Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow aired his concerns over the proposed franchise structure of the Prem in the match programme ahead of Friday’s clash with Worcester.

Bow defined the move as “a divorce from the collective game, removing promotion and relegation from the meritocracy of the whole game pyramid, which they say allows them to seek investment”.
He continued: “They say promotion and relegation will be reviewed again in 2030 however, we know from past history these words are not commitments and they definitely can’t be trusted and this allows them now to sell off their league, league a...