Quote: chunkyhugo "Clubs don't plan a season to play badly at the start then finish with a flourish. The one thing that dictates form more than anything is injuries. Any one of the teams currently playing well could soon nose-dive down the league if they pick up injuries to key players.
So realy a club's success in a season is largely down to luck. If the Wire have played reasonably well without key personel then don't worry. Remember though, most seasons we won't get a scenario like the Bulls in'05 or Leeds last year. It is nearly always the top two contesting the GF.'"
You're right mate but I think that kinda scenario will become far more common now, the reason being that we now have 5 - possibly 6 top quality sides who are really closely matched which has never really been a factor before in SL, the top 2 have been pretty much streets ahead in the past.