COLIN BOAG

Facts of life: Rob Baxter speaks sense about the state of the game

The Championship play-offs illustrated perfectly why the Premiership should be ring-fenced. When two of the best four teams in the Championship can’t be promoted, it shows what a shambles the competition has become. Next year it reverts to first past the post, but that might just make things even dafter – unlikely with Bristol there, but imagine if the club that came top turned down the chance to join the Premiership!
Doncaster issued a statement that is damning about the state of the English game...