Interesting point of view about different tactic adopted in main season, and play-offs. Do you think that teams play a game with high error rates in order to over expose their defence during the season, so its battle hardened by play off time?

I seem to remember in one of the McClennan seasons that we had the highest number of penalties conceded during the season, but that the problem magically went away at play off time.

I think this is exactly what BMcD has done through the season. Sacrificed one or two games to expose our frailties so they can be identified and rectified for the play-offs.

How else can you explain the performance we put in against Huddersfield a few weeks back?

Motivation must be difficult to muster once you've already fulfilled your regular season ambition of finishing 5th.

No. I don't.

So McDermott has guided the Rhions to yet another Grand Final.

I'm sure Brian is sat somwhere with a cold beer in one hand and a cigar in the another with a smug grin on his face simply laughing at the expense of his 'know all' critics.

Well done Leeds, btw.

Doubt it. He's probably watching footage of Warrington and St Helens and planning for next week.

...and I'm sure that in planning for next year GH will expect far better regular season performances. He's got season tickets to worry about, and having sales live or die on the back of the play offs is no way to run a business. There's no way he felt that some of the performances served up at times were good enough.

We have been poor at times this season but would it be easier to sell tickets if we were in Wiggins position. Play well all season but fail when it really matters?

4 finals in 2 seasons now , you will be off to OT again next week I take it ?

Yet they still seem to manage to achieve their regular top 2 finish in the real season

The huge income earned from another 2 Cup Final appearances plus the WCC will more than make up for losing some discounted ticket sales. Also our continued success will bring in some fresh supporters. The business looks fine to me.

Because we played some poor stuff in the regular season does not meant it will therefore repeat every year. I have follwed Leeds for over 50 years and you usually have plenty of dissappointing games during the season. It is sport and the unknown is part of the attraction.

This is one set of remarkable players coached by a dignified and honest man who the players rate. For what they regularly achieve I for one can cut them a lot of slack on other occassions.

Absolutely.

Agreed

Same here.

this thread why a take a dislike to the majority of Leeds fans that just haven't a clue what they are talking about

Yes we have got to the Grand Final and got to CC Final again, this is down in the plays off to an excellent group of players who dont know when to give up. But again it is papering over the cracks, at times we have produced some of worst Rugby i have ever seen at the temple. The Huddersfield game, away at Wakefield, Bradford, Wigan when having 50 points put past us, St Helen home and away. I could go on, the side needs radical changes, we can raise it for a few games but not all season long. In performance over a year we have gone backwards since the high mark of 2009. I feel the coach may have not have the ability to do this. But not to end this comment on a negative, the boys done well yesterday and good luck for next week.