Was thinking about this the other day.
There is no incentive for super league clubs to improve themselves any more. A play off place is fine if you're outside the big 4. If not, well the season is finished halfway through if not and if you finish bottom, so what? Do it without a fight eh? The fans are voting with their feet now!
Expanding the game should be done by the clubs. Why do we think premier league football clubs like chelsea tour asia pre season? Certainly not because the facilities are better out there or there will be better competition! Spend money to make money!
Its all too easy now for super league clubs. Cas handing in stadium plans on the back of a fag packet, wakey being poor on all the levels the RFL tell the super league clubs not to be poor on and crusaders making the obvious decision for the RFL.
There is a masterplan and no deviation from it. Comfort breeds complacency and I'm afraid that is what we are seeing now. I doubt the RFL's big man will have the ability to identify this before it's too late!
And where do the championships stand? Looking like we have enough money to get a team out every week, if we're lucky! Let's applaud the RFL for such an illustrious period in our history. Still at least everyone will be talking about richard lewis!