Top 6 , every game has a definate meaning , either qualification for the GF or elimination , and no team misses more than 1 week without a game

Top 6 would have been decided about a month before the end of the season. It would have left us with 4 rounds where 8 teams had nothing to play for.

Omg - what an unspeakable tragedy that would have been!

This season perhaps , but then why not have a top 10 , or 12 ?

The more clubs you have in the play offs , the more you dilute what you are trying to achieve , a balance is what you are looking for between retaining interest and having a worthwhile prize

Of course you are. The lack of any substance in your reply suggests the penny may have finally dropped and you've realised nobody is falling for your attempts to tell others what their arguments are just so that you can argue against what you've made up.

Why not? there is an argument to do so. It probably doesnt hold much water but it is there.
Yes, there is a balance, and thats the balance we are trying to achieve. I think half-way is an easy balance, most people's points seem to be about teams losing more than they win, or teams finishing in the bottom half qualifying, which is understandable. I would prefer if we did have half way as our cut off point, but top 7 systems are largely rubbish.

I think this is all a bit redundent really, the size of the league will change, and so will the play-offs. I think at either 16 or 18 teams we will split to conferences, with top 4 in each conference playing.

Hiding behind a frame? Er... ok pal! Frankly, the idea that my argument is one thing but I'm pretending it's something else is about one of the most bizarre claims I've seen on an internet forum. I mean why wouldn't I just present my real argument instead of this so-called fake argument? Bizarre!

...and log out... now log back in... job done.

Thats the problem, superleague is dumbed down to keep 5th to 8th ticking over, where quantity displaces quality.
Should be top 3 in my opinion, top straight to final 2 v 3 for the other final spot.
It just might mean the 27 games might be more competitive, create a minor trophy play off for 4th to 8th if the RFL are clever enough to convince Sky.
Bring back credibility to league position.

How many teams qualify for the CHAMPIONS league?

Well maybe the teams who aimed for a "top 8 " spot would try a little bit harder. I agree with a top 6 format. REAL reward for aiming for the top (one game from GF or you have to lose 2 in a row to be out).

Just a bit of fun working out all the win ratios during the regular season from the eventual grand final winners:

1998 Wigan 91.3% (1st)
1999 St Helens 76.6% (2nd)
2000 St Helens 82.1% (2nd)
2001 Bradford 78.5% (1st)
2002 St Helens 82.1% (1st)
2003 Bradford 78.5%) (1st)
2004 Leeds 85.7% (1st)
2005 Bradford 64.2% (3rd)
2006 St Helens 85.7% (1st)
2007 Leeds 66.6% (2nd)
2008 Leeds 77.7% (2nd)
2009 Leeds 77.7% (1st)
2010 Wigan 81.4% (1st)
2011 Leeds 55.5% (5th)
2012 Leeds 59.2% (5th)

For some perspective - Warrington finished with a 81.4% winning ratio in 2011, and Wigan finished top this year with a ratio of 77.7%

Q/ Did Bradford winning it from 3rd in 2005 cause much uproar?

(edit: thanks judd)