I wouldn't argue with much of that other than if someone has a terminal illness, telling him to stop smoking and excersize a bit more isn't really going to do much. Syaing 'yeah this is bad, but that was baderer!' isn't really a basis for sustainable improvement.



The problem as you rightly state is cash in the game, or lack of. Strangling the middle tier (Championship) wont help that one bit.



The collective turnover of Championship Clubs (at an approximate guess) is in the region of £7m per annum perhaps? Give or take 20%?



Kill that middle third and that money is pretty much lost because its income generally from your more traditional (nee parochial) sources. If my Club went under of ended upon a par with Miners or Easts then I'm not suddenly going to spend that cash watching Salford or Saints just as if Leeds went wonky you wouldn't be spending your cash at Odsal or your flatcaps arn't going to go the Wheldon Road.



The game doesn't have enough players as it is and loses to many adult players who don't make the SL grade; how does removing a huge chunk of its development pathway (foodchain) help that? Slimming down to what is available is simply reaching for the lowest denominator - if we're doing that lets have £100k per club and operate a £400k salary cap - and wait for the game to die a painful death.



The Championhip Clubs are just as vital to the game and its pathway as the Community Clubs and the Super League clubs. The game simply isn't strong enough to cull them.

What makes you think Cas Tigers would vote on the RFL's side ? We owe them nothing.

This is the preference of the Hull KR chairman, which I have to say is risky as if you were to set up a new ten team competition it is very unlikely you would want two clubs from Hull in it.

Thought the meeting was a SL meeting. Barwick is also chairman of SL isn't he and that was the hat he should of been wearing. The walkout was simply to stop the SL clubs voting. If Lenegan had majority support why walk out.

Thought the meeting was a SL meeting. Barwick is also chairman of SL isn't he and that was the hat he should of been wearing. The walkout was simply to stop the SL clubs voting. If Lenegan had majority support why walk out.

I agree that is the hat he SHOULD have been wearing but the info would indicate that he wasn't.

The RFL are desperate to get this through whilst trying to save their own skins.

What better way to do it then whilst all the opponents are not in place, Even better to then slag the 6 off whilst failing to mention key facts (Surprise vote, 2 clubs not in a real position to vote due to not being prepared for the surprise vote and the fact that another club DOESN'T even have a vote).

Also let us not forget that the RFL made a statement in which the vote was going to be AFTER the WC.



I find it hard to believe that some obviously intelligent posters arn't asking a key question.

That being how is it ok for a governing body to stoop to such underhanded tactics to get a key vote through? Exactly what are they trying to achieve?



They want the vote through without a review of themselves because they know damn well they will be out due to their inability to do anything properly.