My opinions on franchising are well known.
The way to see if it has had a plus or negative effect is to look at it now we are in year 3.
Have the games crowds gone up or down since its' introduction. I am now beginning to think it is a Yorkshire guy who insisted on this experiment and it is him who pulls the strings.
Has the Championship improved' has Champ 1 improved has Superleague improved ? Have crowds gone up or down. The RFL know. Takes a brave man to admit he was wrong.
Let it continue.
Have expansion teams been getting more competive' how many new stadiums for the franchised clubs ? Ask a supporter of any sport in the UK if they think franchising would work in the sport they follow.
We have a basically Regional game in a comparitevly small country which other similar sized country has a franchising sport for intrinsically a Regional game ?