By NEALE HARVEY

Struggle: Nottingham in action against Cornish Pirates

NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby are handed control of the league.
Amid a backdrop of falling gates, Bow has accused the RFU of failing to deliver sufficient commercial revenue to enable beleaguered tier two clubs to survive.
Since the league’s formation in 2009, only Greene King IPA have come on board as title sponsors, yielding £400,000-a-year, while the RFU’s contribution to the Championship from their bumper TV de...