1 division home & away , then everyone has to go to Canada.

I can see the merit in this. It would certainly be better than what we’ve got now.

There are a couple of wider issues that I think we need to consider which is why I believe we have to go a stage further.

Imagine you’re a fan of one of the teams in the bottom eight of the current Championship One. Would you be excited about getting thumped every week by the better sides? Does it really help them build a supporter base? It’s much better for them to be competitive in the games they play against teams of similar ability. This needs another division. Give them a chance of winning something, give them a chance of getting promoted. Success is what builds a fan base. Let’s give them a chance.

Similarly, the Dons playing Hemel Stags, Oxford and South Wales Scorpions won’t bring disillusioned Dons fans back. Look how exciting the Keighley game was the other week. We need to be playing more games like that, against teams of our own ability. This needs another division. With this structure we have a chance of getting people back.

The downside to having one division is that from mid-season onwards there will be a lot of mid-table games where nothing matters. Having promotion and relegation from two divisions gives everyone something to play for and something to fear. Games will be exciting for most teams right through to the end of the season.

Cannot see anything happening for he 2017 season , not the way the RFL do

Cannot see anything happening for he 2017 season , not the way the RFL do things .

I like the idea DM, whether the RFL would go for is questionable, something needs to be done.

Thanks hkr. I hope all the clubs are trying to get their heads around the problems that we see as fans. The clubs should also have a vested interest in getting it right as it's their businesses that are at stake.

Rugby League is a great game played by some very brave players. It deserves to succeed and thrive. It will never achieve its full potential if the problems that it faces aren't properly addressed.

Lets hope either or both the Dons & Hull terminate the agreement , we could still have loan agreements .

COYD

A fundamental problem with DR is that it can have a negative effective on squad morale if players are being brought in when a club's own players are being left out. I guess this is why Gary Thornton probably has the views he has but it would be a good question to ask him.

The main issue I have is that Hull should be our crutch if we need extra players due to injuries, and they haven't been. We knew the rules with regards to which DR players would be qualified for the play offs and we've left ourselves short of options.

I can sympathise with the Dons to a degree. We have had a lot of injuries but there seems to have been a lack of foresight in not covering ourselves better with options from Hull.

There are two ways to go: make it work with Hull or take control of matters ourselves by having a bigger squad. We've got stuck somewhere in between and it's not worked.

An interesting article from the Yorkshire Post about RLs lack of concern for the fans with fixture schedulinghttps://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/leeds-rhinos/peter-smith-rfl-and-sky-are-at-risk-of-alienating-games-fans-1-8110376rl

Only concerned about super duper league , not with likes of fans in the lower leagues who have bought a season ticket & then found they cannot attend !