RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:29 pm  

Breaking News the RFL proposal has been accepted to be start from 2015 Season. At least its been agreed and we know what we are playing for this season (Super League 2 Teams relegated Championship 4 Teams relegated) I know the 3 x 8's is not particularly popular but lets give it a go and see how it works out in practice.

Super League will become a 12-team competition from 2015 after the 14 member clubs today backed plans to introduce an innovative new league structure.
From next year, Rugby League’s elite competition will feature 12 clubs alongside a 12-team Championship that splits into three groups of eight.
At a meeting in St Helens, the clubs voted unanimously to return promotion and relegation and pledged their support to the proposed structure which is a central tenet of the RFL’s Policy Review.
Super League (Europe) Chairman Brian Barwick said: “I would like to thank the clubs for their contribution to what was a very fruitful and positive meeting.
“The clubs were unanimous in their view that Super League should become a 12-team competition from 2015 and that there should be meaningful movement between Super League and the Championships.
“There was a full and frank debate about the competition structures and a commitment to support the proposed format.
“The Super League clubs’ decision will now go before the RFL’s independent Board of Directors for ratification next week.”
Full details of the new structures will be announced later this month.

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:24 pm  

I look forwad to it with no enthusiasm whatsoever.

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sat Jan 18, 2014 10:20 am  

Can't say it the best option but it will give us chance to play against super league clubs and improve our team - it it had been in place last year we may well have been in top twelve this year!

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:14 am  

westridingeagle wrote:

Can't say it the best option but it will give us chance to play against super league clubs and improve our team - it it had been in place last year we may well have been in top twelve this year!

That would depend more on the finances than the competition structure.

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sat Jan 18, 2014 11:31 am  

Well its done now this is the future lets make it happen for the Eagles

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:42 pm  

If we end up in the third 8 (fair chance, only like finishing outside of the top 2 in the championship) I think I may die a little bit inside watching us contest the final to become champions of absolutely nothing whatsoever.

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:48 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

If we end up in the third 8 (fair chance, only like finishing outside of the top 2 in the championship) I think I may die a little bit inside watching us contest the final to become champions of absolutely nothing whatsoever.

Goes back to my original thoughts - what exactly is everyone playing for ?

There are some folk around who still haven't grasped that two $uperleague clubs are coming down. There's a post on another forum about who's going to be in the middle eight from Div 2 - Halifax, Fev, Leigh, Us was the thought. Somehow, I think not ......

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sun Jan 19, 2014 12:50 pm  

Oh ...... and I see that the top ranked four of each eight will get the extra home game.







Except the middle eight, where it'll be the bottom four.

Rugby League, eh ?

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:13 pm  

E.S.O wrote:

If we end up in the third 8 (fair chance, only like finishing outside of the top 2 in the championship) I think I may die a little bit inside watching us contest the final to become champions of absolutely nothing whatsoever.

Good point

If we miss out on the middle 8 I can't see many turning up to watch games in the bottom 8 or be bothered to go to a "grand final" I'm not sure what would be Grand about that final

Re: RFL's Proposal agreed 2 x 12 then 3 x 8 : Sun Jan 19, 2014 1:36 pm  

Duckzilla wrote:

If we miss out on the middle 8 I can't see many turning up to watch games in the bottom 8 or be bothered to go to a "grand final" I'm not sure what would be Grand about that final

There's some debate elsewhere about whether season tickets will be include the play-offs or whether they'll be issued for the Twelve and then another "season ticket" for the Eight.

Clubs need to think hard about that.