: UllFC "Main advantage of this format is its guarantees a home game so teams can sell an extra game on season tickets and it increases crowds which have dropped a lot for the early CC rounds.
You could also seed the draw so the groups contain an SL, Championship and League1 side meaning some different matchups, though unfortunately likely to be some one sided scores.'"
Eight groups of three presumably means twelve Championship / League One clubs joining the twelve SL clubs so four groups will have two SL clubs and four will have one. Knowing the RFL this would be based on the previous year's placings so the top eight from this season will be seeded one per group and the bottom four will join the twelve qualifying lower league clubs in the draw.
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| My other long held thought about the CC is go back to SL teams entering earlier but make the lowest ranked team get the home game, gives the lower league sides a pay day and some different grounds for SL fans to visit. The BBC also like to cover games in unusual places early on, they do that for the FA Cup.
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