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They won't. It's the reason it might/will happen. It gives those borderline clubs a stay of execution as it will likely be York or Toulouse who finish bottom and get relegated. Then they can come up with some other system to keep them safe for the next year.

As with pretty much everything done over the last 6 months. I don't mind the headline of 14 clubs and with the correct 3 clubs as far as I'm concerned. However, too soon, too rushed, no thought of appropriate funding, very little consideration to player pool, what happens in future, what happens to the lower tiers, what effect it has on grassroots, the international scene, the relationship with Sky, Sport England, pretty much everything. All seemingly because of losing a thousand or so away fans (which ironically wouldn't have happened thanks to Bradford finishing higher than TO in the ranking anyway). I really hope that the 14 team league works but it will be despite the process, not because of it.

No wonder they got in with 2.25 out of 2.2!

Big gap between 12 and 13. And between 14 and London (assuming Salford are completely ruled out).

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Is there any coverage or is it a case of watching various X accounts (or waiting for them to be posted on here)?

Why is that the bigger question? No one, absolutely no one, would say that the bottom SL team would win more than a couple of games at the very most, most years in the last 10, they would probably have 50 points put on the in the majority of games. There is no questioning the strength in depth of the NRL. Where the top SL teams slot into the NRL or the bottom NRL teams fit into SL is definitely a more interesting question.

Well done Hull KR. A great season. Also, I think that these 2 coaches are two of the absolute best, not only as coaches but as people. Full credit to both of them for what they have done the past few seasons and they both display multiple characteristics that should be championed and celebrated.

Is this genuinely a question aimed at me or just a chance to moan about minimum standards and Odsal again? I deliberately steered clear of directly mentioning any minimum standards, facilities points etc. Just focusing on the performance points (on field performance that applies to the grading), what effect that will have and the potential consequences.

It will be interesting to see how the performance scores are after the final. Will the extra points prove crucial in grabbing that 12th place for York or Toulouse? I would imagine that it would for Toulouse though maybe not York? In which case could a York win mean that Bradford get in in 12th and it becomes a bit of a shoot out (or should that be an application off) for Nigel Woods golden ticket?

Or at least had another prop on the bench!

Did Mbye want to go for the 2 from the previous penalty? I know there is a chance that's the only way Saints will score but still.

I liked the principle of a playoff involving SL and Champ teams to play in SL the following year. However posters have pointed out where it falls over. There needs to be equal salary caps, closer but inevitably different funding (though equal funding for each team in the second tier) and something done about the last gasp strengthening of the teams. Maybe this is where the 2x10s with cross division games can maybe come into play? However that seems to be deemed to be too complex and therefore not an option. There is also the risk of focusing on the, by definition, average teams. Maybe we should stick with IMG given we have got an agreement for a few seasons yet and the benefits are beginning to show? Not very RL to do that though unfortunately.

Just trying to even the playing field against the new unfunded teams. A selfless act really.

I like Percival and I think that he has been greatly underused by England over the last 7 or 8 years and deserves many more caps, but I would still but him behind Wardle and Farnworth now.