Quote: William Eve "No matter what format, the game just cannot resist rewarding 5th placed mediocrity.
On this occasion, it's in the form of an invitation to take part in a Million Pound Game.
I'm supremely confident that even Leeds aspirations are higher than 5th in this dire league.'"
If we assume due to the format the league is effectively in 2 halves, super league half and championship half, then finishing 5th means you've finished highest out of the fellow championship teams.
I'm not sure how else you would suggest working it.