Whilst I agree that it is a bad idea at superleague level, I think this could be something good for the Championship players, I would hazard a guess that 80% of players in CH and CH1 are from lancashire or Yorks, and it would give a good chance for lower level players to compete at a stronger level, players in championship one for instance could put themselves in the window to higher level clubs, whilst the grassroots fans would have chance to see the best of thier leagues going head to head.

I would make the thing a one off game each season though.

We had a county championship for the best part of 100 years, starting in 1895. How long does it need to bed in? The attendance figures tend to back up the assertion that the fans have never been all that interested.

As for 80% of the championship players being from Lancashire or Yorkshire - seems unlikely when you have Gateshead, South Wales, London Skolars, Toulouse and the Cumbrian clubs out of your 21 team total. Some of the clubs who are in "Lancashire" or Yorkshire would have less than 80% of the first choice team who were even born in England.

Don't see the point really. The RFL should concentrate on improving attendances for internationals, play off's, quins, the magic weekend and the challenge cup before biting off something else too big for them to chew.

if a player over here is in either state squad, they arent allowed to play for their club on the weekend before the state game, so all star players are missing for three games of the season , more if injured or rested the weekend after the state game, but teams are happy for players to play representative footy and miss club games as they see it as an honour, english teams need to adapt to the same mentality for a origin series to take off, otherwise its just a waste of time

IMO a two match series held immediately before the post SL test series/4N tournament would help prepare English players for matches against the Roos and Kiwis much more than the Super League. From 2001 to 2003, the match attracted the [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_War_of_the_Rosesfollowing attendances as sourced from Wiki[/url:
2001 - 10,253 on a Wednesday night, described by Dave Hadfield as [url=http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/general/rugby-league/lancashire-end-yorkshires-run-of-origin-glory-673027.htmla hugely enjoyable match[/url.

2002 - 10,000 for the first match, midweek, and 9,283 for the second match, held on a Tuesday night, described as a [url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=11968British Origin Classic[/url, featuring
2003 - 8,258 for a match held on a Wednesday night.

Given the matches were held midweek, the attendances were very good. Compare this to the average annual attendance for SL club games, and note that SL has never had a higher annual attendance than the Roses series achieved. The highest SL attendance was 9,877 in 2008, falling below the Roses high in 2001. Many SL clubs have attracted match day attendances that were far smaller than Roses - if we scrapped clubs that attracted a tiny crowd, there would be no Super League!

We should note that over the years that the series was held, the national team was very competitive. GB won the first Ashes test in 2001, and was awarded the drawn series in 2002. A return of the Roses series would only be one of a series of reforms that would help give England/GB a realistic chance of winning a major tournament. Finally, consider this article:
[url=http://www.rleague.com/db/article.php?id=17201WAR OF ROSES - A SUCCESS IN DISCOVERING TALENT[/url

If this event were staged on a weekend like any club fixture, and were supported by the clubs, it could equal or exceed the record attendance of 18,000.