Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:06 pm  

Norman Bates wrote: Sheff Utd have a home game next Saturday, wonder if this will affect the timing of the game if they beat Widnes? Just wondered why they are playing Friday night this week? Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php

Norman Bates wrote: Sheff Utd have a home game next Saturday, wonder if this will affect the timing of the game if they beat Widnes? Just wondered why they are playing Friday night this week? Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:08 pm  

marillion man wrote: Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php No. Away at the higher placed team. Sheffield or Widnes!

marillion man wrote: Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php No. Away at the higher placed team. Sheffield or Widnes!

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:09 pm  

No we're away all the way until the final. It's how the league table looked at the end of the season

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:10 pm  

marillion man wrote: Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php Don't think so as doesn't the 'higher' placed club always get home advantage?

marillion man wrote: Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php Don't think so as doesn't the 'higher' placed club always get home advantage?

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:12 pm  

Great win by the lads, I DID believe and so did they tonight!
The Bulldogs can have their 4 wins (if you include that Friendly) but we won the one that mattered.
Get in

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:16 pm  

marillion man wrote: Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php I thought that too as when we finished 3rd in SL and Saint beats us in Play off they then became the 3rd placed team, I realise the RFL changes the rules to suit anyone but Halifax.....but as we have beaten the 3rd placed team aren't we technically now higher than Sheff/Widnes?

marillion man wrote: Don't we get the home draw, now we're the 3rd place team ? http://www.cooperativechampionship.co.uk/playoffs.php I thought that too as when we finished 3rd in SL and Saint beats us in Play off they then became the 3rd placed team, I realise the RFL changes the rules to suit anyone but Halifax.....but as we have beaten the 3rd placed team aren't we technically now higher than Sheff/Widnes?

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:18 pm  

Totally agree , batley can take those 4 wins for the one that really matters. Boom

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:21 pm  

Fax n Figures wrote:

I thought that too as when we finished 3rd in SL and Saint beats us in Play off they then became the 3rd placed team, I realise the RFL changes the rules to suit anyone but Halifax.....but as we have beaten the 3rd placed team aren't we technically now higher than Sheff/Widnes?

As far as I know it's always been the same format in the playoffs apart from changing from top 5 to top 6. At the end of the league seaso we finished 6th so means all are games will b away and that doesn't change no matter what the results in the playoffs.

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:25 pm  

Correct

Re: Considered and reasoned thoughts on tonights match. : Thu Sep 08, 2011 10:29 pm  

Way back in 2000 when we beat Dewsbury away in the first round if the play offs we took their top place and home advantage , this all changed a couple of years later