Quote: Grimmy "Is it harder to finish top than to beat the very best teams in consecutive weeks in knock out games? Fair enough it is difficult to be consistent, even given the amount of p*** poor teams we play, but it's also very difficult to beat the best teams.
We finished top last year but we won 0/2 games against Wire, 3/4 against St Helens, 2/2 against Catalans and 2/4 against Leeds. So overall that's 7 wins from 12 games against top 5 opposition, and 1 win from 3 games against top 5 opposition in knock out games. I would argue that last year we were good at beating the 'easier' teams, but when it came to the top sides you might as well toss a coin, then when it came to big knockout games we really struggled. That's not the description of a champion team for my money.'"
Sorry mate, but that's garbage.
For a comparison, let's look at Manchester Utd *spit* from last season.
They were crowned champions, having lost only 5 games, but those 5 include Spurs, City and Chelsea at home.
They also lost to Chelsea in both the League- and FA-Cups.
Therefore, they played the 5 teams who finished below them 12 times.
7 wins
5 losses
Does that mean that they should not be crowned champions, and should insted have been forced to play the 11 teams below them to "prove" that they deserved it?
(I'm equating 8 of 14 in SL to 12 of 20 in EPL).
Top of the league should be crowned CHAMPIONS, after a straightforward 1 home, 1 away, against every other team in the league.
