According to League Express, there is a compromise being put forward of 14 teams in superleague with the million pound game being between 6th and 7th. This would I am sure be welcomed by many championship clubs and the bottom 6 of superleague, while also satisfying Sky's need for a million pound match. This makes it imperstive to get 4th and if so do the fans think we would be nailed on for one of the 14 slots?

Whilst it would give us a better chance, than the current SL structure, (if we can make the top 4) I can't help thinking they are looking at both Toronto & Toulouse.

The Keighley Cougars statement I read seemed to show a concensus of SL1 and SL2 both with 10 teams, licensing to return, with all clubs below SL2 returning to amateur.

Now I'm presuming that will take effect in 2022. So theres lots of questions around who will make the cut in the coming few years. 14 teams in SL to return to 10 in 3 years time isn't an answer. The only reason for doing that would be to assist the expansion clubs. But again to possibly see them demoted to SL2 when the changes come into effect isn't an answer.

If the game requires change (which it does IMO) then those changes should be implemented asap. I don't see the point in changing the structure to see it changed again in 3 years time.

I would go with a 15 team Super league, with teams having a bye to help recouperation:

Super League - 28 games, then top 4 playoff

1 St Helens
2 Wigan Warriors
3 Warrington Wolves
4 Castleford Tigers
5 Hull FC
6 Wakefield Trinity
7 Catalans Dragons
8 Leeds Rhinos
9 Huddersfield Giants
10 Salford Red Devils
11 Hull KR
12 Widnes Vikings
13 Toronto Wolfpack
14 Toulouse
15 Featherstone Rovers

Championship - 28 games, 2 up 2 down

1 Halifax
2 London Broncos
3 Leigh Centurions
4 Batley Bulldogs
5 Barrow Raiders
6 Sheffield Eagles
7 Dewsbury Rams
8 Swinton Lions
9 Rochdale Hornets
10 Bradford Bulls
11 York City Knights
12 Hunslet
13 Oldham
14 Workington Town
15 Doncaster

League 1 - 27 games (play eachother 3 times), top 2 promoted

1 Whitehaven
2 Keighley Cougars
3 Newcastle Thunder
4 North Wales Crusaders
5 London Skolars
6 Coventry Bears
7 Hemel Stags
8 West Wales Raiders
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10 Montreal???

Whatever happens, they can't have one rule for Super league and one for another. I would go with 2 up 2 down in all divisions.

Is this 14 team SL idea from the end of this 2018 campaign ?

Yes, as the playoffs do'nt start till August, so would probably havecto be announced shortly.

Great if you have your recuperation in week one.

Good idea just 1 problem:

29 games (including Magic Weekend)

14 teams get 2 weeks off
1 team gets 1 week off

But the basics are good

So as a Leigh fan you would select Widnes & Salford to be in the SL 15 over Leigh ?

Why ?

If this true it’s a way of getting Toronto and Toulouse in there that’s what the rfl have wanted all along its slowly dying a death the game

It fulfills their 5 year plan.

Toronto and Toulouse are the top two Championship clubs on merit, it’s nothing to do with the RFL.

The change of league structure is Saint Helens led, supported by most other Super League clubs, again nothing to do with the RFL anymore.

Not a chance. The SL clubs want more of the TV money, this would give them all a fair chunk less (and they are contractually obliged to accept the total they currently get until 2020). Many would be going pop!

Not a chance. The SL clubs want more of the TV money, this would give them all a fair chunk less (and they are contractually obliged to accept the total they currently get until 2020). Many would be going pop!

You are a numpty









You'd get 2 weeks of if you have a bye, just like the NRL a couple of years ago

Why 29 games? Just play a round of games at the Magic and don't add the additional game into the season. I've never understood why they add the additional game anyways.

What do you mean 14 teams with 2 weeks off and 1 team gets a week off? You don't understand what Im saying, every round of games a certain team gets the round off, hence giving them 2 weeks to rest.

1 vs 2
3 vs 4
5 vs 6
7 vs 8
9 vs 10
11 vs 12
13 vs 14
15 has a bye

Then the next week.....

2 vs 3
4 vs 5
6 vs 7
8 vs 9
10 vs 11
12 vs 13
14 vs 15
1 has a bye

So on and so forth....

Another numpty, look at the current standings and we are 6th in the Championship, therefore I've put Leigh in the lower Super League on currect standings.

Shall I change my post and put them top of the Super League?

Mooka don't get so defensive

I said I like the idea of 15 with a week off, I am with you on that.

The maths don't work out.

15 teams - 28 games

15 doesn't go into 28.

15 rounds everyone gets a "week off"

Then 13 rounds to go - 15 teams can't all have a week off (only 13)

Basically 1 team will not play every round

Hope you get what I mean

Give your head a shake and have another go. Then we will see who the numpty is.

If you increase SL to 14 teams then IMO you just had more mediocrity to what has been a mediocre competition for a few seasons. What has been a real success has been the very competitive top half of the championship. I would go with the SL and SL2 idea with 10 teams in each. The immediate thought is that the SL chairmen/owners will be grumbling that there will not be enough games to generate the income they want, but they have been saying themselves that they want to improve the playing standards. Having the top ten teams would ensure a difficult game every week and by definition improve quality.
The second 10 will be made up of the 2 lowest finishing super league teams and the top 8 from the championship. The teams involved will be those who have real ambition to be in SL and they should all receive equal funding.
I would have the Magic weekend as a challenge cup weekend. The reduction in the number of games will provide time for international games or "War of the Roses" fixtures.
The prospect of high quality games in SL2 would provide an opportunity for TV/live streaming deals in its own right. It would also provide for a 2 up 2 down promotion without significantly harming the quality of the competition.

If theres 15 teams, then there is 14 teams that you play, 2 x 14 = 28 games.

If you have a bye, you get 2 weeks off not 1 like you previously said.

If you play a team on the 1st of August, then have bye on the 7th, your next game is on the 14th, which is 14 days off, which is 2 weeks.

Give your head a shake.

Who are what is going to cover another two SL teams funding wise? Disbanding L1 will gain a £1m but that still leaves £2.5m short. Where's that coming from, Championship?

I will try and simplify it for you:

Round 1 - team A gets a week off
Round 2 - team B gets a week off

And so on

Round 14 - team N gets a week off

Round 15 - team O gets a week off

Round 1 to 15 all teams (A to O) have had 1 week off

(I am using the alphabet for the teams)

Right now onto

Round 16 - go back to the start - team A gets a week off

Round 17 - team B gets a week off

18 - C
19 - D
20 - E
21 - F
22 - G
23 - H
24 - I
25 - J
26 - K
27 - l
28 last round - team M gets a week off. That's it end of comp with 15 teams.

But wait teams N and O have only had 1 rest week (rounds 14 & 15)

Everyone else has had 2 rest weeks

Teams A to M have 2 rest weeks

Teams N & O have only had 1

Now do you get it?

(This was a pain typing on my I phone)

If you are the team without a fixture in the first week, you don't get any recuperation, you just start a week later than everyone else.

You maths is faulty anyway, if you play on the 1st and miss a week, your next game is on the 15th.