I’m sorry to disagree with you but I’m unsure how you can say there are clubs ready and waiting to enter the premiership, when they fall hugely short on the playing side, and are struggling to attract sufficient crowds, and there is no public interest.tigerburnie wrote: ↑Thu Jan 11, 2024 1:55 pm With ringfencing and with drawl of financial assistance when clubs were trying to attract investors, the Championship has faced an up hilll struggle, but rest assured there are clubs ready and waiting to enter the Premiership, what happened to Jersey was nothing short of criminal neglect by the RFU in the handling of the re structuring they are currently making a mess of. The French have proper governance of their club game with proper support for their league structure, from this their national team has benefitted, unlike the English model which has seen us regress.
Even if there were such clubs, which imo there aren’t, there at least as many who will never get higher than the championship, nor do they wish to.
Whilst it is proper and correct that the RFU carry much of the can, I think there are some clubs that would benefit from a restructuring for example geographical