Great post DM.

Briefly, Isn't the idea of the play-offs to prolong the competitions and get more 'meaningful' games in rather than a simple P & R system which could mean an interesting run-in for most of the clubs belwo the top few ? I don't mind the present system though DMs idea of an 8 team league which each team playing each other 3 or 4 times sounds good with maybe a top 6 play-off system to find the promotion candidates and a shoot out for the bottom 2 for the relegation place for example.
It would be a travesty if Toulouse didn't get promoted I suppose considering they have been the best team and the potential problems next season for the rest could be alarming, even causing the demise of a few clubs. I really fear for te C1 if TO13 & Toronto are in the same C1.
I personally feel TO13 will get it together against York and Barrow assuming injuries from yesterday don't play a part...
Houles needs to motivate; not omething i'm convinced he can do judging by yesterdays performance and team selection. One thing's for sure, his position will becom pretty untenable if the team doesn't win both games I would imagine..

I couldn't agree more, the fact that they lost yesterday wasn't part of their game plan and will surely have upset some of their financial backers. If they don't get promoted, it will be a big problem for both Toulouse and the RFL. Clearly, if your top dog at the end of the season and lets face it unbeaten in 21 games makes you top dog and for me automatic promotion!

There's a lot wrong with the RFL but if your a SL club then it's "I'm OK Jack".

I do not think we will know the final lineups in the championship and C1 immediately after the final play off match.

Top should have gone up next four in semis for next promotion place.
Who's to say York can't win next week after yesterday, it could be us at home in final v York. And no promotion for Toulouse which would be a travesty.

If Sheffield hit the skids it will create an interesting dilemma. If they cease to exist I would imagine that only one team would be relegated from the Championship, with Sheffield counting as the second relegated team. That would give a reprieve to Whitehaven who managed to get off the bottom in the final game of the season today when beating Swinton.

Or, if Toulouse don't get promoted, could the RFL promote three teams, to help save their blushes?

If that happened, I think Whitehaven could well challenge the ruling.