Anyone who doubts SL clubs intentions should read the statement issued jointly by Adam Pearson and Neil Hudgell, Hull and HKR bosses. I don't know how to put it on here but it's on Google. It's attitude towards anyone below SL is appalling and they speak of lower clubs as if they were naughty children. Any change put forward by SL clubs is designed to be for the benefit of the SL clubs and no one else, as in DR. For a much more reasonable formula read Batley chairman Kevin Nicholas' proposal, again I don't know how to put it on but it is much fairer and in my view spot on. Up The Fax!

Yep, been saying it for a long time.

The clubs come together this Friday for an EGM to vote.

The tag "Super League" obviously gives the top tier clubs some kind of elitism of which the rest of RL is not worthy. Now if it was purely "Rugby League Division 1" and "Rugby League Division 2" there may be some kind of camaraderie between all the clubs.

But to top it all, there's a big possibility SKY will slash the TV money in 2021 leaving even the SL clubs in the lurch. SKY could offer SL a million quid a year and there's nothing SL could do about it 'cos nobody else is interested in broadcasting "the greatest game in the world".

The Dewsbury Chairmans comments in the League Express are worth equally scathing as well

If as Fuzzy Duck remarks and SKY drop the money, how many S L clubs would be insolvent?, if so would the RFL have the balls to relegate the ones that were, where then would that leave the state of R L ? would Championship clubs who have to survive on their own funding be promoted ?

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Bottom line it all comes down to money and power rather than structure.

After having admitted that beyond the current Sky deal there is uncertainty regarding funding they fail to mention who will pick up the tab.

Financially the SL clubs propose £1 million each taken from both the RFL and the Champ and Champ 1 clubs allowance regardless of the amount of any new deal agreed beyond 2021 and regardless of the impact this will have on these parties.

Everyone is equal but some are more equal than others, so shut up all you 'little clubs' and let us SL pigs keep our noses in the troughs!!

I'm not a big conspiracy theorist but a one up one down would see Widnes go down (not too many tears shed across the game for that) and Toronto go up (the ever expanding sport of RL)

I know there are no dates set, but given the complete state the RFL is in at the moment, I could see this happening

Seriously!

IF. TWP did go up would S L bow to the playing matches in bulk home and away. 'Knobby' has already complained about the fatigue of travelling week in week out.
BOO HOO for them . Let them feel the pain like everyone else with travelling .

That's it. If we 'championship clubs' vote for this it would be like turkeys voting for Christmas in my opinion.

I'm failing to see any option myself.

it was only 9/10 years ago Hull survived when the 'merged' with Gateshead. That merger was voted by the SL clubs at the time.

Quote from Wigan Chairman Lenagan "All the focus is on the bottom.Whos bothered about the Championship ?"
So its all the little no account Championship Clubs Fault for the Super 8s lack of appeal
The arrogance of the Wigan/Saints & Hull Clubs Chairmen is breathtaking

Whilst I'm not wholly against change, I'm against making changes which take effect at ten minutes' notice.

Also, I note that the HDM piece is heavy on structure and light on financial proposals.

Whilst I disagree with Gary Hetherington on several issues, I do agree that a game-wide strategy for the game needs to be developed instead of picking at it here and there.

Theres the proposal. In other words...sod the Championship and below.

I hadn't seen that post 2021 proposal it's a fecking disgrace...

IF that goes through more than one club will be gone within four years. As I said, turkeys would be voting for Christmas.

No wonder the $uper£eague club's statements are light on financial facts.

Lenaghan need to run his business properly, instead of relying on RFL handouts.

I note, incidentally, that there are no proposals tabled for the Sky money going up.

Robert Elstone should be more confident of his new product.

Exactly, hardly trying to discourage Sky from offering less.

More like an open invitation to your own funeral, crazy talk, crazy approach from the flagship representative and the SL clubs.

Especially given the changes are supposed to make the product better. Hmmm perhaps it isn't the structure that's holding it back after all...

Lions led by Donkeys

Nah, donkeys are useful! Seriously, that's an unbelievably negative document to put out!