Hello I know we covered this last year but I am still looking into writing a book about the idea of play-offs deciding the Champions in sport. I was wondering what the opinions are of fellow Rugby League fans on the play-offs. Do you think play-offs are the best way to decide the champions or do you prefer whoever finishes top being champions? And what do you think of the current format? So feel free to voice your opinion again, say whether it has changed or if you missed the post last time, take this opportunity to give your opinion. Personally I think play-offs are a great concept, sport is about peaking on the big occasion and beating your biggest rivals head to head when it matters. fantastic music, thought provoking lyrics and great merchandise from singer/song writer Sandi Thom: tiny.cc/loveablelyrics

Hello I know we covered this last year but I am still looking into writing a book about the idea of play-offs deciding the Champions in sport. I was wondering what the opinions are of fellow Rugby League fans on the play-offs. Do you think play-offs are the best way to decide the champions or do you prefer whoever finishes top being champions? And what do you think of the current format? So feel free to voice your opinion again, say whether it has changed or if you missed the post last time, take this opportunity to give your opinion. Personally I think play-offs are a great concept, sport is about peaking on the big occasion and beating your biggest rivals head to head when it matters. fantastic music, thought provoking lyrics and great merchandise from singer/song writer Sandi Thom: tiny.cc/loveablelyrics

Bradford, 2005. Finished 3rd. That's in the Super League era of course.

I say no. Sure, they were exciting at first, but for me it drags on the season for far too long and is unnecessary. First placed should be Champions. Though I'd rather have the top 4 placed teams rewarded by playing the NRL top 4, and the 5-8 play the 5-8 NRL teams or something like that.

I don't like Top 6 or even Top 5. Top 3 would be good.

But it is more popular than The Challenge Cup when it comes to attendances and I think the Final at Old Trafford is a good end to the season! but the format has to change to make it fewer teams qualifying.

It's effectively superseded the Challenge Cup, as the bigger clubs are more interested in it than in the Challenge Cup, and it comes as a climax to the season.

I feel the Challenge Cup has become a poor competition, partly as a result of the play-offs but also because of bad planning and poor scheduling with some rounds very close together in the calendar and long gaps between others. I would question whether Superleague clubs even need both. I've never been a fan of the play offs but accept they're here to stay. We've got more of a chance of winning the CC but I don't feel excited about the matches any more, and probably won't do so again unless we reach a semi final.

Returning to the play offs, it's ridiculous that a team finishing in the bottom half of the table after a seven and a half month long season can theoretically be crowned "champions". Even with only six in the play offs you sometimes had teams with more defeats than wins getting in. I think it needs to revert to no more than six, preferably fewer.