Quote: Giantscorpio "That`s because we used to go and watch a game for enjoyment and entertainment, whereas these days it is win at all costs. That is the B.all and end.all of present day sport
In a way it's more fun in the middle and lower reaches of the table. Because down there, there's less pressure on every game as you only need to win about a third of the time to finish 8-10th. There's lots of games against the top sides where the result really doesn't matter that much. If you win, it's brilliant, but if you lose...well, you expected to lose anyway so no big deal.
If you want to finish top, or thereabouts, you need to be looking at winning almost every week. That's a very different situation. You have to thump the lesser sides, and thump them hard, but then win the mini-league table containing the top 4 or 5 sides.
That's why losing to Hull is bloody annoying. They finished second from bottom last year, when you exclude Bradford and London who were nowhere. Games against teams like that need to be put in the bank. As a comparison, losing to Salford last July against a hyped up but poor side cost us a second successive LLS.
