Should the league finish later? : Sat Jul 10, 2021 11:09 am  

As most teams are likely to have matches cancelled due to COVID or have already missed matches, should we look to extend the season?
There are a number of reasons:
1. Players welfare playing matches without recovery period causes more injury
2. Fans miss out on competitive games due to players missing
3 if your team makes playoffs and you have injured players due to above, will it be worth watching a one sided match ( fans will switch off)
4 we all want the best team to win the title not one who has been given matches because of teams being unable to field a team

Please add as you feel fit but I think we need to be looking to extend I said this at the start of the season and haven’t changed my mind

Re: Should the league finish later? : Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:07 pm  

peterr8186 wrote:

As most teams are likely to have matches cancelled due to COVID or have already missed matches, should we look to extend the season?
There are a number of reasons:
1. Players welfare playing matches without recovery period causes more injury
2. Fans miss out on competitive games due to players missing
3 if your team makes playoffs and you have injured players due to above, will it be worth watching a one sided match ( fans will switch off)
4 we all want the best team to win the title not one who has been given matches because of teams being unable to field a team

Please add as you feel fit but I think we need to be looking to extend I said this at the start of the season and haven’t changed my mind

All goods points raised and I agree with all of them.

I think the challenge will be, can the Grand Final at Old Trafford/Sky TV be rescheduled back to later in the year, especially if the RLWC goes ahead?

If RLWC is put back to 2022, then i’m sure there will be scope to reschedule the Grand Final back a month to allow all outstanding fixtures to be played. It would make for a more meaningful competition.

Re: Should the league finish later? : Sat Jul 10, 2021 2:17 pm  

In addition, if they postpone the RLWC until 2022, push back the Grand Final to the World Cup Ginal date at Old Trafford in late November, it would allow all remaining fixtures to be played in front of fans with no restrictions, giving all clubs a much needed revenue boost.