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| Quote Lebron James="Lebron James".
I can kind of see their argument. For example, if saints and Wigan ceases to exist (as they are the 2 teams everyone wants to watch) the value of the TV deal would plummet. Therefore both clubs are reliant on related parties funding the clubs which by proxy, the likes of spongers Like Leigh, Fev and Halifax benefit from so ergo, in essence they benefit from McManus and lenegahn dipping into their own pockets so how is that fair? Let the championship clubs fend for themselves i say instead of living off the SL gravy train
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| Quote ALAW="ALAW"So if your in 6th lose a couple of games for an easier year after then,?'"
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| Quote HXSparky="HXSparky"The top 6 from one season play each other one more time the next season (albeit that's only 5 games). Same for the bottom 6 (sorry, 7-11 plus promoted team). Games spread through the season rather than been all at the end.'"
We did use a similar system to that for a while but it always resulted in one club getting a good season due to playing the bottom half in their extra games and finishing usually 5th or 6th. The same club would then finish bottom two the following season due to having to play all the top teams in their extra games. That scenario would create the issue suggested by Alaw whereby a club would look to avoid climbing into 6th place if in 7th or 8th with a few weeks to go.
Grimmy's suggestion of odds v evens for selecting the extra games (so Saints would play this season's 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th placed clubs in their loop games next year for example) seems more likely. As you correctly say the loop games would be spread over the season (as they were the last time we had them) I don't know why some people seem to think they will be the last 6 games on the fixture list. |
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| Quote Grimmy="Grimmy"I'd hope odds vs evens based on previous years' finishing position, so that, in theory, you get a fairly balanced fixture list. Probably not though'" If wigan don't get St Helens, Leeds and Wire at Home I suspect the system will be tweaked in a year or so....  |
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I am not a fan of this system at all and think it is a mistake to move away from the top 4 we currently have. In comparison it adds 2 weeks onto the season before going into internationals where any players not involved in the play offs will not be match ready. 2nd chances also create dead rubber fixtures.
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Quote Sir Kevin Sinfield="Sir Kevin Sinfield"I am not a fan of this system at all and think it is a mistake to move away from the top 4 we currently have. In comparison it adds 2 weeks onto the season before going into internationals where any players not involved in the play offs will not be match ready. 2nd chances also create dead rubber fixtures.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_five_play-offs'"
It is far better because it rewards finishing 1st and 2nd as it rightly should. Winning from 5th is near impossible. The only second chance is for 1st v 2nd and some of those games in the past to get directly to OT have been the best i have ever seen, see wide to West and the leeds v saints 8-6 which was awesome. |
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_five_play-offs'"
It is far better because it rewards finishing 1st and 2nd as it rightly should. Winning from 5th is near impossible. The only second chance is for 1st v 2nd and some of those games in the past to get directly to OT have been the best i have ever seen, see wide to West and the leeds v saints 8-6 which was awesome. | |
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Is the Championship funding still loaded to the top 4? While it is a problem (Leigh and Featherstone potentially going bust) Toulouse, Toronto, London and Halifax deserve to be rewarded for their top 4 finish, as per the funding structure which was planned at the start and throughout this season.
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| Quote Sir Kevin Sinfield="Sir Kevin Sinfield"Is the Championship funding still loaded to the top 4? While it is a problem (Leigh and Featherstone potentially going bust) Toulouse, Toronto, London and Halifax deserve to be rewarded for their top 4 finish, as per the funding structure which was planned at the start and throughout this season.'"
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So how will the Championship funding work in 2019?
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