Post by Jamie Crawford on Jun 29, 2023 13:04:44 GMT
The Premiership has reduced to 10 teams, how will the RFU or whoever increase that number to increase the revenues for the Premiership clubs? 3 clubs disappeared last season, surely more will follow with fewer games to attract fans with their money.
From Wikipedia,
“…The competition will feature 10 of the 13 teams which began the 2022–23 season. Two of the other three – Wasps and Worcester Warriors – will not compete in the 2023–24 season, after both clubs were expelled from the league, upon entering into administration in 2022.[15] The final team – London Irish – had originally been due to compete, but the club was also expelled in summer 2023, prior to the start of the season, because of insufficient funds to continue operating.[16] As a result, the 2023–24 season is the first time the top flight of English rugby has featured just 10 teams since the 1995–96 season.
For the second consecutive year, the top team in the Championship was ineligible for promotion to the Premiership, after 2022–23 Championship winners Jersey Reds failed to meet the minimum standards criteria.[17]…
…The 2023–24 season is set to be the final year under the current Premiership competition structure, before a planned 're-launch' taking place ahead of the 2024–25 season.[12] As a result, the moratorium on relegation to the RFU Championship will cease and be replaced by a play-off between the team placed last in the Premiership and the team placed first in the Championship. Promotion from the Championship is therefore also set to be reinstated, subject to the winning club successfully fulfilling the RFU minimum standards criteria.[13]..”
I don’t think they have altered the Premiership entry criteria ruling that the minimum ground capacity has halved to 5 000 for a Championship team at the end of this season. Surely there’s little to be done if Castle Park doesn’t already meet the minimum entry criteria.
From Wikipedia,
“…The competition will feature 10 of the 13 teams which began the 2022–23 season. Two of the other three – Wasps and Worcester Warriors – will not compete in the 2023–24 season, after both clubs were expelled from the league, upon entering into administration in 2022.[15] The final team – London Irish – had originally been due to compete, but the club was also expelled in summer 2023, prior to the start of the season, because of insufficient funds to continue operating.[16] As a result, the 2023–24 season is the first time the top flight of English rugby has featured just 10 teams since the 1995–96 season.
For the second consecutive year, the top team in the Championship was ineligible for promotion to the Premiership, after 2022–23 Championship winners Jersey Reds failed to meet the minimum standards criteria.[17]…
…The 2023–24 season is set to be the final year under the current Premiership competition structure, before a planned 're-launch' taking place ahead of the 2024–25 season.[12] As a result, the moratorium on relegation to the RFU Championship will cease and be replaced by a play-off between the team placed last in the Premiership and the team placed first in the Championship. Promotion from the Championship is therefore also set to be reinstated, subject to the winning club successfully fulfilling the RFU minimum standards criteria.[13]..”
I don’t think they have altered the Premiership entry criteria ruling that the minimum ground capacity has halved to 5 000 for a Championship team at the end of this season. Surely there’s little to be done if Castle Park doesn’t already meet the minimum entry criteria.