How many times. You, George, Jukesays, Rogues and Jennings sat round a table in the Anvil are not classed as experts.

This is almost certain to happen among the top 4 which is what makes it so tough to reach the GF. It's tough to beat any of the top teams twice on the way to the final whereas finishing outside the four still leaves a Herculean task but without having to face someone twice. Apologies for going o/t..

Deliberately losing the first game should easily stop that problem then.

to be fair AC they are pretty much experts of their field

I'm sure Jukesy will be well chuffed that you have bundled him in with.......should I say it........"our more seasoned supporters"..!!

Talking of the Anvil and sitting round a table.....

You're not comparing like with like though. For a start, we are in Europe so perhaps the public will respond to it, but most sports have playoffs out of necessity, but we have playoffs because it makes money and not for sporting reasons.


It doesn't make sense to play every other team home and away then have a playoff to decide the championship.

Imagine in Formula 1 the top 8 drivers have one final playoff race to decide the champion? 'its about doing it on the big occasion'

Imagine each match of tennis being decided on who won the 5th set, with the previous 4 sets just to determine who serves first.

imagine an Ashes series where only the 3rd test matters and not the first 2 tests.

imagine a work colleague receiving a bonus and you not, because he produced more in the last month of the year, even though you produced more in the first 11 months. you wouldn't bother working hard for the first 11 months would you? well players may start doing that in SL. we'd have a proper crap tournament then wouldn't we.

it doesn't make sense when you have a complete even home and away round robin tournament to decide with a playoff.

the entire season just becomes a cup tournament when we already have one and that has lost its glamour because of Sky's playoffs too.

I agree. Most sports which have a play off, ours included historically, do so because not everyone plays each other the same number of times. We won the league last year. Which was a great achievement, whether acknowledged by others with a vested interest or not.
I was reading Schofield in League Express the other day, who was complaining about Leeds' crowd while simultaneously praising them for being able to win they want to, but not be bothered prior to September. I am not sure he is capable of spotting the link.
I don't know how others support, but I follow my team every week. How Wigan go in the last game affects how the next 7 days go. That investment is why I follow sport, and as a supporter I subscribe to one game at a time approach. Surely it's more natural than some disengaged one eye shut approach for 7 months?