Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Thu Apr 23, 2015 10:02 pm  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Why 1 up 1 down why not 2

Because there's only 12 teams in each division. Swapping 2 teams from 12 is too much.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Fri Apr 24, 2015 7:08 am  

Unless a team takes a long term strategy to either this system or back to 1 up/1 down or 2up/2 down then they will be in the position of replacing all their squad to compete in SL the following year. Which might just be the usual suspects circulating from demoted to promoted. We and Bradford are rebuilding, us not so well, Bradford slightly better. If we get there we might have a few pastings, however we need to get there. What is better focussing on fifth and hoping your the big fish in the little pond, or middle eight and testing where you actually are against better teams.

Leigh have been building for this for a while and have the best chance of competing. They might have a schalacking somewhere along the line and they are quite capable of handing out one or two themselves. There is still an outside chance that the 4 v 5 game could well be two SL teams competing for next years SL. If it's not then it will be Leigh at home to someone.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:31 am  

Who knows the Million quid game could even be two championship sides!

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Fri Apr 24, 2015 10:12 am  

CrusaderPete wrote:

Who knows the Million quid game could even be two championship sides!

Yeah, and that might be a squadron of pigs in formation going past my window.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Fri Apr 24, 2015 8:28 pm  

Perry, Swapping 2 teams up and down in a 12 team comp is too much, what do you base that on? It's your opinion others may think otherwise.
Same as others may think the million pound game will have the squadron of pigs flying past and the new system may become the best thing that has happened to the game.
As a matter of interest what were/are your thoughts on the grand final and way that is decided

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Sun Apr 26, 2015 8:46 pm  

We should start looking at how bestto avoid relegation as the top 4 is a dream at this stage

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Apr 27, 2015 5:41 am  

Jim Pooley wrote:

We should start looking at how bestto avoid relegation as the top 4 is a dream at this stage

Drone

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Apr 27, 2015 10:30 am  

mickyb1234 wrote:

Perry, Swapping 2 teams up and down in a 12 team comp is too much, what do you base that on?

Simple maths. One team represents a twelfth of the division, two teams a sixth.

mickyb1234 wrote:

It's your opinion others may think otherwise.

Yes it is, and this is a forum where people discuss and offer their opinions.

mickyb1234 wrote:

Same as others may think the million pound game will have the squadron of pigs flying past and the new system may become the best thing that has happened to the game.

I stand by my opinion that the system is designed to ensure that relegation remains a remote risk for SL clubs.

mickyb1234 wrote:

As a matter of interest what were/are your thoughts on the grand final and way that is decided

I suspect this is just a trolling exercise by yourself, but for what it's worth I think the play offs should be the top six sides, i.e. the top half of the table. They expanded it to the top 8 to try and maintain interest at the foot of the table in the absence of P&R.
I'd like top 6 in the playoffs, straight relegation, 1 up/down. And yes this is my opinion, if you don't like other people expressing their opinion, a forum might not be for you.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Apr 27, 2015 11:40 am  

Perry wrote:

Simple maths. One team represents a twelfth of the division, two teams a sixth.

And yet the Premiership in football is almost a sixth (3 from 20) and they don't see it as a big deal.

The issue in RL, which has been the case since SL started, is that the funding has not been equiatable. at least the new structure addresses this a little. Though as has been stated it is designed to keep the status quo.

And having said that I amd expecting Leigh to go up by rights and the million pound game to be contested between 2 of the SL sides with maybe Bradford in the mix. just to disapoint the RFL.

Re: A dose of reality - what the 'Middle 8' really means : Mon Apr 27, 2015 12:57 pm  

FevGrinder wrote:

And yet the Premiership in football is almost a sixth (3 from 20) and they don't see it as a big deal...

Very true, but then again there are only two seasons of the Premiership where at least one promoted club didn't go straight back down, which suggests that three is too many.

The results suggest (and I think you concede this in your post) that Leigh are the only team with a realistic chance of promotion, and of cutting it in SL when they get there. If we did have 2 up/2 down, I suspect that the second promoted side would be whipping boys most years.