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<blockquote data-quote="higgik" data-source="post: 942722" data-attributes="member: 74704"><p>Now is the time to realise that the game is in two distinct brackets, professional and the rest.</p><p>The professional game is part of the entertainment industry and should be separate from the rest.</p><p>The RFU and PRL need to decide how many clubs they can support, while the rest should be back to local leagues.</p><p>The idea that my local club can still 'make it big' has gone.</p><p>In my ideal world 2019/20 will be the last year of the current set up.</p><p>PRL should request franchises bid for the 14 places in the league. The current 12 + London Irish win 13 of them and then either Yorkshire Carnegie or South Yorkshire Viking's (new franchise set up between Rotherham and Doncaster) win the 14th place.</p><p>Each of these franchises has 'farm' teams allocated as academy style teams. Like Hartpury with Gloucester.</p><p></p><p>If a franchise fails financially then their place can be taken by a successful bid. Also there would be a long term plan to increase the number of teams.</p><p>You only have to look at MLR to see how this could work.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="higgik, post: 942722, member: 74704"] Now is the time to realise that the game is in two distinct brackets, professional and the rest. The professional game is part of the entertainment industry and should be separate from the rest. The RFU and PRL need to decide how many clubs they can support, while the rest should be back to local leagues. The idea that my local club can still ‘make it big’ has gone. In my ideal world 2019/20 will be the last year of the current set up. PRL should request franchises bid for the 14 places in the league. The current 12 + London Irish win 13 of them and then either Yorkshire Carnegie or South Yorkshire Viking’s (new franchise set up between Rotherham and Doncaster) win the 14th place. Each of these franchises has ‘farm’ teams allocated as academy style teams. Like Hartpury with Gloucester. If a franchise fails financially then their place can be taken by a successful bid. Also there would be a long term plan to increase the number of teams. You only have to look at MLR to see how this could work. [/QUOTE]
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