Pretty much the same idea as your despised ARL had in 1994..........Perth,SQ,Adelaide,CC.
Kick out anyone who can't meet an agreed critieria for performance on and off the field.
I'd kick out souffs and bring in the Newtown Jets.
The Rams, The Reds and The Bears. They should never have got the punt in the first place.
But what about BunniesMan? He might switch to the Dragons.
Insert fishing comment about wanting team you don't like kicked out, to be replaced by team who will never re-enter the NRL.
They managed to get somethings right! Shame they didn't have the balls to go through with it earlier. The writing has been on the wall since the late 80's and muted a number of times, just nobody has the will to do what is necessary. They had a chance end of 1997 to set up a truly National League of 16 clubs and all the blame could have sat with News ltd who everyone hated anyway but they backed off, culled clubs they shouldn't of and left clubs that continue to create over saturation.
Now there is no will (and a voting system that will ensure the turkeys can vote out christmas), enough money to just keep propping clubs up for ever more and we still have large population centres with little exposure to the game.
What writing on what wall? What is actually necessary, according to you? Kicking clubs out so your precious pirates can get in. Clubs that built the game to what it is today.
This is why I despise much of what you stand for. You claim to be neutral but deep down you want a host of clubs cut and dots on a map to replace.
But what about BunniesMan? He might switch to the Dragons.