weloveyouwakefield2 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/mar/22/coronavirus-leaves-super-league-facing-13-team-season-next-year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Plow Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 14 would be better. 1st in Championship promoted automatically, 2nd- 6th playoff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Not sure it is allowed under SLE’s articles of association but seems fair enough to me. With the World Cup next year, a 25-round season including Magic (and no loopy fixtures) would do England a favour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weighman Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Bit premature this thread . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 If there was no threat of relegation, Toronto could blood their Canadian players Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Haven't read the article but heard Michael Carter talking about it in Radio Leeds this week. Wouldn't be the worst idea in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbruce Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 18 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Not sure it is allowed under SLE’s articles of association but seems fair enough to me. With the World Cup next year, a 25-round season including Magic (and no loopy fixtures) would do England a favour. Don’t think you can have an odd number of teams and keep magic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, bobbruce said: Don’t think you can have an odd number of teams and keep magic. Perhaps Toronto and, say, Toulouse could sit it out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whippet13 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 I agree no relegation is fair, 14 would be my ideal as it gives us a 27 game season which I have always preferred. Main reason I can see for no change from 12 happening is that any increase dilutes the Sky money and the SL clubs are going to want every penny they can get hold of. They could however opt for 13 and pilfer Toronto's share again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The 4 of Us Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 No sense in making it 13 and you’d still have loop fixtures. With a bit of luck and a fair wind London and Toulouse would come up and then you would have an impressive looking 14 teams to play home and away. 27 games with magic so as to give credence to the playoffs. That being said we may be lucky yet to have 10 teams including those 2 who make it through the year. I suspect we’ll end up without home/away this season if at all. So coffers will be stretched. http://www.wiganstpats.org Producing Players Since 1910 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygilf Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 50 minutes ago, Man of Kent said: Perhaps Toronto and, say, Toulouse could sit it out? Thats still an odd number... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chronicler of Chiswick Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 It all depends on how long the shutdown goes on for. I can't see the closed door scenario being allowed, although if soccer goes ahead (which I suspect it won't) then we might continue. No, if this continues into mid July or even August then this season will have to be dumped and we start again next year, albeit with probably far fewer clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev p Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 An even number is always better for fixture lists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 38 minutes ago, Tommygilf said: Thats still an odd number... Toronto sit it out. Catalans vs Toulouse. Jobs a good’un. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man of Kent Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Just now, scotchy1 said: So who is Toronto's 25th game against if everyone else has already played each team twice and their Magic Game. New York in a friendly in Liverpool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 Only way you could keep Magic Weekend in an odd numbered league is to have 2 of them to even it out (and an on the road game for the odd 2 teams that miss each event). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weloveyouwakefield2 Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 14 minutes ago, scotchy1 said: What would be the point of going to 13 for a year? Either a 13 team league is the best product or it isnt. I like Carter and he has done a good job pulling Wakefield out of the mire but everything he says seems simply an argument to protect a status quo that isnt working. As he says, relegating a club could see it fall by the wayside. Why is that true this year but not next, or the year after that? Are two going to be relegated next year making it more difficult for the promoted team to stay up? My prediction for RL is that we will spend millions of pounds and months of effort to protect something we all know is desperate need of change (and almost certainly will see substantial change in the next year or so anyway) He was probably asked a question of what could happen this year to make sense of this mess we are in. If clubs can’t fulfil some or all of there fixtures, what do you do? The longer the suspension goes on, the more the debate is relevant... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 2 hours ago, Man of Kent said: Not sure it is allowed under SLE’s articles of association but seems fair enough to me. With the World Cup next year, a 25-round season including Magic (and no loopy fixtures) would do England a favour. Who doesn't play at Magic then ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, Man of Kent said: Perhaps Toronto and, say, Toulouse could sit it out? And what , be given points for not playing ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 8 minutes ago, Wellsy4HullFC said: Only way you could keep Magic Weekend in an odd numbered league is to have 2 of them to even it out (and an on the road game for the odd 2 teams that miss each event). So not an odd number ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wellsy4HullFC Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 28 minutes ago, GUBRATS said: So not an odd number ? Odd number of teams, not games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gooleboy Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 1 hour ago, scotchy1 said: What would be the point of going to 13 for a year? Either a 13 team league is the best product or it isnt. I like Carter and he has done a good job pulling Wakefield out of the mire but everything he says seems simply an argument to protect a status quo that isnt working. As he says, relegating a club could see it fall by the wayside. Why is that true this year but not next, or the year after that? Are two going to be relegated next year making it more difficult for the promoted team to stay up? My prediction for RL is that we will spend millions of pounds and months of effort to protect something we all know is desperate need of change (and almost certainly will see substantial change in the next year or so anyway) Conveniently his proposal keeps Wakefield up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Click Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 20 minutes ago, Gooleboy said: Conveniently his proposal keeps Wakefield up. It also keeps the other 11 clubs up .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo5 Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 hours ago, Tommygilf said: Thats still an odd number... Counting has never been his strong point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUBRATS Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, Davo5 said: Counting has never been his strong point. Long post for you , well done , you're getting better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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