2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 5:38 pm  

Its stated now that Superleague is going from 14 teams this year to 12 teams next year with a split of 3 leagues of 8 after 23 rounds.

If we make the playofffs then brilliant, but if we finish 9th we could still be relegated? For me, its absolute madness but thats just my opinion

Will part time championship clubs be able to deal with the bottom 4 of superleague, for me the gap is ridiculously big so even if Widnes where in the second tier of 8, I would feel comfortable retaining SL status for the following season.

If obviously gives the teams like Leigh, Fev, Halifax and Sheffield hope of getting promoted, but is it just false hope? Remember the season we went into administration, we chucked all of our eggs into one basket and never got promoted and went bust. It's looking more and more likely that the teams at the top of the championship will do the exact same thing causing financial difficulty.

Is it the bottom 2 relegated next year also? Not sure if this has been confirmed

VLV

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:14 pm  

It means Denis B wont be happy . .

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:18 pm  

charlie caroli wrote:

It means Denis B wont be happy . .

100% I'm more confident than other Widnes fans on our playing strengths but alot can change in a year.

There will be changes in 3/4 years i think

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 6:31 pm  

Viva La Vikings!! wrote:

100% I'm more confident than other Widnes fans on our playing strengths but alot can change in a year.

There will be changes in 3/4 years i think

Seriously , im not sure it will work , we shall see , its good for my Club Leigh though , and I think P and R had to be re-introduced , as the Stalemate was killing some clubs .

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:31 pm  

charlie caroli wrote:

Seriously , im not sure it will work , we shall see , its good for my Club Leigh though , and I think P and R had to be re-introduced , as the Stalemate was killing some clubs .

12 clubs with P and R would seem ideal. Widnes were in the championship for 6 years and we know how hard it is to get out unless you have a team a strong team or financial backing. Going to 3 leagues of 8 is a bit much for me.

It's good for Leigh and although nobody knows the answer, how do you think the top 4 of the championship will cope with the bottom 4 Superleague teams for a solid 7 rounds? I'm gebually interested as a rugby league fan of how fans in the lower division see it

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 7:40 pm  

Personally I'd enjoy the fight at the end of the season against the old Championship enemies from our time there.

Fighting it out with Leigh, KR, Cas, Fax, Wakey, and Fev to get in the top 12 will mean better atmosphere at the games than trying not to lose by as much as London or Salford in order to avoid a "wooden spoon".

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 8:09 pm  

I think it is a poop idea.

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Fri Jan 17, 2014 11:18 pm  

Viva La Vikings!! wrote:

It's good for Leigh and although nobody knows the answer, how do you think the top 4 of the championship will cope with the bottom 4 Superleague teams for a solid 7 rounds? I'm gebually interested as a rugby league fan of how fans in the lower division see it

I think its doable, the 9th and 10th teams may be a too good, though you never know.

I think teams would be looking to beat the fellow championship opponents and maybe 1 or 2 scalps of the bottom 2 SL teams.

I do actually think it may be closer than everyone thinks. I have read on Cas forum a fan saying it would be a chance to blood younsters for the SL the next year. Think that approach could end in tears

though the original proposal stated that this league would have a 4 v 5 playoff to determined the final place. So anything could happen there

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Sat Jan 18, 2014 12:49 pm  

Viva La Vikings!! wrote:

12 clubs with P and R would seem ideal. Widnes were in the championship for 6 years and we know how hard it is to get out unless you have a team a strong team or financial backing. Going to 3 leagues of 8 is a bit much for me.

It's good for Leigh and although nobody knows the answer, how do you think the top 4 of the championship will cope with the bottom 4 Superleague teams for a solid 7 rounds? I'm gebually interested as a rugby league fan of how fans in the lower division see it

Not sure there have ever been 7 teams relegated from one division in the same season but that is what faces the Championship clubs in 2014. I guess it makes every point vital but you have to fear for some of the clubs who miss out but I guess a 16 team Championship 1 in 2015 is a godsend for teams at that level though there will be a massive gulf in class at that level too I'd imagine.

Re: 2015 - what does this mean for Widnes : Sat Jan 18, 2014 1:17 pm  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

I think it is a poop idea.

Only the RFL could think of something as stupid.

I wonder why they didn't try the halfbacks being tied together and doing it three legged?