Are the RFL sticking with the derby format which is not the fairest system in the world?



Will they look to change it again or are they planning to stick to the derby system?



It's good fun to play a close rival but surely it's time to introduce it based on the 2011 league standings which is surely the fairest way and should(in theory) produce the closest games.



1v2

3v4

5v6

7v8

9v10

11v12

13v14 (14 being Widnes)

Seems like a good idea

How is that fair though?



Finish 2nd, play 1st? Or finish 3rd and you play 4th? Not exactly a fair system itself.



No matter what system you come up with, an extra fixture won't be "fair" so it might as well be as attractive as possible to the supporter. The Murrayfield fixtures were completely boring and contributed to many having a lack of interest.

Like you said, no system is ever fair but at least doing it this way will get good crowds as every game will be close

You could potentially have 1 v 14 how's that fair?



As it stands now



Wigan v Warrington

St Helens v Huddersfield

Catalans v Leeds

Castleford v Hull FC

Hull KR v Salford

Bradford v Quins

Wakefield v Widnes



Now there are some attractive fixtures and some not so but it is THE fairest system, we [WIRE will probably play Widnes this time round and although i really look forward to that fixture do you think that will be anything but a one sided affair?

Hull FC (2nd and Grand Finalists in 2006) played Hull KR (newly promoted) in 2007. We lost.

The fixtures were weighted in 2009-10 in Edinburgh. How many of them were close entertaining games? I much prefered the derbies personally. Fewer people are going to travel hundreds of miles to watch a normal league fixture against a typical SL side, as seen in Edinburgh.

You then have a Saint v Wigan fixture

v

Wire v Widnes fixture



If Wire won the league by 2 point or even 1 point how is that fair on teams like Wigan or Saints playing an extra fixture that is so much tougher?

What makes you so sure Wire will win the league

I'm talking just talking probables there are other examples i couldn't bring myself to write

Just pile everyone into the stadium and dont tell them the fixtures.



Draw the teams out like a lottery an hour before each kick off.



Creates a bit of suspense and excitement atleast.

You'd have to draw 8 teams out for one day and 6 for another day before hand though for those that only go for one day.

Meh, makes people want to go for the weekend...



Cardiffs a winner, Millenium Stadiums a winner and the RFL are a winner.



Cant see nothing wrong with the idea me.