Without the harsh points penalty Salford would not even be in the middle 8s they accumulated sufficient wins in games played.

If kr had won more games in the season they wouldn't be in the middle 8s. Comments like yours always cut both ways.

The reality is this is the format. No good moaning about it at the point it bites you on the ass.

this is spot on. rovers have put themselves in this position. they have home advantage against a side that is self destructing and, frankly, shambolic. no matter how much peacock,cockayne or whoever cries and moans, they lose and it's 100% their own doing

Agree 100%. Every team has known the format from day 1 of the season. Not heard much from Salford interestingly. Wonder if KR are talking themselves into a fearful performance here?

The mentality should surely be that its a cup final a big event and a challenge not something to be scared of as KR seem to be giving out.

Certainly gonna be an interesting game.

So Mr Peacock wants promotion , but no relegation ? , he wants the league to expand , did he have this opinion when he was playing , when it could have resulted in a reduction in his and other players wages ?

Im not going to defend Cockayne as a man or what he did, I'm no fan of him either as a player or person. However i dont see the relevance to what he said.

The players complained about it before it was the format. As a group, they have never been in favour of it.

Wouldnt more teams competing for the limited quality players we have force their wages up not down

Not if the central funding was spread wider

Either way he no doubt had little interest in the wider game until it started to affect him personally , as his comments about Batleys funding suggests

Central funding has gone up, wages have gone down. The link you propose isnt there.

And even if it is because it affects him personally. It doesnt make him wrong.

If salford lose I can see the good doctor throwing the towel in.

rlLeeds veteran Jamie Peacock in favour of new Super League structurerl

“It is good that we have got some kind of relegation back and an avenue for clubs who aspire to be in Super League”
Jamie Peacock, 2014

See above post , Jamie the hypocrit

its always going to be the same, players and fans complaining about the format when it's their side up sheeite creek.

same when a team finishes top but isn't crowned champions all the fans of top side want a return to the old format. Fact is all sides know the score before the season starts and there are enough chances to avoid being in this last chance saloon game.

Its a good game so far BTW, and a big crowd.