Curt. Agree with you the game has not grown, personally am not really convinced it has the ability to grow, London aside the last 50 years has shown that.
Even with IMG there should still be prom and relegation of a sort, but they have to build in on field performance as well as the off field stuff they are currently concentrating on. Will img raise overall profile of the game, we shall see. 50 years from now will RL be a nationwide sport, not a chance.
Hope we can pull off a shock or two next year though and we can enjoy the ride.