Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:30 am  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

I wanted Leeds to win as do not like Warrington but in a unbiased opinion I think the Champions should be the most consistent team through the year.Imagine Liverpool winning the title Champions from Man Utd from 5th postion?Fair play to Leeds but if was best team ever they top the league.

Or imagine Liverpool winning the "Champions League" when they can only finish 5th in their domestic league. Or imagine Man Utd winning the champions league when they barely scrape through the group stages including such GIANTS as Trabsonzpor. You'd better tell Fergie you're taking his trophies back because they lost some games to crap teams along the way and didn't top their group.
I would imagine half the people moaning about winning from 5th pick there ball up on the 17th hole when they're playing golf and declare themselves winners without even playing the 18th. The season starts in February and finishes in October. It's not how you win it, it's IF you win it.
Anyway, off to HQ to see the Champions parading the trophy..........again.

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:36 am  

Coventry Bears wrote:

Leeds are the greatest team during the least competitive era of Super League. Well done...

You sound a bit like the guy who was draped inconsolable over the railings at the DW last Friday night. Oh no, that was Sam Tomkins

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:03 am  

leeds owl wrote:

Or imagine Liverpool winning the "Champions League" when they can only finish 5th in their domestic league. Or imagine Man Utd winning the champions league when they barely scrape through the group stages including such GIANTS as Trabsonzpor. You'd better tell Fergie you're taking his trophies back because they lost some games to crap teams along the way and didn't top their group.
I would imagine half the people moaning about winning from 5th pick there ball up on the 17th hole when they're playing golf and declare themselves winners without even playing the 18th. The season starts in February and finishes in October. It's not how you win it, it's IF you win it.
Anyway, off to HQ to see the Champions parading the trophy..........again.

I congratulated Leeds for winning it just I feel Champions should be the team top of the league.I don't support Wire or Wigan so I am just pointing out my opinion.I support Liverpool and to be 4th in the league and win Champions league is a joke.Happy with the Silverware but we where not league champions.For me it should be the top teams in each league in football too.But the domestic competition is if come top of the league.

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:22 am  

RLBandit wrote:

I don't mind playoffs per-se, but its particularly difficult as is stands for our sport. We're desperate for media attention, but now it gets even harder to get the media to care about a regular season game.

So take away the playoffs and we would get even less media coverage

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 10:54 am  

OFFTHECUFF wrote:

I congratulated Leeds for winning it just I feel Champions should be the team top of the league.I don't support Wire or Wigan so I am just pointing out my opinion.I support Liverpool and to be 4th in the league and win Champions league is a joke.Happy with the Silverware but we where not league champions.For me it should be the top teams in each league in football too.But the domestic competition is if come top of the league.

Why is first past the post any more valid at deciding champions than a playoff system?

Theoretically a team could lose against all their main rivals, but never slip up against mediocre teams and win the title.

Why is that any more valid than a playoff system where a team can slip up against mediocre teams, but beat their rivals when it matters most?

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:10 am  

What if we had Warrington unbeaten in all games up to the Grand Final and Leeds losing 10 games up to the Grand Final.
Leeds win the final and are Champions.........................how would you truly value it.

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:46 am  

The best team I've seen in this era without question. You don't win 5 out of 6 titles and fluke it. I hold my hands up and thought that last season was their last hurrah, but they just know how to win when it matters.

Argue about the play-offs all you want, everyone knows the rules, everyone knows the system. If you can't work out how to peak at the right time, tough. I love the play-offs, though 8 is too many, I love the Grand Final. Without them, there'd be no live match on 5Live once a season meaning they have to get rid of their chronic footy phone-in.

Well done Leeds.

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 12:36 pm  

Judder Man wrote:

What if we had Warrington unbeaten in all games up to the Grand Final and Leeds losing 10 games up to the Grand Final.
Leeds win the final and are Champions.........................how would you truly value it.

Leeds would be worthy champions as they have won the final. Struggle to understand what people don't grasp.

New England Patriots went unbeaten for the entire season the other year only to lose in the Super Bowl to NY Giants and see their rivals be crowned Champions.

No complaints from them, that's how the competition is structured. Same here. If you have the team to win it from 5th then you deserve to be champions.

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:11 pm  

In my opinion, its a joke that Wigan can finish top of the league, win a play off game and still not make the final.

Re: Sinfield's Leeds the best team ever? : Sun Oct 07, 2012 1:14 pm  

Yes. They have proven it time and time again when it comes to the important part of the season.