League Restructure

[Derwent]

So the plans to restructure the Championship and L1 have been announced. The plans are to reduce the Championship to 13 in 2025 and 12 in 2026. They are planning to bring a new team into L1 in 2026 to give 2 leagues of 12.

This season the team finishing top of L1 will be promoted with the bottom 2 in Championship relegated. The L1 play off winners will play the team finishing 12th in the Championship for the last Championship place.

From 2025 promotion and relegation will be decided by a Super 8 system like they used a few years ago for SL. The bottom 4 in the Championship and the top 4 in L1 will play each other in a mini league to decide who plays where the following season.

But for this season you only get guaranteed promotion by being Champions of L1. Winning the L1 play offs only earns you another play off against 3rd bottom in the Championship.

[georgehadgingerhair]

10 minutes ago, Derwent said:

So the plans to restructure the Championship and L1 have been announced. The plans are to reduce the Championship to 13 in 2025 and 12 in 2026. They are planning to bring a new team into L1 in 2026 to give 2 leagues of 12.

This season the team finishing top of L1 will be promoted with the bottom 2 in Championship relegated. The L1 play off winners will play the team finishing 12th in the Championship for the last Championship place.

From 2025 promotion and relegation will be decided by a Super 8 system like they used a few years ago for SL. The bottom 4 in the Championship and the top 4 in L1 will play each other in a mini league to decide who plays where the following season.

But for this season you only get guaranteed promotion by being Champions of L1. Winning the L1 play offs only earns you another play off against 3rd bottom in the Championship.

Thinks this is well thought out for the long term and I never imagined me saying this just hope no teams pull out of div 1 and if they are going to and as long as they have not over budgeted and overspent receive help before this happens 

[Anita Bath]

Does mean winner of play off, following a gruelling three weeks of tough games, come up against championship opponent who has had three weeks rest. 

Also wonder where the new team will emerge from. Reappearance of Skolars maybe.

[DavidM]

3 minutes ago, Anita Bath said:

Does mean winner of play off, following a gruelling three weeks of tough games, come up against championship opponent who has had three weeks rest. 

Also wonder where the new team will emerge from. Reappearance of Skolars maybe.

And where is that game?

[Unicorn 106]

On 13/03/2024 at 20:44, DavidM said:

And where is that game?

You can bet it will be away to the Championship team, didn’t we go to Swinton a few years ago after losing the final to Bradford.

[dkw]

42 minutes ago, Unicorn 106 said:

You can bet it will be away to the Championship team, didn’t we go to Swinton a few years ago after losing the final to Bradford.

yeah, on the flip of a coin wasnt it?

[Neutralfan7]

On 13/03/2024 at 20:40, Anita Bath said:

 

Also wonder where the new team will emerge from. Reappearance of Skolars maybe.

My money is on a french team