Hi this is my 1st post. This is just my opinion and im wondering what everyone else thinks. I think this season warrington winning the league should get more recognition than leeds winning the gf and wigan winning the cc. Im not a wire fan and i have always felt that winning thn league shud mean more than the gf as topping the league at the end of the season means that you have been the best team all year. As i said this is just my opinion and im not having a dig at anyone. Just wonderd what you all thought.

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Mr Neutral that is truly gold!

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Taking you at face value I have to say you are wrong. The major trophy is the Super League Trophy. All the teams knew at the start of the season what the criteria was to win it. Everyone knew it was possible for the Trophy to be won by any of the top eight teams and no body had any problems with that. It doesn't matter whether you are a neutral or not, complaining when the outcome isn't what you expected / wanted smacks of a bad attitude akin to a child taking his ball home when he doesn't get his own way.

Instead, this result shows our league is (Slowly) improving. We used to have one team dominating (Wigan) with everyone else challenging for the runners up spot. Now we five teams capable of challenging for the top spot.

I agree with the principle of what you are saying Neutral.

Whilst everyone knows that the GF is where all thr glory is I do think that over the years the feat of winning the league has been devalued.

Im a fan of the GF and playoff system and think its really good at promoting the sport and building excitement. Its just a shame that it has to be at the detriment of any real glory for winning the league which I think is actually a more diffciult feat due to the level of consistency required.

Wrong.

If winning the league was the most prestigious accolade in Rugby League then teams/coaches would aspire to do so instead of aiming to peak AFTER the regular rounds.

The GF is what ALL teams in the Super League aim for and not coming top of the league.

If the playoff system were to be scrapped all together then the League Leaders would carry more importance but currently it don't.

The inequality in the fixture list caused by having a 27th weekly round makes the league table an inappropriate way to judge the champion team IMO.

The playoffs exposes players to a higher level of intensity and sorts out the true champions from the dross.

More recognition by whom? There's nothing to stop fans turning up to see a team presented with the league leaders shield or attend the deciding game in droves if that's how they feel. Similarly, there are fans who would rather see their team win the challenge cup instead of the league or the grand final. You're free to acclaim the winners of whichever trophy you think is the most important so whare's the problem?

This is just my opinion and it would be the same no matter who finishes top and who wins gf. I like the concept of having the top 8 teams compete for a trophy at the end of the regular season but i still feel that the league leaders sheild should mean more.

the last time Leeds won the LLS it was a away game at Salford they got presented there and posed for a few pics ,a few mutes waves to us travelling fans and then walked off.
Bluey said" weve only got the lid now we want the rest of the trophy".Warrington had a big celebration on field in front of their own fans and I'm surprised Tony Smith allowed that

Well, I agree with you there. It should be treated with more respect than it is. However, it's not the major trophy so should be viewed with less than winning the Grand Final.

How much it means isn't a policy decision. If it means more to you, then celebrate it more if/when whoever you support wins it. If there are Wire supporters who started the season believing that the LLS was the main prize to go for, then they presumably feel very happy with the way the season went.

Similarly, if you want to acclaim them more, go ahead. Nobody is stopping you.

The Grand Final crowd says yours isn't the majority view. It is the GF winners who get to call themselves "champions" officially, and Wire knew that when the season kicked off. It's the way RL traditionally crowns it's champions.