dream line up of Teams

[Stuarty 10]

of the current clubs in rugby league' Super League Championship, League 1 which clubs would you most like to be in super league in the year 2030.

 

Please name the clubs.

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[Niels 1,375]

St Helens, Wigan, Warrington, Leeds, Castleford, Wakefield,  Huddersfield, Keighley, Leigh, One of the Hull Teams, Edinburgh, Batley and Kadikoy Bulls. 

Sorry I have put 2 in who aren't in the leagues yet.

Edited November 22, 2020 by Niels

[Adelaide Tiger 1,607]

Castleford, Featherstone, Wakefield, Lock Lane, Eastmoor, Normanton Knights, Featherstone Lions, Castleford Panthers, Redhill (resurrected), Fryston, Sharlston plus Batley Boys as part of the expansion strategy.

[Cumbrian Mackem 168]

Ideal scenario for me would be a mixture of traditional teams mixed in with a few big city expansion teams playing in either a 14 team league or some sort of conference setup.

scenario 1.

wigan, Warrington, St. Helens, Manchester(swinton re-location), Salford, Leeds, Bradford, Hull fc, Huddersfield, castleford, London, newcastle, Catalan and Toulouse.

scenario 2.

10 English teams and a European conference of 6 teams including Toulouse, Catalan, Lyon, Marseille, Valencia and Belgrade.

[welshmagpie 913]

Super League 

Bradford  

Cardiff  

Castleford  

Catalans  

Huddersfield  

Hull FC  

Hull KR  

Leeds  

London  

Salford  

St Helens  

Toulouse  

Warrington  

Wigan  

Championship

Aquitaine  

Avignon  

Bristol  

Coventry  

Cumbria  

Dublin  

Featherstone  

Leigh  

Oldham  

Newcastle  

Sheffield 

Wakefield  

Widnes  

York  

[Southerner 278]

Relegation in Rugby league in unsustainable. 

[doc 300]

SL in 2030. Depends, how many times would Bradford have gone bust?

          

[The Blues Ox 1,106]

Wigan, Warrington, Saints, Leeds would be briliant. They could play each other about 6 times and would mean even more money to go around so they could improve their teams.

[GUBRATS 4,707]

3 minutes ago, The Blues Ox said:

Wigan, Warrington, Saints, Leeds would be briliant. They could play each other about 6 times and would mean even more money to go around so they could improve their teams.

But could Warrington ever win it ?

[The Blues Ox 1,106]

14 minutes ago, GUBRATS said:

But could Warrington ever win it ?

No but it would be a 4 team play off so they would at least make the semi finals each year.

[Mr Plow 1,132]

37 minutes ago, Southerner said:

Relegation in Rugby league in unsustainable. 

As much  as I enjoy promotion and relegation this is true. Since P & R was reintroduced in 2014, Hull KR are the only team who were promoted and stayed up for more than a season (although they bounced straight back from their relegation)

Since Widnes were relegated in 2018 we now have 11 established clubs, the 12th will just yo-yo under the current structure.

My ideal structure would be a 12 team closed shop SL with licensing done properly. A second division where clubs with SL ambition enter and are allowed to grow and develop. Third division of feeder clubs

[GUBRATS 4,707]

2 minutes ago, Mr Plow said:

As much  as I enjoy promotion and relegation this is true. Since P & R was reintroduced in 2014, Hull KR are the only team who were promoted and stayed up for more than a season (although they bounced straight back from their relegation)

Since Widnes were relegated in 2018 we now have 11 established clubs, the 12th will just yo-yo under the current structure.

My ideal structure would be a 12 team closed shop SL with licensing done properly. A second division where clubs with SL ambition enter and are allowed to grow and develop. Third division of feeder clubs

Done properly ?

[Markos 33]

SL: Workington Town plus 11 others

Championship: Barrow plus 11 others

League 1: Whitehaven plus 11 others

No promotion or relegation

[Hela Wigmen 2,260]

[Gooleboy 1,383]

7 hours ago, Adelaide Tiger said:

Castleford, Featherstone, Wakefield, Lock Lane, Eastmoor, Normanton Knights, Featherstone Lions, Castleford Panthers, Redhill (resurrected), Fryston, Sharlston plus Batley Boys as part of the expansion strategy.

Surely Kinsley Hotel Raiders should be in for expansion reasons.

[gittinsfan 451]

2 hours ago, Mr Plow said:

As much  as I enjoy promotion and relegation this is true. Since P & R was reintroduced in 2014, Hull KR are the only team who were promoted and stayed up for more than a season (although they bounced straight back from their relegation)

Since Widnes were relegated in 2018 we now have 11 established clubs, the 12th will just yo-yo under the current structure.

My ideal structure would be a 12 team closed shop SL with licensing done properly. A second division where clubs with SL ambition enter and are allowed to grow and develop. Third division of feeder clubs

With the forecast reduction in funding,a second division of clubs with REALISTIC SL ambition would be quite small I fear.

[Mr Plow 1,132]

45 minutes ago, gittinsfan said:

With the forecast reduction in funding,a second division of clubs with REALISTIC SL ambition would be quite small I fear.

Or that’s where they’d enter rather than league 1.

[Harry Stottle 4,120]

42 minutes ago, gittinsfan said:

With the forecast reduction in funding,a second division of clubs with REALISTIC SL ambition would be quite small I fear.

If P&R is retained, some clubs would be spending to acheive promotion, unless one club in particular was so much wealthier than their contemporaries that trying to compete with them would be deemed fruitless.

[gittinsfan 451]

11 minutes ago, Harry Stottle said:

If P&R is retained, some clubs would be spending to acheive promotion, unless one club in particular was so much wealthier than their contemporaries that trying to compete with them would be deemed fruitless.

Harry,if there was little or no SKY money,how many clubs do you think would have realistic SL ambition.

[Harry Stottle 4,120]

16 minutes ago, gittinsfan said:

Harry,if there was little or no SKY money,how many clubs do you think would have realistic SL ambition.

Well Mr Beaumont would have to gauge what it would cost as would Mr Hughes, could Toulouse afford it, and how about Fev, not much different to today's title contenders is it? No disrespect to the rest but short of getting a money man in not much changes.

[Davo5 4,716]

8 hours ago, Adelaide Tiger said:

Castleford, Featherstone, Wakefield, Lock Lane, Eastmoor, Normanton Knights, Featherstone Lions, Castleford Panthers, Redhill (resurrected), Fryston, Sharlston plus Batley Boys as part of the expansion strategy.

Superleague or UFC ??

[Hammerless Nail 394]

Leigh
Leigh A
Leigh East
Leigh-on-Sea (obligatory expansion club)
Leigh Dzrhinos
Leigh Ningtowerofpisa
Leigh Dingwiththeelbow
London Leythers ('The Exiles')
Leigh Rangers
Leigh Miners
Leigh Minors
Leigh Majors

Automatic P&R, but with Leigh related clubs exempted from relegation in order to give them time to establish themselves.

Save a lot of arguments, won't it?

[Gooleboy 1,383]

2 hours ago, gittinsfan said:

Harry,if there was little or no SKY money,how many clubs do you think would have realistic SL ambition.

There wouldn't be a SL without Sky money.

[Wollo Wollo Wayoo 864]

Wakefield, Featherstone and Castleford.  After them I aren't fussed.

Maybe London and Catalans for the trip.

Edited November 22, 2020 by Wollo Wollo Wayoo