If it's the same format as recent years, then 2nd is far better than 3rd for the Grand Final as well.

Ok, a game against Leigh at the LSV to start, but win that and straight into the final. Lose it, and a 2nd bite of the cherry at home. 3rd through 6th have to battle it out for a chance to play away at 1st or 2nd - any loss and that's it.

If it's the same format as last season, would 2nd not play at home to 3rd first? I'm sure that's how last year's format was played out, with an 8 team play off.

On a side note, very impressed with Fax TV triran, brilliant stuff.

Yep, I'm way off!! Checked the Championship web-site and its...

Week 1
Qualifying play-offs
1st-placed club v 4th-placed club (winner advances to Week 3, loser home in Week 2)
2nd-placed club v 3rd-placed club (winner advances to Week 3, loser home in Week 2)
Elimination play-offs
5th-placed club v 8th-placed club (winner away in Week 2, loser eliminated)
6th-placed club v 7th-placed club (winner away in Week 2, loser eliminated)
Week 2
Preliminary semi-finals
Highest ranked Qualifying play-off losing club (1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th) v Lowest-ranked Elimination play-off winning club (5th, 6th, 7th or 8th) (winner away in Week 3, loser eliminated)
Lowest ranked Qualifying play-off losing club (1st, 2nd, 3rd or 4th) v Highest-ranked Elimination play-off winning club (5th, 6th, 7th or 8th) (winner away in Week 3, loser eliminated)
Week 3
Qualifying semi-final 1
Highest-ranked Qualifying play-off winning club v Lowest-ranked Preliminary semi-final winning club (Winner to Grand Final, loser eliminated)
Qualifying semi-final 2
Lowest-ranked Qualifying play-off winning club v Highest-ranked Preliminary semi-final winning club (Winner to Grand Final, loser eliminated)
Week 4
Kingstone Press Championship Grand Final
Winner Qualifying semi-final 1 v Winner Qualifying semi-final 2

So, in true RL style, 8th place could win the league (theoretically), 9th has finished at the end of the season, and 10th gets relegated!!

Wrong cos in typical RFL ineptitude and bias, Nigel Wood realises his beloved Bulls are going to be relegated and Sky tell him they want London in SL so nobody gets relegated into whatever we're calling our league next season. This gets 10th & 12th a reprieve which then extends to 13th cos the wrong side won Championship 1 so don't get promoted.

11th will obviously be up in arms at the unfairness of not getting a reprieve but the RFL will defend themselves saying "Rules are rules and you finished in a relegation place so go down" whilst most people will realise it's really cos Nigel Wood doesn't like their pies.

That is true RL style