Obviously it is desirable to have England play mid-season. But any notion that France being whipped once a season is helping them is a bit silly. They'll only get better when more of their players get SL experience (second license?).



What we need is an annual match against a team of northern hemisphere based non-English players.



Have the likes of Dobson and Matt King (who would surely love to play) alongside the best Welsh, Irish, French, and Scottish registered players.



SL fans would love to watch England in a competitive friendly, and would also surely enjoy watching their team's players face England. It's also no shame to lose to such a team.



The only problem is that players may not take playing for this team seriously and will withdraw injured etc. But, with time and by making being picked seem an honour, this team could gain respect.



Then let France concentrate on mid-season friendlies against the likes of Wales or Ireland. Much better for everyone.

But would their clubs? That was ultimately the reason why concepts such as York v Lancs failed.

Maybe make it so there can only be a max of two players from each SL club in the squad?

We should....



Have a 32 team league

Have a top 16 play off

Go back to winter

Have a Yorkshire cup and a lancashire cup at the beginning of the season.

Have a secondary cup comp, maybe invite a tobacco company to sponsor it

Form a GB team

Tour every 4 yrs to Aus and NZ

Have the Aussies over here every 4 years.

In the first test series (2012) make Steve Nash the skipper





That will sort it all out.

The Aussie Rules do very nicely with a team called 'The Allies' and RL used to have 'The Other Nationalities' concept .... Why not a game between England and all the rest of your SL favourites mid-season ?

Why would anyone give a crap to play for a team called The ex-pats or Non-England, or 'The others'... that would really instigate pride in the jersey of a contrived team for utter convenience.

And would the fans get behind it?

The majority of voices before, during and after last night's game in Paris were overwhelmingly negative.

You could strike up interest by having an NFL Pro-Bowl style public voting system and get the players they want in the team...

Seeing as they have 14,000,000 fans, it would just be full of Hull KR players.

Yeah forgot about that!...

The current problem with playing the French is the lack of intensity when compared to a Super League game (and even that is too much for the French when speaking to Monsieur Goulding this afternoon); playing an 'Other Nationalities' would have the opposite effect and make it even less intense.

Don't worry Bobbie, you'll get plenty of intensity when NZ and the Aussies come over.