Super 8's to go?

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Super 8's to go?

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Only Leeds disagree

it would be a huge step forward IMO to ditch the super 8's which has essentially made the first part of the season a big pre-season
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It was better when it was the top 5
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Wigan_forever19​85​ wrote:https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9203696

Only Leeds disagree

it would be a huge step forward IMO to ditch the super 8's which has essentially made the first part of the season a big pre-season
Surprise Surprise.

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Wigan_forever19​85​ wrote:https://www.wigantoday.net/sport/rugby- ... -1-9203696

Only Leeds disagree

it would be a huge step forward IMO to ditch the super 8's which has essentially made the first part of the season a big pre-season
The S8's were only there to provide the qualifying team for the million pound game and while they ruined the regular season in the process it sounds like scraping them means a return to automatic P&R is back on the cards instead and that has never worked ever since the game went full time.

As to the S8's being a season long qualifier, nothing really changes on that score. The season is still a season long qualifier for the playoffs.

It's that just in theory going forward you do not exclude half the league from the season long qualifier at the time of the season the S8 split would normally occur. The trouble with that is it is not likely any team in 9th place or below at the same time as the S8 split would normally occur is going to get into the top four anyway.
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There must also be other changes afoot because with a 12 team SL and S8's scrapped that is only 23 games a season (22 + magic) if you play each side home and away.

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Top 5 playoff, 14 teams for me.

Or

The US model - 2 region based Conferences with 8 teams, cross conference play, top 4 playoffs in each with grand final between the winners. This has the advantage of allow us to admit any number of expansion teams as the format is very flexible.
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Long been a rumour that no club will be relegated this season and that one or two clubs will enter SL

Is this the signal???
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Dummy well spat out :lol: :lol:

There has already been one dissenting voice after Elstone revealed the changes - Leeds Rhinos chief executive Gary Hetherington.

Hetherington, who has had administrative roles at Sheffield and Leeds as well as coaching and playing positions, and was formerly president of the RFL, was quick to reveal his discontent.

"Today's announcement regarding plans for next season appear to be an absurd grab for power for the game by a small group of men who think they own the game," the statement from Leeds said.

"Leeds Rhinos are not party to this and are totally against the creation of a separate Super League executive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/44455976
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wall_of_voodoo wrote:Long been a rumour that no club will be relegated this season and that one or two clubs will enter SL

Is this the signal???
So yet another upheaval claiming this will work,wasn’t the point of the super 8s a vehicle to provide extra revenue,so assuming that the season could end after 23 games or at best 25 can we expect huge increase in season ticket prices’s?

I find it doubtful the sport will ever get a mega money tv deal and in all probability a tv deal for less money the shortfall will be I’d assume by fans or more hair brained schemes to places that don’t care about the sport
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