It’s been good to see IMG plans in greater deal this week with them releasing their criterias for grading.
Obviously, some clubs aren’t happy. But it looks to me like it’s the right way to move forward. If you get a plan where everyone is happy then it’s not the right plan. One of the worst things you can do in life is try and please everyone so it’s good that a few are whinging. Rather than try and please everyone like we have in the past, we’ve got to create a plan that improves the game and I feel this is one is as good as any I’ve seen.
We have a great debate in this country over relegation and promotion based on on-field performance. It’s been part of our history and tradition in this sport for as long as we’ve had sport. But if nothing changes, nothing changes. This system gives more scope for more clubs to have access to Super League than the previous licensing model. And the more strong teams - the more we can get with Grade A - the better it will be for the game overall.
