If the hard facts are that there are 8 super clubs then as a sport we should do something like this if we want to move forward.Give say 10 approximately £2,250,000 each a season (£22.5 million), only allow one overseas player per squad to promote the opportunities for English players and the best youth in the country.
Overseas players are classed as anyone who has not been resident in the UK for the last 5 years, so even if you have a passport for the UK, your uncle was born in Scotland or your great grandmother grew up in the valley's etc etc etc you are classed as a quota player.
From that 10 teams you have a maximum of 10 overseas players in total, you play 18 league fixtures, plus playoff fixtures and have a cup comp, a rep comp series and a regular international schedule.
The door is shut, P&R never returns and everybody else plays in a Championship comp on equal financial terms and a part time basis!!!
That includes the French because in reality the European SL is hardly a reflection of a European contingent and a European interest!!!!
Wigan
Wire
Saints
Leeds
Huddersfield
Hull
Salford
The other 3 spots are up for grabs, but surely need to be based on the long term financial stability and backing a club has in place and it's fan base, ie the capability to realistically generate 10k home gates week in and week out.
Even if it means creating new clubs such as a Cas/ Wakey merger or turning Salford in to Greater Manchester (Salford,Swinton,Oldham) or just Humberside (FC/KR), Huddsfax is another!