Quote: knockersbumpMKII "The main problem for me is the devaluation of the league leaders trophy!
Why the feck did the RFL give the Championship trophy to Wigan to keep anyway since they bought success?
The whole point of a league is to prove who is best over a whole season, the play-off games are virtually a knock out comp for which we have one of those already. I don't give the GF winners more status than the old premiership simply because in effect the best team over a season doesn't automatically win the accolades (just ask saints for the previous 2 seasons)
I'd stick with top 8 and play old premiership style as some have mentioned already.
The advantage of finishing higher is a guaranteed home game and you get to play the teams finishing lower down.
The reasons it wont happen is simply MONEY, there are more games in this format which means more air time, more gate money etc etc'"
Totally agree! The trophy that now resides permanently in Wigans Trophy Cabinet, should be presented to the team that finishes 1st in the table after the weekly rounds and that team should rightly be deemed 'Champions!' The team that wins at Old Trafford should be officially crowned 'Play-off Winners!'
