Quote christopher="christopher"Exciting for the wrong reasons IMO, if all the excitement and focus is on the bottom of the table we’ve got it booty about face.'"
I disagree.
Whilst we had the now discarded 3 x 8 system, there was much more interest in who would end up in the "relegation" league and then who would play in and win the MPG.
This season, even though there are now around 8 sides that could take the wooden spoon, just about every side in SL could also make the play offs.
Also, with the relegation issue being settled before the play offs begin, focus will definitely turn to the "road to Old Trafford".
What has really made things interesting is the challenge posed by London.
Many assumed that they were certainties for a swift return to The Championship and they have massively proved everyone wrong.
This, coupled with the early dominance of Saints and Wire, has compressed the rest of the league and I still feel that only one of those sides will make the final and that the other will miss out.
With the spectre of relegation still looming, there is plenty of rugby to be played and it looks as though we will be going to the last couple of weeks of the regular season before we know who will fall through the trap door.
For me, I still think that Hull FC or Catalan will make the final and they will play either Wire or Saints.
Haven't got a clue who will finish in 5th spot, it really could be any one of the other 8 sides, even London.
I do hope that The RFL have a contingency plan for Catalan making the final and that they learned some lessons from the Challenge Cup last season.
McNamara has proved to be a shrewd coach at Catalan and they might just shake things up.