So everyone has a minimum of seven days recovery time before the Super 8s except us we have 5 plus we lose a couple of thousand of one of our flagship home games. The Sky people are just THICK!!!!!!

and just to be clear that my view wasn't expressed from a standpoint that this year is right because it suits us whereas last year it didn't. It was based on a notion that 5 teams are genuinely in the mix as opposed to last year who knows next year it might be six genuinely fighting for four spots and even if two are involved in dead rubbers you might take some joy in keeping one of your bitter rivals out of the four meagre pickings I know

One thing last year proved was get more points round 1-23 it just might count about now

I don't thing we should be swapping and changing formats every couple of years and we should be prepared to let this run even though I was a 'first past the poster' and agree with P&R on moral grounds that a closed shop is unfair

There isn't enough quality/interest/cash to run a 16 team 'premier' league at the moment IMO although the top 4 in the championship plus Bradford and Halifax might disagree in addition to the ambition of Toulouse and Toronto in the future.

If it were to happen, I'm not a fan of every team not playing each other twice it's a return to a format pre M62 and the internal combustion engine where the quality of your 'local' league had too much say in proceedings..... not for me thanks

I really like this format

I think this format is okay. We've been royally stitched up with a Thursday night game on the back of the semi though. None of the four teams involved in the semis should be playing on Thursday next week. As it is we've drawn the short straw spectacularly because not only are we playing too early, but it's the fixture we never win.

We will make the top four though and then it's two wins required. We could lose it from first just as easily as we could win it from fourth so the order doesn't worry me too much, but form does. Trailing in fourth on the back of a losing run would be a concern, but finishing fourth after a tight Super 8s where everyone has taken points off each other would be okay if that makes sense.

I expect us to win tomorrow but would hand Hull or Wakefield the Cup now without any hesitation in exchange for a Grand Final win, so I'm going to be nervous right up to October regardless.

Format not ideal and has its flaws, but as has been said, it's better than a team strolling along for the season, finishing 5th-8th and winning the whole thing!
In the next few seasons, hopefully, more teams will be involved in fighting for the playoffs which will lessen dead rubbers at this stage. Until then it is what it is.