Well, once again, as noted before, last season I would have agreed with you (as would the vast majority of Wigan fans). This year it doesn't seem so clear cut.

I know not a lot of people care about the LLS, but surely there has to be more credibility to it than wanting another team to win it in order to get a favourable semi final? At least it guarantees qualification to the WCS.

Bottom line is we need to win tonight to guarantee the home semi final. We've proven we can beat Leeds, Saints and Hudds at the DW and I'd fancy us to do it again, plus with the way the Super 8s fixtures have fallen we haven't had a big game at home for a few months now.

Yeah, agree with that.

What better motivation do we need if we finish top get revenge on saints for last week or better still play them in the final how sweet the revenge would be

I agree we need to win tonight, don't want any chance of us having to go away to Leeds in the semis, that's the only outcome where I'd expect us to lose (given we have only won there once in five attempts under Wane). LLS I'm not bothered about, the top four are more even that ever IMO and it is right that we decide who is best by seeing who can beat the best in knock out games rather than who slipped up the least during the season

So I got my wish, we have Huddersfield in the semis and Leeds play Saints. How do people feel about it now it's done? I'm not saying it's a given but I feel a lot more comfortable fight now than I would if we were at home to Saints next week.

Huddersfield are a good team but we beat them in both games this year and they tend to underperform in the play offs, whereas Saints have tons of experience of making the grand final even if they tend to bottle it on the big stage (bar last year's narrow default success obviously)  

Getting next weeks game at the DW was the main objective, but the overriding feeling this morning is disappointment. The LLS would have given us a home derby game and guaranteed our involvement in next year's WCS. Regardless of Hudds previous playoff performances they're the form team of the Super 8s and have a very good record at the DW. Getting hudds at home isn't worth losing the LLS IMO.

I'm glad we did our bit and won our game, it just makes last weeks result a bit more difficult to swallow (plus the umpteen shoddy away performances during 2015)

Re the WCC, with Leeds winning the Cup and the LLS, getting to the GF guarantees involvement, doesn't it?

If Leeds win all three, the beaten Finalist will be the second team; who will be the third? HKR?

I don't think they're picking the cup runners up.

Think it just works its way down the league table. So if it's a Leeds/Wigan final then Hudds as the 3rd place should get it. Basically I think Saints need to get to Old Trafford otherwise it's the current top 3. Only way Wigan would miss out is if it was a Hudds vs Saints GF (with Leeds obviously guaranteed already to being involved)

Well, that would be a turn-up!

I suspect you're right that the third team would be the Giants in the scenario I mentioned, and that would certainly the fairest and most logical thing, but I don't know for certain.

Leeds plus the GF winners/runners up (if Leeds win GF) are guaranteed. The third WCC spot is at the RFLs discretion.

It will be Leeds, Wigan and Saints whatever happens from now on.

if leeds beat saints then regardless of other result huddersfield deserve the 3rd spot,

Yeah but they want people to actually watch the WCC.

Though I'm not sure being 3rd after 30 rounds is any more of an achievement to being 2nd after 23.