turned out omar kahn wasn't the messiah that he was made out to be by sky and Bradford fans and in the end he was just a naughty boy

Not really, we're In championship so doesn't effect us

If Leeds don't get a place there will be some questions asked of the coaching staff!!

If that's the case why aren't London, Salford & Huddersfield in?
Warrington have qualified by finishing 3rd in SL.

AFAIK The final SL placings this year will be:
1st & 2nd - Wigan & Saints (whoever wins GF)
3rd - Warrington
4th - Catalans
5th - Huddersfield
6th - Castleford
7th - Leeds
8th - Widnes

Then league placings.

You and your facts. Be gone vile heathen.

Agree with that. I'm hopeful this expanded comp can provide a bit more reward for the team finishing top. I also think the league leaders should get a substantial financial reward and a much, much better trophy to give it a bit more gravitas.

As for the comp itself, personally I think it should be:
UK -
Challenge Cup winners
Grand Final winners
& league leaders (or next highest placed)

v

Aus -
2 Grand Finalists
Minor Premiers (or next highest placed)

Whilst I understand it's not always possible to get the Aussies to do what we want, I think our side of it would be better that way. We have 3 trophies and 3 WCC spots. Seems a nice fit to me, and gives a bit of a boost to both the cup and the league leadership.

The reason it's not the CC winner is that its a super league comp not an RFL comp so the CC is irrelevant to them.

They're all RFL comps. Super League is an RFL comp.

I think highest league position has been confused by some.

Making the semi's in the playoffs negates the ACTUAL league positions, if Catalan had finished higher than Warrington it would be

Wigan, Saints and Catalans, sod all to do with money because Ken Davy, yeah, he's a poor man isn't he?

I understand that, but I thought the league leaders were in because they were the highest placed team in the league, and that the highest placed team outside of the Grand Finalists got a place?

If Saints had lost their first two play off games, would that mean they wouldn't have made it (as they would have effectively finished 5th)?

LLS winners were guaranteed regardless of playoffs.