Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:30 pm  

Could someone who is more clued up on this than I am explain the finer points of the system? ie, what is the format after the split.

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:31 pm  

Im starting to love Marwan koukash just because of his openness. Somebody asked on twitter has nigel wood managed pass his stupid idea, his reply "he has". haha

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:32 pm  

dubairl wrote:

I noticed that nice little bit of twisting from the RFL.

I don’t think its twisting or spin, im pretty confident that it was always going to be announced as unanimous. They would likely have taken the vote that whatever the outcome, it gets announced as unanimous.

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:33 pm  

Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:

Could someone who is more clued up on this than I am explain the finer points of the system? ie, what is the format after the split.

Don't let William eve know you don't know the full system. By the way it hasn't be ratified as of yet they said later this month.

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:33 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

I don’t think its twisting or spin, im pretty confident that it was always going to be announced as unanimous. They would likely have taken the vote that whatever the outcome, it gets announced as unanimous.

It won't stay a secrete for long and surely the RFL know that.

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:34 pm  

Not quite sure why people are getting their knickers in a twist over season tickets. The new system will be no different to now where you get a season ticket for the regular season and then must buy tickets for the playoffs.

In this case you'll get a season ticket for the regular season (presumably 23 rounds) and so 12 home games. Then for the split into 3 groups of 8 you'll have to pay for those games on top. Like the current playoffs.

As for the argument it makes the regular season meaningless, again no different to the current playoffs or the playoffs for promotion between the leagues. Points aren't carried over from the regular season into the playoffs currently.

Personally I'd rather we'd stuck with licensing (but done properly) for another 10+ years at least. And if we were going to bring back P&R I'd have just gone back to straight P&R. But the arguments about season tickets etc are just silly.

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:36 pm  

Well all I can say is the bottom few teams in Super League better start to perform on the field otherwise they WILL be playing the likes of Leigh, Featherstone & Halifax and after 22 rounds of getting pasted it WILL be their own fault!

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:38 pm  

I've still got a few doubt about it but we'll just all have to see how it goes.

Knowing the RFL they'll probably change the format again by 2020 anyway (going on a six year average).

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:39 pm  

Him wrote:

Not quite sure why people are getting their knickers in a twist over season tickets. The new system will be no different to now where you get a season ticket for the regular season and then must buy tickets for the playoffs.

In this case you'll get a season ticket for the regular season (presumably 23 rounds) and so 12 home games. Then for the split into 3 groups of 8 you'll have to pay for those games on top. Like the current playoffs.

As for the argument it makes the regular season meaningless, again no different to the current playoffs or the playoffs for promotion between the leagues. Points aren't carried over from the regular season into the playoffs currently.

Personally I'd rather we'd stuck with licensing (but done properly) for another 10+ years at least. And if we were going to bring back P&R I'd have just gone back to straight P&R. But the arguments about season tickets etc are just silly.

An I right in thinking after the split there's "a round robin" between the 8. Then a play-off system for a GF. Or are these details to be confirmed? If it is a round robin how do they expect families to pay £20 each 7 weeks in a row and then GF tickets? Madness.

Re: Today's big decision : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:41 pm  

Binosh wrote:

Well all I can say is the bottom few teams in Super League better start to perform on the field otherwise they WILL be playing the likes of Leigh, Featherstone & Halifax and after 22 rounds of getting pasted it WILL be their own fault!

I'm sure they would relish a play off against part time teams as opposed to finishing bottom and instant relegation. It's sort of like a second chance for been crap.