I know. I meant SL era.

Odly I think it would be more beneficial to the Giants to win the League Leaders Shield in terms of raising the profile - more people understand the concept of the champions being the table toppers.

(I fid it funny that on one hand we say the Playoffs are a traditional way of crowning champions then saying we have to have P&R because "thats what people understand" despite it not being part of RL history. But thats another thread)

Not old-fashioned, just deluded



What is this based on? I don't think you're giving Super League supporters enough credit. I'd say the majority understand how the sport they follow works.

You can't justify calling the winners of the regular league 'champions', because you're only champions if you win the competition as it's set up. As a Wigan fan, I've never questioned that.

It's legitimate though for people to question how the competition should be set up so as to decide 'champion' status. Finishing the league with a knockout with 8 sides in it is too far me. We already have a cup competition. The system has its merits and I was comfortable with top five.

Wasting your time on here mate.

I actually really, really rate Anderson and Purtill aswell as his number 2. I spoke to him in pre season - he told me about a camp that they had been on which he believed would give them a mental toughness heading into the back end of the year.

I really think more should be done to place importance on finishing 1st over the weekly rounds. Maybe sending them straight through to the Grand Final. Difficult the way the league is currently set up. Should be a good end to the season.

well your slump wont start next week as we, fc are in ours already!

Did i miss something, when were the team finishing top crowned champs during the SL era?

1996 & 1997

My comment about people recognising "champions" as being the table toppers refers more to non RL fans - since the accusation often levelled at Huddersfield is that it's a soccer town

(The lack of P&R is also attacked because non RL fans apparently don't understand it, as does the general playoff at times)

As it stands the champions are the Grand Final winners, but I think that's also devalued winning the league which is a Herculean task in itself and should be recognised as something to win in its own right

It is a herculean task when all the teams know that finishing top means being 'champions'.

as it stands that is not the case, and teams who really have a chance of winnig the comp will aim to peak during the play-offs.

Exactly.

The only way that winning the league has been devalued is not by what the league leaders are awarded, but in that it's less of a competition that it would be if that was the ultimate prize.