I can't answer that - as I didn't have anyone filming me explaining it at the time, funnily enough



Anyway, I think my mates are intelligent enough to form their own opinions on it without me having to change my tone of voice or make hand gestures...



You were the one who mentioned the 'Super Bowl' as if it was some ridiculously complex structure that no one understands! If that isn't referring to the NFL play-offs what is?

OK... seeing as you asked.

32 teams, spilt in to two conferences (4 divisions of 4 teams in each conference)

Division winners and the two teams with the next best record in each conference progress to play-offs (12 teams). Top two teams in each conference get a week off, other 8 teams start knock out phases. Straight knock out to the SB.



You might be be to explain the play-offs in a few words - try the whole system to a non-RL fan and see the reaction you get!



My 'agenda' is wanting the sport in this country succeed. I just can't see how this new structure will help that. I hope I'm wrong! I really do.



If it was that simple, how come clubs haven't been doing that to include play-off games to get better crowds in?



I'd say yes actually - it probably is. The top four teams are all playing for a trophy when those four, plus two below them, are already promoted.

What I don't really get either... is why they aren't playing a Grand Final in the division below the SL 'Super 8'? Why one and not the other? You could still have 'the million pound game' between 4 and 5, 1 straight to GF, and 2 v 3... That way you'd still have 'Champions' of each division decided by a GF?

As it stands for 2015 (I'm fairly sure this is right, but stand to be corrected):
Super League - Top four play-off, straight knock out, GF
Qualifiers - No play-off or GF to decide Champions, 4 v 5 play-off for promotion
Championship Shield - Same as SL
Championship 1 - 1 v 2 for first promotion spot, then loser joins 3-5 in straight knock out for play-offs for 2nd promotion spot

What a mess.

Seriously, what don't you understand? It's not difficult.

I don't think that people don't understand the new structure per se, but it's hard to understand why it was implemented and how it will work.

Why on earth a team playing a full super league season then maybe finishing just out of the top 8 then has to go on and play a Micky mouse "middle 8" with potentially 2-4 semi pro teams is astonishing.

Especially after we have had one of the most competitive seasons in a very long time. We had the top 6 all with a chance to get top spot and teams competing for play offs all the way down to 12th.

This season had really put a rubber stamp on the franchising idea... It has worked!!

Only thing we should have done is drop London and replace with Leigh.

Then rebuild London and work with Toulouse to make a 16 team league.

It's laughable that they have been banging the expansion drum for so long, then to turn completely 180 to go back to 12 teams.

Was a disaster for Swiss soccer and rejected by Scottish football. Change for changes sake

U20's allows overage players to play, U19's doesn't. No matter how much you egg it up SL clubs attempts to save money meant players coming back from injury now use Champ clubs, and following a major gaffe, injured overseas players had nowhere to play as their VISAs wouldn't allow it. Shows that the only thought that went into the academy changes was how much money can we save.

Anyway sorry guys but this is slightly off the thread topic.

Go on then, give me an explanation.