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Top ten teams

Post by flood light tiger » 19 Feb 2018, 18:04

In todays paper it is reported that the rfl have proposed or are proposing a two tier super league with the top ten in the top half and the rest is to be made of super league teams and the championship teams. Two teams will drop and two teams will come up, they wish it to happen in 2020, if true it is only benefitting the money teams and the less fortunate teams have to make do in the bottom tier hope we don't drop into that bottom tier.
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Post by Sharlotiger » 19 Feb 2018, 18:13

If the proposal is to have 2 pro leagues of 10 with promotion and relegation I think it is a great idea. Sides could play 3 times each , giving the magical 13 home fixtures each and a magic weekend game, giving us 27 league fixtures. Going back to a top 5 play off would also be good as I feel this as been the best system we have adopted under the super league era.

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Post by HuddsTigers » 19 Feb 2018, 18:52

I've long since said two full-time professional leagues of 10 is the way to go.

I'd split them East and West:

West
Warrington
Wigan
St Helens
Salford
Widnes
Leigh
London
Toronto
Huddersfield
Halifax

East
Hull
Hull KR
Castleford
Leeds
Wakefield
Catalans
Toulouse
Featherstone
Batley
Dewsbury

Home and Away versus each team in your division, plus one fixture against the other 9 sides in the other tier (4 home, 4 away, 1 Magic).

Magic Weekend to be played over a Bank Hol weekend in say Aug with 4 games Saturday, 3 games Sunday, 3 games Monday.

Both have 4 Champ sides and 6 SL sides in and each tier is pretty evenly split with 3 top end clubs in both (Wigan/Wire/Saints; Leeds, Hull and Cas in the other). Top 2 from each qualify for the play-off semi-finals:

West 1 v East 2
East 1 v West 2

You then have 18 sides + say 2 expansion clubs in New York and another French side come in to create tier 3 and tier 4.
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Post by Spanishtiger » 20 Feb 2018, 01:42

Interesting idea Hudds but how are Dewsbury and Batley going to compete with Leeds Cas Hull Wakefield etc. Unless you have some sort of merger in mind?. Also I don't think Ken Davey would be too happy about his fixtures .... TBF the eastern half would moan like hell about having to go to France twice as well... The Cumbrian teams wouldn't like it either.

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Post by HuddsTigers » 20 Feb 2018, 07:37

Well this is on the premise that all 20 clubs are given central funding that will enable them to become pro teams. Batley and Dewsbury are only there because there aren’t currently two bigger teams. A few years back you could have had Whitehaven and Bradford in there.
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Post by Spanishtiger » 20 Feb 2018, 11:48

Based on recent results you could have Barrow. Interesting concept that would get rid of some Friday nights on the M62. Maybe you should apply for the RFL job Hudds

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Post by HuddsTigers » 20 Feb 2018, 13:59

Spanishtiger wrote:Based on recent results you could have Barrow. Interesting concept that would get rid of some Friday nights on the M62. Maybe you should apply for the RFL job Hudds
That was one reason and also to retain the local derbies and making sure both clubs benefited (home and away) for these. Then you could have event games from clubs from the other side. For instance, would one game between Wigan and Leeds sell more tickets and higher hospitality than say potentially playing them 6 times a season?

Magic Weekend lineup something like:

Day 1
Fev v Leigh
Toulouse v Toronto
Hull KR v Salford
Cas v Wire

Day 2
Dewsbury v Halifax
Catalans v Huddersfield
Leeds v Saints

Day 3
Batley v London
Wakefield v Widnes
Hull v Wigan

The alternative is Super League A and Super League B with teams being seeded on previous season's performance.
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Post by HuddsTigers » 20 Feb 2018, 14:00

Oh, and it's a shame Bradford aren't here as they'd almost certainly be included and possibly someone like Whitehaven/Barrow too, you're right.

In a few years by the time this come into fruition we could have New York instead of Batley/Dewsbury.
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Post by Spanishtiger » 20 Feb 2018, 15:30

See where you're coming from, if we'd beaten hull in the cup last year we would have played leeds 6 times.

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Post by Mysterio » 21 Feb 2018, 10:24

I am sick of it changing.
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Post by Spanishtiger » 21 Feb 2018, 12:48

Agree, try explaining the super 8s system to casual sports viewers. Just as the penny starts to drop they talk about changing it again. In the last 20 years we've had 5 teams in the playoffs, then 6 then 8 now 4. We've had 1 team relegated, no teams relegated, licensing, 2 teams relegated then million pound game. Not to mention the mess that is the GB/ England. Not the way to build a bigger fanbase really.

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