Personally I couldn't give a toss about this league leaders shield myself. We have a play off system and thus Grand Final victory is all I want.

If the prize was a decent looking trophy rather than a hub cap and more incentive to win it then it would recieve more credibility.

Nowhere in the world is finishing top of the league a un-important than it is in RL, that is why the winner should get the SL trophy and top 4 play top four play top four from NRL in a world club challenge over the following 3 weeks after the season ends

Add to that have promotion and relegation.

I am not comparing it to the play offs whatsoever, that is what we want more than anything but it feels like finishing top of the ladder in Super League is like the equivalent of the football League Cup and it shouldn't be that way. I am not just saying that as a Wigan fan either. It should be about more than just the Challenge Cup and The Grand Final, the league winners should receive something more worthwhile for their efforts over the course of 27 games.

Which was basically what Sky wanted when SL was formed and they launched SL in Aus - The sole reason we've got a play-off grand final system is because that fell through, and sky still wanted their big game series.

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Correct.

It should be a celebration of how we have turned around as a club.

Its a small recognition of being consistent throughout the year thats all, the big test is now can we do it in do or die situations to get the big prize

The Minor Premiership is so called, and the trophy is understated quite deliberately. For it to be more than it currently is would take away from the Grand Final, and make it no more prestigious and desirable than the old premiership playoffs.

It's done correctly, in my opinion. Our showpiece is the Grand Final, and so it should remain. As it is, it shows that you're not only the best over the course of 27 rounds, but you can also hold your nerve in a sudden death situation as well.

Wigan fans need to stop going on about it because it's becoming an embarrasment. If we don't lift the trophy at Old Trafford it means nothing and until then it will continue to mean nothing.

People need to shut up and stop making other Wigan fans look stupid.

I agree.

I always remember the Leeds fan on here a few years who, in reference to Leeds coming top but not winning the grand final who put "Leeds - the TRUE champions" on his signature. I bet he, and most of their fans, have changed their minds over the last three years or so.

So being proud about where your team has come from to top of the league is stupid? I agree we dont need to go over the top with the celebrations, but it doesnt mean nothing. It shows how far this club has come and that we are the best team in the league. It should mean alot to the club, its been along time since we were in this position. Im not saying that we should see ourselves as champions because I know that winning the GF is what counts, but regardless of how other see this it is still a massive achievement.

If you dont care about it then leave at full time, nobody will miss you.

I agree. I think the players and coaches would reckon it odd if the team paraded the hubcap around the ground after the last match, only to see the crowd turn their backs on them and troop silently out.

It's the most unimportant piece of silverware in the competition, but it's the first we'll have won since about 2002, and since then we've battled relegation two years on the trot. I'm not sure why that isn't good cause to offer Maguire and his boys some applause.

I like that idea, the only thing is jet lag would be an issue and crowds would be dire (already bad for play offs between teams 10-20 miles apart)