Could have been chaos this next week if all 8 teams had been closer, as it is the Leeds v Huddersfield game should be a belter and wouldn't like to choose between them so it's either Leeds on 41 points or Huddersfield on 40,

The way Cas played last week I wonder why they aren't higher than they are and we could easily be out enthused by them so a loss to them would leave us on 39

The only game I would put money on is the Saints v Wire game and I know Wire put 48 past Catalans yesterday but it sounds like they just enjoyed themselves and had an end of era party - there was a great quote in the local paper from a Wire fan this week which said "Nice gesture of Tony Smith to shake the hands of all the players after the match, or is he saying hello as they are playing as though they have never seen a coach" . I expect Saints to walk away with that one and end up on 40 points so the bookies will be busy next weekend that's for sure.

If any of the games are drawn that will make it even closer so I'm glad I'm not a coach!

I don't get it with Huddersfield. It's a great ground with good facilities, practically on site parking. Easy enough to get away from. A good team for a few years now. The coach is a good bloke, not given to talking rubbish. The chairman has made it his life's work.

And yet the people of Huddersfield don't support their team. And as far as I'm aware they have really tried to market it. Some of the season ticket deals were amazing a few years back.

If Wigan don't win it I really hope the Giants do. And it would be great to see them play the Aussies in front of a full house. Sadly I don't think that's likely. Although there was a full house for the England v Ireland World Cup game so you never know.

They did, though it's debatable that they should have to pay. I don't imagine the Aus teams are forking out for the pleasure, why should ours?

We really at the opposite ends of the spectrum on stuff.

Hudds for me are the epitome of everything wrong with modern day RL. What's thier youth set up like? How do they want to grow the game? How many fans do they bring to away games and how do they as a club contribute to the overall health of the game?

Wigan, Leeds & Saints produce youngsters every year that eventually filter into every layer of the game. They take rafts of fans home and away which in turn support all the club's in the league with gate receipts. They invest in new areas outside of the heartlands etc. What do they get in return, as to me it all looks one way? Heck it's taken how many years to get a marquee rule passed, which imo wasn't asking much.

Yes we do differ. I'm not going to bore you with my thoughts as you know them already other than making the obvious point that the game needs different clubs competing to keep up interest. As it is I'd imagine people are getting pretty bored with Wigan, Leeds and Saints winning everything.

Didn't it pretty much come down to the English clubs having to stump up the guaranteed cash before the Aussie teams would turn up?