: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:01 pm  

jonh wrote:

I fully expect within 2 more franshice "picks" a closed shop at the top with NL clubs becoming feeder clubs, it is the only way to go for me, but only once we have the top division settled.

Thank god its only you then.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:18 pm  

mattj13 wrote:

Thank god its only you then.

It is already happening NL1 and 2 clubs aligning themselves with SL clubs, it is the only way they will survive in my opinion.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:38 pm  

mattj13 wrote:

Thank god its only you then.

I agree with jonh on this one.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:44 pm  

NO !

clubs like batley/dewsbury/featherstone/barrow/york/hull kr/sheffield/gateshead/ect will soon die a painful death in my opinion and bexaome nothing more than BARLA standard

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:44 pm  

Why are feeder clubs such a bad thing?

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:47 pm  

feeder clubs are fine but the children are our future .

walk around fev or surrounding estates to see a once predominantly blue n white area with kids wearing wakey and leeds shirts

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 6:59 pm  

I think the franchise will work, look at how far Catalans have come, they were given three years to climatise and it has worked. OK they are strugling a bit so far this season but they are a top team now.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 7:07 pm  

jonh wrote:

I fully expect within 2 more franshice "picks" a closed shop at the top with NL clubs becoming feeder clubs, it is the only way to go for me, but only once we have the top division settled.

so when would the other clubs get a chance, wasn't there a club that bought their way into the nrl,
I personally think it will screw it up if they did, we have more of a chance of reverting to two leagues, but not at least till for the next foreseeable ten years,
if we carry on as we are with the three year franchise it gives other clubs hope, we then could get the relegation/promotion back, its what this country has been used to for years and thrives on the success and heartaches,
we all know that it lacked looking after the supporters, that's why the game failed to entertain, it getting its house in order now.

just take a look at darts super league the top players play off in a mini league but they are not guaranteed to be selected, only the best is picked so it keeps up the quality and now its marketed properly its become more entertaining than years ago

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:21 pm  

snowie wrote:

so when would the other clubs get a chance, wasn't there a club that bought their way into the nrl,
I personally think it will screw it up if they did, we have more of a chance of reverting to two leagues, but not at least till for the next foreseeable ten years,
if we carry on as we are with the three year franchise it gives other clubs hope, we then could get the relegation/promotion back, its what this country has been used to for years and thrives on the success and heartaches,
we all know that it lacked looking after the supporters, that's why the game failed to entertain, it getting its house in order now.

just take a look at darts super league the top players play off in a mini league but they are not guaranteed to be selected, only the best is picked so it keeps up the quality and now its marketed properly its become more entertaining than years ago

Teams are only added to the NRL when there is need for expansion, remember the NRL also merged some of the biggest clubs in the game to protect there future.

In 2 to 3 franshise picks I cannot see any team realistically not in the top flight getting a chance.

Feeder clubs still source the best local youngsters and would also become A teams for clubs.

The standard of some players playing professionally in the lower leagues is shocking, they are paid to play to make up the numbers.

I think the only opportunity for clubs to get a shot will come when a club goes to the wall and messes up in a big way, we already from a playing point of view have too many fixtures so the only way to add is to remove a team/merge as they did in the NRL.

: Tue Mar 31, 2009 8:30 pm  

god havnt we done this before at some point???
i mean its a pressing issue isnt it because they are up for renewal in 3 years!

ok ill answer you
yes it will work because it will be made to work, however you may not like the results, so it may not work for you or your club!