A lot of sense being talked - @Hepworth as you describe, a minimum criteria cut off, in that you have to be at the points total say 31 January before the season to be eligible to be promoted. No if or but.
That way, as the NRL have kind of done with the Titans and Dolphins, there is a credible route in to the competition and if, like Salford you can’t meet your financial obligations - unlucky, off you pop down one and do a Rangers.
The competition can handle bye-weeks. We are always talking about player workload anyway.
It is just clean, competitive and might even improve the spectacle - sure there will be a top ⅘ with loads of wedge, but there may actually be a more competitive bottom half.
