<p>Last week the English league system saw its biggest shake-up since the dawn of professionalism: it was confirmed that from 2029/30 the PREM will change to a franchise system and there will be no promotion or relegation starting next season.</p><br><p>Alex Lowe, Will Kelleher and Stuart Barnes join Alfie Reynolds to chat about those developments. Is this an inevitable step to try and fix a system which doesn't work? Or is it betraying the very essence of sport?</p><br><p>They also look ahead to round 4 of the 6 Nations. How important is this week for England and Steve Borthwick? And, Scotland gear up for a crunch game against France!</p><br><p>***</p><br><p><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.allianz.co.uk/about-allianz/partnerships/future-fund.html__;!!F0Stn7g!ELv7FLEyXkalOIZv0wsvm57yQvRmg-mpfXl_bfGOFYgTOOJl4j3p5-0dsViAYW2VbKtsZ2AK6edtxYRLR_CjJdAxsOQ$" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Allianz Future Fund | Allianz Insurance</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>