Quote ="af"Now you're one home win in the play-offs away from this, how areyou lot feeling about what is a potential banana skin - effectively forced to signal relative disrespect for your opponents the week before a semi-final with them?
What do you reckon, call a press conference and flip a coin? Or just go 'You look rubbish, we'll play you.'
'" It is no benefit whatsoever to the side finishing top.
It hands motivation to the team you select.
Also, should boost the confidence of the team you choose to avoid should you meet them in the final.
I stand to be corrected but the ONLY difference between finishing top and second (aside from a nice dinner plate) is the choice of opponent in the qualifier. In which case I think its' far better to finish 2nd.
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