'It's a funny old game Saint'.

Only 4 weeks ago we beat Cats 40 - 8 at the KC and I would have fancied playing them home or away any day of the week.
But for FC - Leeds that different as we always fail to turn up.

Hoping for the best, but fearing the worst (until next season that is, when everything will be so different )

To be fair I thought we had a go in the first half. Cats are to be avoided for me, they are a damn good side.

Rovers have been playing play off/knock out rugby for 4 weeks against teams without similar motivation (Cas aside) and this was always going to catch up with them IMO.

The first couple of play off games have been pretty poor so far and not a good advert for Super League maybe the top 8 concept is flawed?

Why? It was 1st v 4th last night.

4th spot knowing they had a second chance maybe?

Think they were totally outclassed but hardly put the SL play offs in a good light.

I don't disagree, six team system is about right. Don't think we'll see similar tomorrow, mind. Which will then 'make up for it' in the RFL's eyes.

Without promotion and relegation it is necessary in a 14 team league though, IMO. There have been a lot of blow-outs all season, games in which the momentum never switches. Wire have scored 50+ a ridiculous number of times this year. Hudds came 4th, remember! We got done 44-8 by Leeds, having come 4th in 2009. There isn't great depth of competition. I might be coming round to returning to 12 teams - I shan't even pretend that its greater attractiveness has nothing to do with Rovers getting a b grade licence.

What a desperate end to a desperate season got what we deserved nothing,a season to forget.
Its not as though we have the bragging rights against hull after all we only finished one place above them and only beat them 2 out of 3. Very poor by our standards.!

The NRL doesn't have this problem with their 8 team system. Maybe it's the way we work it?

I think it just highlights the gulf between the NRL and SL. Once the NRL play offs start the intensity rises and any team can beat anybody else. Over here without putting teams down we know that 2 of Wigan, Wire or Saints will be at Old Trafford and the rest just make up the numbers.

I agree with Mild Rover about a 14 team competition needing a top 8 play off to keep the regular season interesting but hand on heart we know that the bottom 4 teams are playing for nothing more then a win or maybe 2 in the play offs to bow out with a bit of pride.

The quality of our league is abysmal in comparison.

Not the point though is it? It's the relative difference in quality between 1st and 8th. It isn't that much here compared to the NRL.