@jdgsport So it is not the actual 5 clubs that finished above & below rather those around the circle. This is based on Salford at summit then 2nd one side of circle the 3rd placed on the other etc etc.
Thanks James.
Yes. You wouldn't be able to do it on the 5 teams directly above and below you - there wasn't five teams that finished above Widnes, for example; likewise no teams finished below Newcastle.
As the RFL are involved in the new structure, I am not expecting the fixtures to based on a fan-friendly, common sense approach - after all look at the weird number of consecutive home and away games we played this year.
The last time it was one division was 1972
I wouldn’t call that recently Prisoner
It seems recent to me, but funnily enough I only have a vague memory!!!!
I think it was one division when I first started watching Widnes in around the mid/late 50's, but probably spent too much time running around the terraces playing tick to remember many games!
Not quite. My dad was alive then. We walked to home games. When the first team was away we would normally go to the A team game at Widnes. A few times each season would go to Saints or Warrington for top of table games. If you went to the A team game you got the first team's result announced at full time. Otherwise had to wait until about 17.25 to hear the result on radio's Sports Report.The players used to come to the matches on horses then.
In the mid sixties Dad drove to such as Swinton, Wire & Wigan & Leeds for the top 16 play offs, occasionally Oldham. Went to Hunslet once pre M62 of course & it took 2 to 3 hours each way!
Very similar experience to mine!!! ! was 11 yrs old in 1951 and my dad wouldn't take me until I could see over the concrete barrier around the Wire ground!!!
Bevan was in his pomp then!!!!!!
Sorry to interrupt your last of the summer wine moments, but back to the subject
how many teams do you think will be in the also ran league, as there are several questions against teams participating.
i have not yet renewed my season ticket as I want to see who we are playing and the fixture structure
i suspect the RFL will bollock it up as usual
If your only going to watch if everything is to your liking you might be a while between games!!!
@7-vikingnomad there was a video out out by the barrow chairman on how it will work ....based on that we are playing Oldham ..Salford..Doncaster .. featherstone ..Halifax ...barrow..hunslet ..Dewsbury.. Workington and Sheffield.....James seemed to suggest one our regional games will be London which is ridiculous if true ...surely there's would be midlands and north Wales before us ..the other regional most likely north Wales or Swinton....season due to start January 17th I think they said...format is agreed within the clubs but was waiting RFL approval..1895 starting later in the year ... challenge cup same as last season with SL clubs coming in at round 3
Thanks for that - but I cannot understand the basis of the format - is it geographical, alphabetical, random or a RFL fudge ?
a league where you do not play all teams is not a league
wait and see London fixtures !
@7-vikingnomad agree it's a ridiculous concept .... especially when you look at Newcastle thunder who are effectively going to be stacked with York fringe players ....their fixtures next season will consist of playing only one 2025 championship team ...maybe a 2nd or 3rd after regional picks ...its beyond stupid teams that were mediocre last season...didn't invest or attempt to push their IMG grading up, get an advantage over numerous 2025 championship teams ...
Well just read an article which says the favourite option is to play every club once with loop fixtures( terrible name )
which was my preferred option from day one
but one fly in the ointment is salfraud - but they are saying they will be there next season !
in the words of Nick Lowe, and so it goes and so it goes
not holding my breathe !
Any idea when this will be decided on ?
surely we are not waiting for the salfraud case to be sorted ?
@7-vikingnomad fev have now opened a new company so could be waiting on that factor too.
rumour is there’s a number of fixture lists being devised for all the possible outcomes of clubs going bust
I heard that the favourite option was play each other once and extra fixtures
But dependant on how many teams