Premiership II plans announced

tigerburnie wrote: Just read some rather alarming/interesting words from a Worcester follower that if the Warriors/Wasps/London Irish fail to make it into the Prem2 they are automatically relegated and will have to start up in National league 1. Premiership Rugby: London Irish administrator says 'matter of time' before next club goes bust | Rugby Union News | Sky Sports

islander wrote: tigerburnie wrote: Just read some rather alarming/interesting words from a Worcester follower that if the Warriors/Wasps/London Irish fail to make it into the Prem2 they are automatically relegated and will have to start up in National league 1. Premiership Rugby: London Irish administrator says 'matter of time' before next club goes bust | Rugby Union News | Sky Sports Read the article, but not convinced by the 'logic' of this bloke's argument - personally I don't see any of the 'phoenix trio' taking a place in Nat 1 this coming September... but of course the speculation will continue for as long as there isn't any confirmed news of what will happen.

It seems to have been already agreed that the Championship will be extended to 14 teams consisting of the existing teams, the Champions of National 1 and one invited club? As I understand it only one club seems to have any chance & it rhymes with duster.

Edited by Rothman2 - Yesterday at 00:35

The whole thing needs reviewing - the prem sides can’t possibly have anything approaching a sustainable future with only 10 sides in it, and with no additional competition to supplement that.  Take 4 from the championship into the new prem, 6 up in to the champ so there are 14 sides in both leagues, and re-introduce promotion and relegation from those leagues, even if it’s 2 up and 2 down.  At least 2 of the newly promoted sides in the prem and 4 in the champ would have at least 2 seasons to find their footing (and funding).

The Blues wrote: I also think bottom in the Championship should at least have playoffs against whichever team in ND1 that does not get automatic promotion. In theory the season is already over and we are all just playing for pride.

I think it's obvious to most of us that automatic promotion/relegation is what should happen; but clearly the Prem cartel are never going to allow it. So we get half-baked "compromises" which are, in effect, ring fencing. I say let the 10 remaining (for now - more likely to go bust pretty soon) Prem teams get on with it. Have The Championship as the pinnacle of the rest of rugby with proper promotion/relegation every season simply on merit.
A 10 team Prem, with no relegation, looks very tedious - especially if they tag on another cup competition against the same teams. Might be a hard sell to sponsors and broadcasters.

This has popped up on Facebook:

How come a zombie club apparently knows what’s happening next season but no one else does?

tigerburnie wrote: We are dealing with what looks like an inept bunch in the RFU, indeed I have heard it said by others Lovely, no idea myself. However I have a certain amount of sympathy for the Worcester position, fleeced by a would be asset stripper, if others accounts are to be believed, though oddly no criminal charges have occurred. I wish Worcester's new owners would do the honourable thing and start again at the bottom, like others have done, but it's all about the money now, rugby is no longer a game anymore.

Robb wrote: tigerburnie wrote: We are dealing with what looks like an inept bunch in the RFU, indeed I have heard it said by others Lovely, no idea myself. However I have a certain amount of sympathy for the Worcester position, fleeced by a would be asset stripper, if others accounts are to be believed, though oddly no criminal charges have occurred. I wish Worcester's new owners would do the honourable thing and start again at the bottom, like others have done, but it's all about the money now, rugby is no longer a game anymore. As that last statement is sadly so accurate, it stands to reason the only way one can actually protest against this is by hitting them in their wallets. The best way to do that would be to boycott any matches hosted by the zombie franchise. Starve them of visiting fans money and show that the rugby community as a whole do not accept them for jumping the queue.

Edited by Nat1 - 1 hour 11 minutes ago at 14:42