The Daddy 2,526 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 According to 40-20 magazine and rumours that are going around. Anyone heard anything specifically? Link to post Share on other sites
marklaspalmas 1,851 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 (edited) About time. It's all gone stale in the last few decades. Same old structure. Edited April 18 by marklaspalmas typo 2 4 https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Hasnāt this been the case since the last structure change, anyway? With the tv negotiations, itās always been spoke about as if we were going to look at different structures to tie in with the new TV deal?Ā 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Mackem 461 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 14 teams. 2 teams to be relegated at seasons end. top 5 playoffs. no more loop fixtures. Thats what Iād like to see 7 Link to post Share on other sites
ShropshireBull 476 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 8 minutes ago, Cumbrian Mackem said: 14 teams. 2 teams to be relegated at seasons end. top 5 playoffs. no more loop fixtures. Thats what Iād like to see Top 6 and yes.Ā Those half attended playoffs look dreadful.Ā 3vs6, 4vs5, semi then final. Lets get on with it.Ā 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Mackem 461 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, ShropshireBull said: Top 6 and yes.Ā Those half attended playoffs look dreadful.Ā 3vs6, 4vs5, semi then final. Lets get on with it.Ā Iād be happy with that as top 5 would see the league leaders not having a game in 2 weeks before the grand final. Link to post Share on other sites
Pulga 1,371 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 16 minutes ago, Cumbrian Mackem said: 14 teams. 2 teams to be relegated at seasons end. top 5 playoffs. no more loop fixtures. Thats what Iād like to see You know what is likely then? 10 teams, more loop fixtures. 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites
ShropshireBull 476 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 I get the should be prize for being top but we cant have playoffs with second chances. For the good of the product, needs to be if you are out you are out.Ā Ā So unless top 5 is 2vs5 3vs4 then semi with winner of the league automatically at GF, I would go top six. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
The Daddy 2,526 Posted April 18 Author Report Share Posted April 18 I can't see the current SL Clubs who are mostly skint agreeing to anything that's going to inconvenience them or have them splitting funds with 14 clubs instead of the current split of 11 clubs.Ā And that's the problem, doesn't matter how you restructure, turkeys aren't going to vote for XmasĀ 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Mackem 461 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 4 minutes ago, The Daddy said: I can't see the current SL Clubs who are mostly skint agreeing to anything that's going to inconvenience them or have them splitting funds with 14 clubs instead of the current split of 11 clubs.Ā And that's the problem, doesn't matter how you restructure, turkeys aren't going to vote for XmasĀ And the slow death of super league will continue then. 4 Link to post Share on other sites
marklaspalmas 1,851 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 54 minutes ago, marklaspalmas said: About time. It's all gone stale in the last few decades. Same old structure. I forgot. This subject is post irony. https://www.fevarchive.co.uk/ Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Clogiron 2,265 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Thirteen teams, each club gets 2 byes, 24 games top 4 play off, bottom team plays top team in championship for promotion, break for mid season internationals, draw for whose bye coincides with magic if it must be continued with, if chosen taken out of draw for following seasons until all clubs have missed it. So obvious that it will never be implemented. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Twelve team closed shop Super League with minimum standards introduced and long term plans for growth to 14, 16 etc. Diluting the competition further by adding two teams now is not the route to go down and in eighteen months, people will want change. Again.Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Kevin Sinfield 2,473 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1 hour ago, Cumbrian Mackem said: 14 teams. 2 teams to be relegated at seasons end. top 5 playoffs. no more loop fixtures. Thats what Iād like to see 14 teams, no promotion and relegation, top 4 play offs for me.Ā 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Mackem 461 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said: 14 teams, no promotion and relegation, top 4 play offs for me.Ā How do York, London, Newcastle and Coventry earn promotion? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 12,349 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 (edited) Sweaty Craig will be along in a minute with 2x10 Ā Edited April 18 by Scubby 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Scubby 12,349 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 26 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: Twelve team closed shop Super League with minimum standards introduced and long term plans for growth to 14, 16 etc. Diluting the competition further by adding two teams now is not the route to go down and in eighteen months, people will want change. Again.Ā Do you offer any points for on-field performance as part of the criteria? If so, there is no way of assessing York or Toulouse against Salford etc. However, Salford have reached two finals but are run like a ghost operation. Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 9 minutes ago, Cumbrian Mackem said: How do York, London, Newcastle and Coventry earn promotion? Why they and not Widnes, Featherstone, Bradford and Halifax? 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Cumbrian Mackem 461 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Just now, Hela Wigmen said: Why they and not Widnes, Featherstone, Bradford and Halifax? Because usually people who want to ring fence super league want to keep the likes of Widnes, featherstone, Bradford and Halifax out. Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Scubby said: Do you offer any points for on-field performance as part of the criteria? If so, there is no way of assessing York or Toulouse against Salford etc. However, Salford have reached two finals but are run like a ghost operation. If it was me in charge, onfield would be encapsulated by a few factors - historic performance, capability to spend a high % of the salary cap, the makeup of squads (homegrown at the club, other homegrownĀ and overseas) and would tie in with player pathways, too.Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Eel 1,772 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 31 minutes ago, Hela Wigmen said: Twelve team closed shop Super League with minimum standards introduced and long term plans for growth to 14, 16 etc. Diluting the competition further by adding two teams now is not the route to go down and in eighteen months, people will want change. Again.Ā Been there. 'Done' that. Failed. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Chris22 1,459 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Haven't heard anything but it wouldn't be a shock. No sport changes its structure as much as us. Our obsession with structure will no doubt continue to be prioritised over meaningful changes. 1 Twitter: @TrylineUK Latest Blog:Ā Why punishment alone cannot eradicate racism Link to post Share on other sites
Hela Wigmen 2,986 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 Just now, Northern Eel said: Been there. 'Done' that. Failed. No,Ā we havenāt. There were no minimum standards, just a ring fence putĀ around some clubs and not others. A properly policed set of minimum standards is desperately required, though simply wonāt happen.Ā Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Eel 1,772 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 The moment you pull up the drawbridge is the same moment that you inspire complacency and lose ingenuity.Ā 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Northern Eel 1,772 Posted April 18 Report Share Posted April 18 1 minute ago, Hela Wigmen said: No,Ā we havenāt. There were no minimum standards, just a ring fence putĀ around some clubs and not others. A properly policed set of minimum standards is desperately required, though simply wonāt happen.Ā I wonder why I put quote marks around 'done'? Link to post Share on other sites
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