Time to chop the drop says Russell

MATTY RUSSELL has urged rugby league bosses to scrap the yearly jeopardy of relegation.

- JULIE STOTT

The 29-year-old winger is part of a Toulouse side that looks doomed after just one season in Super League.

Leigh and London also suffered the same fate in the past three seasons and Toronto were heading the same way before they disbanded.

It's a pattern that Russell claims will carry on because the odds are stacked against promoted sides.

He said: "I don't like the structure where one club comes up and goes straight back down because they don't have much time to recruit.

"I would make it 14 teams, with two teams coming up from the Championship, and no relegation for two years so that clubs can establish themselves."