JM2010

If this is to be run below League 1 are there any plans to have a North equivalent or is that the NCL?

It's more and less chance of promotion! The 8s provided potentially 4 promotion spots but also the potential of no teams getting promoted. This system from 2019 offers less promotion spots but does actually guarantee 1 and also gives the opportunity for 5 Championship clubs to play for it

Hopefully they'll now be putting a plan in place to raise standards off the field and also to raise the profile of the professional game. A long term strategy needs developing with regards to playing numbers and raising the overall playing standards.

What kind of viewing figures do these streams get? Watching on my phone and picture quality is fine

Me too. The structure has been agreed now. Let's see what the plans are now for the future of the game.

I'll take that bet. It's all for a good cause

How do you know they're playing each other in the loop fixtures?

Money is always going to be the driving force. The game now needs to look at how they can generate more of it then hopefully SL can expand but for now let's just embrace it.

Let's just get behind it. There may be extra games but I just see it as more games to watch. If a high standard can be achieved then some teams playing each other 3 times shouldn't be an issue as they will be good quality.

There's a lot of doom mongering on here but I'm not too sure why. Top 5 play off - Shouldn't be anymore in a 12 team league anyway. Promotion and relegation is still there - if a team doesn't win the Championship then they've only got themselves to blame for not getting promotion. Team that finishes bottom get relegated - that's how it should be. I think the focus should now switch to how the game can increase attendances, generate more revenue, get more media exposure, increase participation etc. The structure is sorted so it's now up to the SL, RFL and individual clubs from all the leagues to make it as successful as it can be. If, in future, the game is in a position to increase the number of SL clubs to 14 then it could be tweaked slightly to have a 6 team play off and maybe a 11th vs runners up play off but otherwise it should now stick with this agreed format

We should go to Argyle with a begging bowl and ask him to buy the SL and the RFL

He must be the richest club owner in the game then

How much is Argyle worth?

If you need a Sunday morning fix get out and watch some junior RL

I'd much rather get out to watch a community club on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe have a tea time kick off on Sky then the supporters and players of the community clubs could watch it in the clubhouse