I am all for the new structure. It will create more interesting games, especially come the end of the season when the bottoms teams are playing for nothing. At the moment, the fact that over half the teams in the league get into the end of season play off's is ridiculous. its meant to award the crème de la crème of teams. And whilst you are right about teams not having the same money when they meet up in the middle league, you have to remember that the four that have come down from the super league will be playing without confidence and the top teams from the lower division will be playing well. It only takes one team to go up from the lower division for it to be a success in my opinion.

Also for those saying that youngsters are not going to get as much of a chance, well if your so confident that the teams in the lower division wont get promoted then what is stopping teams still playing their youngsters?

the bottom 4 from superlague and top 4 from championship play each other once and the four highest clubs go back into superleague the next season.

However the top 8 in Superleague play in the play offs the same way as now (the way it is done may be slightly different) but the concept is still the same and it will still lead to a grand final.

media.therfl.co.uk/docs/Policy%2 ... 202013.pdf That's the RFL's proposals points 5.1.14 to 5.1.32 cover the league structure. Quote PROPOSALS 5.1.14 From 2015 the Super League (Tier 1) will comprise 12 teams. 5.1.15 From 2015 the Championship (Tier 2) will comprise 12 teams. 5.1.16 Both divisions will play a main league format of 23 matches, with every club playing each other home and away and a Magic event in both leagues. 5.1.17 The Magic event will be staggered to give each division an opportunity to attract significant media attention. 5.1.18 After 23 rounds the season Play Offs will commence with the 24 teams splitting into three groups of 8. 5.1.19 The top 8 will compete in the Super League Play Offs. 5.1.20 The middle 8 will compete in the Super League Qualifying Play Offs. 5.1.21 The third 8 will compete in the Championship Shield. 5.1.22 Each Play Off group will comprise 7 fixtures. In the Super League Play Offs and the Championships Play Offs (i.e. top 8 and third the four highest ranked clubs will receive the benefit of four home fixtures. 5.1.23 In the Super League Qualifying Play Offs (the middle the four teams who have qualified from the Championship will receive the benefit of 4 home game fixtures. 5.1.24 Thereafter, in the Super League Play Offs and Championships Play Offs (top 8 and third , two Semi-Finals will be contested with teams as follows; 1 v 4 and 2 v 3, with home advantage being available to the highest ranked side. 5.1.25 From the two semi-finals the Super League Grand Final and Championship Shield Grand Final will be constructed. 5.1.26 In the Super League Qualifying Play Offs no Semi-Finals or Grand Final are envisaged. The first three teams in this ‘mini league’ will qualify for re-admission into the Super League competition for the following year. However, at the end of the Play Offs series, the team ranked fourth will play the team ranked fifth in a one-off game to determine the last Super League place for the following season. 5.1.27 In the top and third 8s, league points will be taken forward into the Play-Offs. Clearly it will not be possible for the middle 8 to carry points forward. 5.1.28 The bottom two clubs from the Championships Play Offs will be relegated to Championship One (Tier 3) for the following season. 5.1.29 The champion club from Tier 3 will be automatically promoted and a second club will be promoted via a Play Off system comprising clubs 2 to 5 in that competition. 5.1.30 The clubs contesting the Super League Play Offs in any season (i.e. the top 8 clubs) will join the Challenge Cup in the Fifth Round in the following season. 5.1.31 The issue of the umbrella branding of the three professional playing leagues should be given additional consideration by the RFL Board following further stakeholder consultation and work with a respected external agency once the structures have been determined. 5.1.32 However the current description of Tiers within the sport is amended to be: Tier 1 – Super League Competition. Tier 2 – Championship Competition. Tier 3 – Championship One Competition. Tier 4 – Conference Leagues. Tier 5 – Regional Leagues. Tier 6 – Merit and other Leagues. (for the purposes of this report and to assist the reader by avoiding confusion, the assumption is that this structure has been adopted)'"

media.therfl.co.uk/docs/Policy%2 ... 202013.pdf That's the RFL's proposals points 5.1.14 to 5.1.32 cover the league structure. Quote PROPOSALS 5.1.14 From 2015 the Super League (Tier 1) will comprise 12 teams. 5.1.15 From 2015 the Championship (Tier 2) will comprise 12 teams. 5.1.16 Both divisions will play a main league format of 23 matches, with every club playing each other home and away and a Magic event in both leagues. 5.1.17 The Magic event will be staggered to give each division an opportunity to attract significant media attention. 5.1.18 After 23 rounds the season Play Offs will commence with the 24 teams splitting into three groups of 8. 5.1.19 The top 8 will compete in the Super League Play Offs. 5.1.20 The middle 8 will compete in the Super League Qualifying Play Offs. 5.1.21 The third 8 will compete in the Championship Shield. 5.1.22 Each Play Off group will comprise 7 fixtures. In the Super League Play Offs and the Championships Play Offs (i.e. top 8 and third the four highest ranked clubs will receive the benefit of four home fixtures. 5.1.23 In the Super League Qualifying Play Offs (the middle the four teams who have qualified from the Championship will receive the benefit of 4 home game fixtures. 5.1.24 Thereafter, in the Super League Play Offs and Championships Play Offs (top 8 and third , two Semi-Finals will be contested with teams as follows; 1 v 4 and 2 v 3, with home advantage being available to the highest ranked side. 5.1.25 From the two semi-finals the Super League Grand Final and Championship Shield Grand Final will be constructed. 5.1.26 In the Super League Qualifying Play Offs no Semi-Finals or Grand Final are envisaged. The first three teams in this ‘mini league’ will qualify for re-admission into the Super League competition for the following year. However, at the end of the Play Offs series, the team ranked fourth will play the team ranked fifth in a one-off game to determine the last Super League place for the following season. 5.1.27 In the top and third 8s, league points will be taken forward into the Play-Offs. Clearly it will not be possible for the middle 8 to carry points forward. 5.1.28 The bottom two clubs from the Championships Play Offs will be relegated to Championship One (Tier 3) for the following season. 5.1.29 The champion club from Tier 3 will be automatically promoted and a second club will be promoted via a Play Off system comprising clubs 2 to 5 in that competition. 5.1.30 The clubs contesting the Super League Play Offs in any season (i.e. the top 8 clubs) will join the Challenge Cup in the Fifth Round in the following season. 5.1.31 The issue of the umbrella branding of the three professional playing leagues should be given additional consideration by the RFL Board following further stakeholder consultation and work with a respected external agency once the structures have been determined. 5.1.32 However the current description of Tiers within the sport is amended to be: Tier 1 – Super League Competition. Tier 2 – Championship Competition. Tier 3 – Championship One Competition. Tier 4 – Conference Leagues. Tier 5 – Regional Leagues. Tier 6 – Merit and other Leagues. (for the purposes of this report and to assist the reader by avoiding confusion, the assumption is that this structure has been adopted)'"

I just dont understand it, so will just take each game as it comes ....

and your already a rugby league fan, great way this is to bring in the new fans!

like you though will just wait till it happens and hope it works

interesting comments about it being used in swiss soccer and failing badly