Quote: Wirefan "A quick check on the Leeds and Wigan boards and there's a mirrored message from both sets of fans. Neither team wants 2nd or 3rd spot. They both would rather go to Huddersfield in Rd 1 than take on us or each other home or away. We seem dissapointed at losing to Widnes but it makes you wonder after Leeds v KR whether there is mileage in that theory at club level not just at fan level i.e. that playing Huddersfield is a preferred option for us all given their recent record in the play offs.
Another Interesting view is that finishing outside the top 4 completely (5th) means you avoid playing a team from the top 4 in Rd 1 and then get to play a team that lost the previous week in Rd2 effectively building yourselves up game by game ala Leeds last two years.
I mean its probably all rubbish but interesting food for thought. I mean honestly, would you prefer Wigan, Leeds or Fartown in the playoffs?'"
I said last year that finishing 5th is clever, you play a pub team first round which won't be that physically or mentally demanding as you breeze through them, create a siege mentality of two away games. Simple
