Is the winner guaranteed a franchise from 2012 onwards?
Now that would make it interesting.

Quality idea!!
Wouldn't like to be the mother-sister-wife of anyone from the losing side though!

Would make the game more interesting

Both naff games. Wigan (4th) will walk over Bradford (11th) and Cas (5th) vs Wakey (13th) will be another poor quality game shown to the nation.

Why didn't Hudds vs Catalan get picked? The BBC have chosen the draw by looking at the bigger names and not present form - 2nd vs 7th that is the tie of the round!!

Wrong!!

If you remember we were deducted 4 points. We would be much higher on playing merit joint with Salford which is exaclty the same difference in positions as the Hudds and Catalans. Plus more than likely Catalans will not bring many to the Galpharm. A local game between 2 sides fairly evenly matched is the best option. This will still get a good crowd even for a TV game.

Plus it'll be the last chance they'll ever have of promoting Wakefield-Cas as "an all Super League tie".

Your 13th, therefore I'm right.


Hudds are 2nd = quality side. Catalans have beaten Warrington and Wigan (of which very well) away from home. But no your right I'm sure Cas vs Wakey will show the class they have shown over the SL era and serve up a real ding dong affair in front of a huge crowd to impress the nation.

Your analysis is fine except for the game you want to see replaced by Huddersfield V Les Catalans.

You have to imagine Bradford V Wigan will be the equivalent of Ali V Bugner only without the option of throwing a white towel in.

(I appreciate you've opined much the same already before turning your fire on Cas V Wakey - which I think will be watchable given their last meeting and a chance to see how Amor is going on.)

We could have a "Reverse-Play Off" at the end of this season with teams 9-14.

That is not very fair now is it... you would have to make it best of three because Cas have already lost to Wakefield once this season...

There is a fair chance it is

Cas' have also beaten Wakefield this season, 40-20, at Cardiff.

Good point, well remembered! Made even worse by the fact I was actually at the game! As best of five is not going to work now this season, lets just chalk that one off... it was played to a different set of rules than all the other games anyway!

Hence why it's all one phrase and not mother/sister/wife