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Not sure if this has been covered before, delete if it has. With Huddersfield, Halifax and Halifax Town all due to play at the same ground how will the playing surface stand up, it is certainly going to take a bit of a hammering,and its a big ask for the groundsman to keep it at a high standard, are the reserve teams going to play there too ? thoughts anyone,

Always had a soft spot for Hemel. along with Nottingham, hope they continue to prosper and grow, both have done a great job ,

18 games a season is not enough, loss of games equals loss of income, Do not like the 18 + 8 , doubt many will.

They would have to do that, if you only play each other twice then you only have 14 games in an eight team league, play each other 3 times then its unfair as one club would have 2 home games against a team whereas its opponent would have just one home game, dropping from 14 to 12 achieved nothing, dropping from 12 top 10 will achieve nothing and going from 10 to 8 would be a disaster for the sport, as for loop fixtures i detest them, play all the teams the same amount, you either have a fair system/League or you have a contrived one, someone has already said it, the Scottish fans hated it when their league system was reorganised, and if its all about money then clubs should cut their cloth accordingly,

Contraction is not good for the sport, the same 8 playing each other 4 times a year becomes to repetitive, the so called 2nd tier initially may get a boost, but in reality the quality will drop and more than likely the fan base too, i dont see any positives going to 10 or 8 what so ever, an 8 team league horrifies me, just my opinion.

Is not that the case in most sports, Football is a prime example, the gap between the Premier League and the Championship is larger than its ever been, how many teams that go up come straight back down or the year after, if you had 8 teams the bottom 2 would probably be whipping boys, and playing the same teams over and over again becomes less attractive, just my opinion, but 14 teams is the way to go,

Its a huge task most certainly, a small step would be to include the name of the region of London where they play, gives it a link to the that community, i think back to the Fulham days, good crowds. quite a lot of good publicity, but sadly it faded away and died,

Why not, they are ambitious, a new stadium on its way, its outside the M62 corridor and has a big city name, i did say as an outsider too,

Toulouse and Widnes, then depending on what happens at Salford a possible 3rd team from London/Bradford and outsiders Sheffield.

I may be wrong but didnt Headingley merge with Roundhay to form Leeds Rugby Union, it was successful for a short time,

A nice positive story for a change,

I hardly think it is comparable to the footballs premier league, no automatic promotion or relegation in SLE some years so indeed ran as a separate entity. Footballs premier league didnt do that, the RFL did not have full control over the league either, Richard Lewis at that time had to negotiate with SLE. any way lets agree to disagree,

I disagree about it being a rebranded division 1, i remember the build up for the first ever super league game Paris v Sheffield and all the hype surrounding it, one of the new statements, (a new exciting beginning for rugby league) yes it is the UKs premier competition and the French federation have no input, but it was Super League Europe, and the initial plan was for 2 French teams,

If St Helens went to play in Australia, do you think any UK national tv channel would give them a tv deal, i would bet my mortgage no one would be interested, i will say it again, if there where 4 French teams in a super league of 16 clubs then a French tv would be a possibility, an isolated 1 club can not do that no matter how popular they are,

He wasnt attacking the UK game imo, just pointing out that no single English club could individually land a tv contract either, so how on earth can a French club, Super League was set up to be a European league not a rebranded division 1, there should have been 2 French teams from the very start, without super league we know what size Catalan are you say, that could apply to many teams not fortunate enough to be in Super league, I believe Catalan bring a lot to the league, just my opinion,

Maybe if they had 3 or 4 French teams in the league it would be worthwhile for a French tv channel to do a deal, that argument does not hold water imo.

Wakefield have had a bad rap in the past regarding the stadium and deservedly so, however the new owners have done a fantastic job in such a short space of time, they deserve a lot of credit,

Is the roof going to be extended ?

Saltergate Sheffield Eagles and Chesterfield fc. Field Mill Mansfield Town and Mansfield Marksmen, Don Valley Sheff Eagles and Rotherham Utd, Owlerton Sheff Eagles and Sheff Tigers,

14 teams please, TO, Wakey, London and either Widnes or Bradford,

While i wish them success, without serious financial clout behind it, it is exactly a pipe dream.

I wish them all the best, a 2nd strong French team can only be good for European Rugby,

As someone living outside the heartlands, i really can not see any positive point moving magic to Leeds. what was the reason for having magic weekend in the first place in cities such as Cardiff and Newcastle ? new audiences ? show piece at a modern stadium ?. somewhere along the line the plot has been lost. yet another backward move for the sport imo.

Not enough money in the game in France for starters and is not Super League supposed to be a European league not a renamed division 1,

Why not,