Re: Today's Meeting : Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:49 pm  

Amazing how they can predict what is going to happen to every club in that 2nd middle eight playoff. No one has a clue about funding yet. We know that championship clubs will be at home vs SL opposition. Everyone is digging up Challenge Cup battles. This isn't the Challenge Cup. It's a whole new ball game.

It's a new road we're travelling on because some SL clubs have crashed and spilled their loads on the other previous roads. This is all their doing.

Re: Today's Meeting : Fri Jan 17, 2014 10:56 pm  

wonder how they will decide who gets relegated from SL at the end of this season.
errrrrrrrrr franchise way no doubt.

Re: Today's Meeting : Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:02 pm  

Thank god. Bloody flat cappers and their franchising

Re: Today's Meeting : Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:40 pm  

littlerich wrote:

Amazing how they can predict what is going to happen to every club in that 2nd middle eight playoff. No one has a clue about funding yet. We know that championship clubs will be at home vs SL opposition. Everyone is digging up Challenge Cup battles. This isn't the Challenge Cup. It's a whole new ball game.

It's a new road we're travelling on because some SL clubs have crashed and spilled their loads on the other previous roads. This is all their doing.

If the SL clubs are away at the Championship clubs at least 1 of them will only play 1 home game from 7 ,how will that work?

Another magic weekend conundrum perhaps

Re: Today's Meeting : Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:44 pm  

I've posted questions on various forums pertaining to that part of the RFL statement (5.1.14).

I suspect details will be fleshed out next week.

Re: Today's Meeting : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:10 am  

At last common sense has broken out! I really did believe the game was going to implode in the not too distant future. My expectations are now that P&R is back, is that both sponsors and spectators will return to the game over time as clubs have meaningfull games throughout the season. Humble pie time for all the supporters of the now defunct franchise system and well done to those who spoke up for the good of the game to now help it move forward. Over to what happens on the field now - come on Fax let's seize the day and get back to the future!!!!!

Re: Today's Meeting : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:11 am  

Great decision for the likes of us lot in the championship.
We have all worked hard over the last few years and now have a chance to progress.
Get your sens down to post office road tomorrow to see two teams with a bright future.
Hopefully fev's will be a bit brighter than fax's though, haha

Re: Today's Meeting : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:17 am  

What is going to happen player wise now though?

A lot more money for Championship clubs, ambitious clubs will need to improve their squads, how will they do this? Competing for middle to lower ranking Super League players through higher wages? Then ambitious clubs will try to poach their own better players so their wages will creep up.

I just see this leading to wage inflation for middle to lower rank SL players, and the better championship players.

Re: Today's Meeting : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:20 am  

littlerich wrote:

We know that championship clubs will be at home vs SL opposition.

The RFL never said that. They said that the Championship clubs would have four home games and the $uperleague clubs three.

Re: Today's Meeting : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:22 am  

I wasn't in favour of the status quo, but i'm not sure this is a good idea.

I am not suggesting doom and gloom, I don't know.

I think there are too many games in this new system.