Is Gatcliffe going to make the pick or will Broomhead try to get himself in the limelight and do it?

Pick the team that finished lowest in the table, and send yet another message to the RFL that this ridiculous concept is not wanted and should be dropped.

If Catalan can knock wigan out then we pick them otherwise we pick the winner from the Hudds/Leeds game. Anything else would be utter madness.

This.

In their original format, the playoff structure gave a massive advantage to the team that finished top, and rightly so. This advantage has now been reduced, Club Call is nothing but an opportunity for the team burdened with the selection to make a complete ar3e of themselves. Call me cynical if you wish, but I just see this as a SKY gimmick, which serves only to make the LLS less important. I’m not resentful, I accept SKY call the shots, and in most things they do I can see the reasoning. Even if it’s purely financial I’ll take it on the chin. Please, please somebody tell me why this is a good idea. Why is it good for rugby? Why is it good for sky? Me no understand.

on a sorta related note, how is the QF venue for the other semi decided? Assuming we dont pick Saints would they get the home game as the winners of week one? Or would it go to Wigan as the higher placed team from the regular league (assuming they dont get knocked out nxt weekend)???

saints have the home fixture for t'other semi.

Would be too risky picking wigan(if they win) as they are still a quality team. They are obviously suffering from the CC win but are more dangerous than hudds or leeds.

I'm not too sure.

Huddersfield have slipped a bit in the latter part of the season.

I don't see much of a threat in Leeds, even in 'top form'.

Catalans can be devastating when they bring their A game.

We have had more difficulty with St. Helens than Wigan this season and after watching Saint's first half performance: I'm not looking forward to facing them.

I have every confidence we can beat any of those teams, but we seem to perform best against Wigan. They will be tired by the time we get to play them and they have been in poor form ever since the CC Final (their defence today was terrible; just slipping off tackles). But, would I rather face the St. Helens I saw in the first half today in the final?

Like I said, I know we can beat all these teams. We will put in 80 minutes whereas other teams seem to be falling short lately. What is the best route to take though? I don't know. I trust Tony Smith.

I voted for Wigan because I'm a bit of a crazy motherflipper like that!

If Wigan beat Catalan I'd leave them and saints to knock seven berls out of each other again. If Wigan lose ill take Catalan.

If Wigan are shot to bits they'll lose to Catalans and won't be an option. If they beat a team that's just scored 56 points and had an extra day rest they obviously aren't shot to bits at all and should be left well alone.

Picking a team that won convincingly at the HJ in the Cup not so long ago could be suicidal. If we pick them and lose we'd go down in history as complete idiots.

The lowest ranked team are the only option, although I agree about Leeds having a big performance in them.

The only team I wouldn't pick is the Dragons - extremely dangerous right across the park and seem like they might be about to come good.

Hudds are massively out of form.
I still think Leeds' defence is extremely vulnerable.
And Wigan just look there for the taking. CC final seems to have done it again to the winner.

I'd be happy with any of them right now.

We've recently beat Wigan & Catalans, nothing there to worry us.

We've handed Leeds their backsides twice, whilst Huddersfield were soundly beaten on Friday, nothing there.

I think we'll obviously pick the lowest ranked team left in the competition, see it'll be Leeds travelling to the H&J.

I think the ClubCall should be done half an hour before kick-off. Get both teams down on the Friday, full-kit on, light warm-up. March them out onto the field, possibly with the players chained to each other, lights off, then a spotlight on the captain whose team have to play, the other team trots off ready for the Saturday game.

That's a real advantage, that's drama.

I agree entirely.

I'd also like to see Smith choose by doing nothing more than 'Ip dip, dog , you ...' live on SKY.