Got this from a very reliable source outsdide the maypole in Ossett, the RL have a paper on the table for discussion to facilitate several mergers and move to a ten team SL for 2012. The changes take in to account emerging teams, stadium issues and expantion issues with only 5 teams retaining their currect status, those being Saints, Wigan, Warrington, Leeds and Catalan. the proposed mergers are as follows;



Wakey and Cas ground tbc

the 2 Hull teams ground KC

Widnes and Leigh home ground alternate fixtures

Bradford and Hudds ground galpharm

Quins and Crusaders Alternate fixtures



Shorter season of 20 games, top eight in straight knockout to a grand final at Wembley. Half time entertainment by winner of x factor.



Well im all for it, bring it on!

Well we now know that the stadium will carry the name of "Wakefield" so tbh I couldn't imagine any team playing out of there not being called Wakefield.



As long as we get our new stadium our future is secure.

I think it is significant that the conversation was outside the Maypole!

Your not serious are you..... oops, you are !!

It will be like the mergers of old, ie, not really mergers. One Hull team playing out of Hull at the KC Stadium is Hull FC. Hull KR would just carry on in the old ground rather than watch a Hull team at KC.



It's a format up for discussion, but interesting.

makes sense to me too, Im not with the hardliners that suggest Hull brings nothing to the table, they have some minor achievements historically and deserve oner more chance to prove themselves. Think the Leigh Widnes one works too bringing together 2 vocal groups with good facilities added to the fact that either group of fans wont get snobbish when visiting the other.

Hull's achievements have been more than ours in the last thirty years, and they get good crowds in good surroundings. Admittedly, you get beaten up on the way back to the car, but it is a solid rugby league area.



It would be interesting to hear the Widnes and Leigh perspective. I suspect Leigh would be more in favour, as Widnes have more chance of getting in on merit.



Couldn't see the Quins and Crusaders working. The only way Crusaders would work is by beefing up the Welsh angle. Merging with a struggling English outfit would be a disaster.

Agreed slugger, but only solid, i think both clubs supporters would one day have to admit that to challenge consistantly for honours a merged team would allow for the local pool of talent to be more focussed. Some sort of red white and black shirt perhaps, like from the 30's?

oh yes forgot to mention new merged hull clubs shirt badge badge!



But seriously tb this is from a very reliable source, he told me a horse was going to win the 2.30 too , and it idid.

you kept that to your self

Ten teams playing against each other home and away, and it's a twenty game season. I guess maths was never your strong point.