Quote The Observer="The Observer"Each club could still have 13 home games, the same as now, they would merely be restructured. In:
* SL - 10 home games
* Northern Rail Cup - 3 home games (assuming a structure of 8 pools of 4 clubs).
This format could be negotiated for the new contract, and while there might be a reduction in the value for SL's deal, increases in the value of the NRC and a significantly expanded test program would make up for the shortfall.
With respect to an uneven fixture list, if by that you mean that clubs would not play all teams at "home and away" - well the fact is that there is no perfect fixture list, but allowing the expansion of the international game will help all levels of the game. Consider 1) that the NRL has not run on a H&A basis for nearly almost the past 30 years 2) Many current and former NRL players, coaches and administrators have said that even the current club fixture list is excessive.'"
It's a notable idea, reducing the SL fixture list to accommodate another competition (albeit lesser) as well as an expanded international programme. However, what you have failed to mention is where the knock-out stages come in to all of this? That's three more fixtures on the list. Unless they schedule them mid-week, they'd have to expand the fixture list still.
What a e meaningless post.
