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Wrencat I dont know if you've noticed? , the drawbridge has already been lifted
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| Quote Starbug="Starbug"Wrencat I dont know if you've noticed? , the drawbridge has already been lifted'"
Nah, just another rumour on RL Fans ! |
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| Quote east stander="east stander"
Peacock needs to realise he is to thick to have an opinion.
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You just can't make this sh-t up! Priceless! |
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| Quote Hopie="Hopie"Super league standards have fallen over the last few years, this was accelerated by expanding the division and the play-off system is set up to reward mediocrity, last years champions being a prime example
By cutting to ten teams the intensity of the competition would increase, and a shorter play off system and reintroducing relegation would make every game count more so we don't have team coasting for months waiting for the real season to begin. Players who can play at their best every week for 80 minutes is key for England, when was the last time an England/GB team competed three times or even twice in a row (which is what they must do to win a world cup or four nations.)
Sky would still get two games a week from the top flight and the games would be better and more competitive, they could even take a game a week from the second tier which would be of a better standard than the championship games they if the RFL split the money amongst the divisions in a staggered manner
A structure that allowed the lower divisions to play more games and share the income from television would give the game more solid foundations and ensure we had more routes for young players to come through the game. The lower tiers are key to expansion in the UK and a mirrored structure will help that.
We need to cut down the top division and strengthen the second tier while there are still clubs in a position to make up the second tier and at a time when the quality of the foreign players coming to super league is only going to drop we need to give home grown players the best chance to play and improve'"
We're going over old ground here. 10 teams in the leage would mean 18 fixtures (+ "magic weekend. Although this could be increased to 27 fixtures by each team playing the others 3 times, this becomes too many fixtures against the same teams and you would still possibly have 2 levels of teams within the league.
The league was expanded from 12 to 14 clubs only a few seasons ago to accomodate Crusaders etc and we should probably reduce to 12 clubs.
The key for me is still to strengthen the second tier and allow for promotion and relegation.
This format will suit ALL clubs and the supporters (I know that we come a long way down the pecking order !). The only problem with this, is the possibility of one of the "untouchables" fnishing in a relegation spot. |
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Nothing wrong with repeat fixtures, I'd rather see my team play good teams three times a year than crap ones twice
The attendance figures from the last time we had repeat fixtures back that up
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We should let the Premier League in our our great idea, then we will be able to see Man Utd, City, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool play each other 4 times a season, maybe let the Welsh team in for expansion and Aston Villa to represent the Midlands. Would be good that.
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You can't compare our game to the biggest game on the planet in any capacity
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| Quote wrencat1873="wrencat1873"That is the whole essence of sport, this is what makes a contest fascinating.
Using featherstone as the example, they did conquer much bigger teams when they were last in the top flight and what about the mighty Sheffield Eagles in the CC ?
The ehos of some of our supporters would banish these contests, share all the money between the favoured few and the rest of the game can disappear.
For the success of the game, the grassroots have to be strong and we need investment at every level of the game and this will maintain a strong and competetive upper tier.
Many of the larger clubs think they are the "b all and end all" of the game and this is utter fallacy.
Ok there are differences in the quality of teams and players in each league, however there should be a mechanism in place to allow clubs to improve and prosper.
If the lowere league teams have nothing to aim for, investment from within will reduce and player development will suffer.
People talk about the Rugby League Family, but some people are akin to a family member that gets a new job and stops speaking to the other members because they regard themselves as being better than them all of a sudden.
If SL pulls up the brawbridge it would be a dark, dark day.'"
Well look at Sheffield Eagles, what happened next? They were unsustainable, it was unsustainable for them to compete with the top clubs, they had their day in the sun but it damn near killed them. What good would it do Featherstone to go down the same path? |
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| Quote SmokeyTA="SmokeyTA"If England didnt compete in the 4 nations final this year, how bad must the Kiwi side they were better than have been? It seems we had only one team compete in the 4 nations this year, which makes it strange that they called it the four nations really.'"
The Kiwis have a good record of actually competing in Finals they qualify for. They've even won a fair few in recent years. England/GB do not and they never are a realistic chance when they appear in one. I don't think we should be diluting the top tier of international RL by including England. |
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| Quote Keith Swiftcorn="Keith Swiftcorn"The Kiwis have a good record of actually competing in Finals they qualify for. They've even won a fair few in recent years. England/GB do not and they never are a realistic chance when they appear in one. I don't think we should be diluting the top tier of international RL by including England.'" So you think that the international game would have been better served by having the kiwi team which was worse than England than playing in the final rather than the England team which was better than the Kiwi's. Its an interesting one I'll give you that. |
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| Quote SmokeyTA="SmokeyTA"Well look at Sheffield Eagles, what happened next? They were unsustainable, it was unsustainable for them to compete with the top clubs, they had their day in the sun but it damn near killed them. What good would it do Featherstone to go down the same path?'"
Just like England really. It's unsustainable for them to compete with the top teams internationally for more than one game running. They have their occasional day in the sun when it doesn't really count and they surprisingly win a game but it damn near kills them in the process and they get hammered the week after. What good does it do them going down this same path internationally year after year? |
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| Quote SmokeyTA="SmokeyTA"So you think that the international game would have been better served by having the kiwi team which was worse than England than playing in the final rather than the England team which was better than the Kiwi's. Its an interesting one I'll give you that.'"
Absolutely. Of course it would have been better for the international game had the Kiwis played in the recent 4N Final rather than England. That way we'd have had more chance of a competitive finale. I base this argument on the evidence of the past which tells me that England/GB are complete no-hopers and a waste of uncompetitive space in Finals they qualify for. The Kiwis OTOH can get battered (like the did by England 38-12 in 2005) yet turn up to beat the Aussies in the Final of that tournament 24-0. |
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