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| go back a few years and they were seperate competitions the league followed by the top 5 premiership comp i still think league leaders need more recognition and the playoff spots should be reduced
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| Quote: Dropkick Murphy "Agreed.
Back when the team that finished top were champions, wasn't the Challenge Cup the biggest competition in RL anyway?'"
It still is financially.... clubs gain much more revenue from winning the challenge cup then they do from winning the GF.
You can also argue that winning the challenge cup gains your club more supporters and countrywide recognition. I know people in London that don't even know what the grand final is... However, they do know what the challenge cup final is and they know that warrington 'keep winning it'.. Does this also not make the Challenge cup the more prestigious event?
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| Saints are not in decline in terms of results but more in terms of performance and entertainment.
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| Quote: wolfinwidnes "go back a few years and they were seperate competitions the league followed by the top 5 premiership comp i still think league leaders need more recognition and the playoff spots should be reduced'"
Minor point, but in your signature you ref the SL Leaders Shield, but not the old League Leaders shield (Championship) from 72/3. You might want to add in-but save til Saturday night and kill two birds with one edit
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| Quote: wolfinwidnes "go back a few years and they were seperate competitions '"
And go back a few more years and the vast majority of Champions in RL history have been decided by playoffs and a final - just like we did in 1955. It is not, despite popular myth, an idea dreamt up by Sky.
Quote: wolfinwidnes "the top 5 premiership comp'"
The premiership was top 8.
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| Quote: Dropkick Murphy "Agreed.
Back when the team that finished top were champions, wasn't the Challenge Cup the biggest competition in RL anyway?'"
What about further back, when the team that won the playoffs and Championship final were Champions, like we did in 1955?
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