One thing that concerns me.
How if we assume cat B clubs in the top league will be about 6-8 clubs would those clubs be able to offer contracts to players longer than 12 months…. When one or even more could be at risk of being dropped from the league regardless of where they finish?
Players will naturally want to migrate to Cat A clubs as they 100% know that their contract is secure.
How can the category B clubs plan long term when their potentially on the chopping block every season regardless of finishing positions.
Scenario… wakey sign Murphy/Hall/Whitbread on 3/4 year deals.wakey finish 8th next season. Wakefield get graded category B and get placed in the second league.
How do the players contracts get handled? Do they simply get terminated? That’s a bit of a stormy situation.
There must be some serious detail and consideration behind these proposals surely. It puts pressure on clubs to improve which I have no issue with but at the same time it won’t be a level playing field when chasing players and signatures even more so than now.
Maybe I’m overthinking it.