Mr Lenagan's comments are clearly based on selfish self interest - nothing to do with the sustainability or growth or the best interests of the sport - quite disgraceful.
He would clearly like to revert to the situation where Super League clubs play out meaningless fixtures towards the end of each season in front of ever diminishing attendances. A system where there is no threat of relegation and clubs bump around the bottom year after year and are still guaranteed £1.8M to sustain a stagnant model. A system where no club (or its fans) outside of the licenced elite (probably the wrong word) get the chance to live the dream. A system that widens the gap between Super League and the rest to the point where the smaller and community clubs are driven out of the sport.
He infers that the RFL have made it too easy for Championship clubs get promoted even when the current Super 8s system still massively favours the bottom four SL clubs operating with £1M extra Sky money compared to the best in the Championship.
Was Mr Lenagan not involved in the debate prior to the introduction of the Super 8s?
His apparent agenda to feel sorry for Hull KR is I believe more to do with his greed for a greater share of the increased Sky funding for the top end of SL. If he were to achieve his objective it will only serve to distort the sport still further in favour of the financially stronger SL clubs. End result - a non-competitive Super League that isn't worth watching apart from a few fixtures between the richest clubs.
