The Qualifiers : Thu Aug 04, 2016 2:51 pm  

Exciting times in the next few weeks. There is no doubt it will be great fun, more money for the club and some exposure BUT, part of me cant help but feel a bit "Meh"about it. In reality I cant see any Championship side going up. Leigh are best placed and are miles ahead of the rest of the Championship but even then they will find it tough. Does make me think what's the point of it. Will a Championship side ever win promotion?? Apologies for any doom and gloom but its an honest view. Please prove wrong.

Re: The Qualifiers : Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:45 pm  

Mate I think a lot of people think the same with regards to the middle 8s, Bradford were not that far off last year with the 4 5 play off, this year though I think it's going to be tougher the bottom 4 SL teams are stronger than last year.
The super 8s process in my mind is a good idea but it is unbalanced with the salary cap differences and the slight change of rules with the introduction of in goal officials, not sure what they could do to balance it out a bit and make it more competitive.
Would a bottom two sl top two championship play off system work any better?
Straight promotion demotion am not sure is the answer though!
I am looking forward to seeing if the boys can step up a gear though

[brian2]

Re: The Qualifiers : Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:19 pm  

The Leigh game will be interesting/telling. They thumped us at home, they are on a roll. To win would be astonishing, being competitive important - I pray for the former, hope for the latter, fear the worst.......

Re: The Qualifiers : Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:02 am  

I think its weighted against the championship sides, due to salary cap, intensity week in week out etc

Maybe a promotion system where the team going up is given one years grace (i.e. can't be relegated to allow them to settle in and build)

[brian2]

Re: The Qualifiers : Fri Aug 05, 2016 7:45 am  

That assumes a championship side can actually get promoted? Not convinced by the system, whilst franchising is a model that works elsewhere, the lack of opportunity for clubs outside the top flight is unfair. So not sure what the answer is. But would be great if we can win our home games, Leeds may well prove a step too far, and be competitive away......

Re: The Qualifiers : Fri Aug 05, 2016 10:22 am  

Bottom one or two SL team/s go down and top team/s come up. NO relegation for the promoted team/s for two years as they need to build a SL team. Make SL worth fighting for and put some interest back into RL. At the moment it is heavily weighted against anyone getting out of the championship and therefore cut any real competition.

Re: The Qualifiers : Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:38 pm  

So if the two going up can't get relegated for 2 seasons does that mean the two teams that got relegated cannot get promoted? Will that just not weaken the teams that drop, look what's happened to bradford

Re: The Qualifiers : Fri Aug 05, 2016 6:35 pm  

itsmeagain wrote:

Bottom one or two SL team/s go down and top team/s come up. NO relegation for the promoted team/s for two years as they need to build a SL team. Make SL worth fighting for and put some interest back into RL. At the moment it is heavily weighted against anyone getting out of the championship and therefore cut any real competition.

So at the end of the first year if they finish 11 and 12 it would be the 9 and 10 placed teams being relegated. The following year you have four exempt teams, a potential scenario of the 7 and 8 placed teams being relegated. Not sure that could be ever considered workable.

Re: The Qualifiers : Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:49 pm  

I see the Leeds game is being televised by Sky, that should make interesting viewing

Re: The Qualifiers : Sat Aug 06, 2016 8:44 am  

I see two of Leeds away matches have made it to TV, and against opposition they will probably put to the sword. Fev have a 24 point headstart with the bookies and I reckon that that's probably about right.
Our biggest game is today, it's effectively a semi final. Whoever wins out of London/Leigh will make the million pound match.