What now for League One

[graham fisher]

I’m hearing that theirs no merger next season between championship and league one and scrapping the summer bash to be replaced with a round of the 1895 cup.

[NickD]

4 hours ago, graham fisher said:

I’m hearing that theirs no merger next season between championship and league one and scrapping the summer bash to be replaced with a round of the 1895 cup.

Of course there isn’t a merger.  That would be the sensible option.   Much easier to let those poor teams in League one to have what must be the smallest league in professional sport.   Even the Scottish footy leagues have 10 teams. 
 

[Ramification]

Reading what the Newcastle CE was saying and he was against the merger as there was no way the league 1 teams could possibly compete. To be fair when we were putting 60 odd past teams, how much would Fev and the like score?

[Blind side johnny]

19 hours ago, NickD said:

Of course there isn’t a merger.  That would be the sensible option.   Much easier to let those poor teams in League one to have what must be the smallest league in professional sport.   Even the Scottish footy leagues have 10 teams. 
 

It might have been sensible if it were planned well in advance but would have been a nonsense if it had happened at such short notice, for reasons that should be obvious.

I suspect that 2025 might see some radical changes, however. What they are will depend upon how many clubs are still around.

[gittinsfan]

11 hours ago, Blind side johnny said:

It might have been sensible if it were planned well in advance but would have been a nonsense if it had happened at such short notice, for reasons that should be obvious.

I suspect that 2025 might see some radical changes, however. What they are will depend upon how many clubs are still around.

I just hope they don't let IMG sort it all out.

[Blind side johnny]

12 hours ago, gittinsfan said:

I just hope they don't let IMG sort it all out.

Why would IMG be interested? This isn't a part of their remit which is focussed upon the commercialisation of the sport.

[gittinsfan]

17 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Why would IMG be interested? This isn't a part of their remit which is focussed upon the commercialisation of the sport.

Did I say they would be interested?

17 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Why would IMG be interested? This isn't a part of their remit which is focussed upon the commercialisation of the sport.

 

[Blind side johnny]

20 minutes ago, gittinsfan said:

Did I say they would be interested?

 

Semantics maybe, but you said "let IMG sort it out" which implies that they want to.

Soon be Christmas.

[gittinsfan]

38 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Semantics maybe, but you said "let IMG sort it out" which implies that they want to.

Soon be Christmas.

 

38 minutes ago, Blind side johnny said:

Semantics maybe, but you said "let IMG sort it out" which implies that they want to.

Soon be Christmas.

Actually I said don't let IMG sort it out.

[Blind side johnny]

Double post.

Edited November 8, 2023 by Blind side johnny

[creditwhereitsdews]

On the subject of League One, a worthwhile cause for a club that has done more for rugby league than many professional sides in the heartlands over the last 28 years. They've always been good to Dewsbury too (free tickets for our fans this season).

 

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/skolarsrl?utm_term=RV58ByYGP

[POR]

Here you go 1895 Cup & Championship structure

The Betfred Championship will continue as a 14-team competition, with the top six teams qualifying for a Play-Off series culminating in a Grand Final to determine the champions. 

Betfred League One will be a nine-club competition, with each side playing 20 matches – 10 at home, and 10 away. This will involve four loop fixtures for each team, to be determined by seedings based on 2023 finishing positions (a contingency model has also been devised for an eight-team competition, which would see each team play the other three times in a 21-round programme). The League One Grand Final will be played on October 6 at home ground of the team ranked highest during the regular season.  

(1895 Cup) In 2024 the 13 England-based Championship clubs will join eight League One clubs (Cornwall will not be taking part) in seven groups of three. Groups will be seeded and regionalised, with League One clubs awarded home advantage in any fixtures against Championship opposition. The top team in each group will qualify for Quarter Finals, joined by the best-performing second-placed team – the latter to be determined by competition points initially and then, if necessary, by points difference.