Quite. You're not expecting to get an argument out of me there.

The weekly meeting between CEO and Coach should be interesting this week.

To throw a spanner into the works of those claiming it will be another Saints V Leeds semi final, Saints would most likely choose Leeds in week 3 if both won through, which would mean no Saints v Leeds final as one of us would have been KO'd the week before it.

I'd suggest Leeds might avoid this game if you finished top, but I don't think Saints are particularly looking forward to playing Leeds at OT again.

The score from the Grand Final qualifier between the two at Knowsley Road in recent years is 2 - 1 to Saints.

Leeds could (key injuries and on form) be the weakest of the last four if they get there so I don't see why Saints wouldn't choose to play them in that case.

It may even be a game Leeds could get up for, especially if it's wet.

My understanding is that Saints can chose which qualifier to play, they cannot choose thr other team that automatically qualified therefore they will not be able to choose Leeds if both teams automatically qualify for round 3.

Eamonn McManus confirmed to one of our fans on Saturday that if we finish top we can pick any of the remaining teams to play


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That there seems to be such widespread confusion about how this silly system works speaks volumes about how barmy it really is..................

Thats how I thought they system worked with the highest remaining team being able to pick [ianyone[/i remaining

Thats what I thought but as has been said it has never exactly been clear, does seem a very strange system!

We haven't secured second as yet and neither have Saints secured 1st there may well be a few twists and turns before we're done.

Huddersfield for league leaders hubcap anybody? Who'd a thunk that might ever become even a vague possibility!!

It's very unlikely. I can't see Leeds losing again and Saints won't lose more than 2 (Wigan and Leeds).

Cough - someone on here received some mild ridicule over suggesting such a vague possibility earlier in the season.

assuming saints and leeds both finish top 2 with saints top and they both win their first fixtures, who's to say who saints will pick.

People seem to think they'll pick us to avoid playing us at old trafford but that would be a risky strategy on their part. Imagine the motivation it would give us and KR isn't exactly a bogey ground, we often give saints a good game there.

No, i suspect they'd want to actually beat us at old trafford if they were to play us. Most likely they'd pick the lowest ranked team or ''worst'' team and give themselves the easiest chance of making old trafford, then after that whatever will be will be.

To pick us simply to avoid potentially playing us at old trafford is almost an admission they can't beat us there, an admission their pride wouldn't allow.

I think saints will finish top on points difference. You're going to get top spot by the skin of your teeth AGAIN.

That might still be against Leeds anyway.

The schedule at the bottom of [url=http://www.superleague.co.uk/page.php?id=360this page[/url suggests that the choice is limited to one of the two preliminary semi-final winners but this obviously needs clarification.

Also [url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12198_5004407,00.htmlHere[/url it says "It is in week three where the coach's choice element comes into play. The highest placed team remaining in the competition will get to choose their opponents from the winners of week two."

St Helens chairman in not understanding the RFL rules shocker.

That looks like a standard phrase that can be used where you can switch between chairman/coach/player/referee

Sorry I forgot fans as well

Watch your backs - the Giants are on the march



we could pip you lot for 2nd yet !!

Good luck with that??

Ta - only 2 points behind ya now and winning easily at the moment !!

Good for you!!

That is also my understanding of how week 3 of the play offs should work. If Saints finish top and were able to choose the 2nd highest ranked team, that would deprive that team of a home tie to qualify for OT. I did not think that was the intention.

If you finish above us it just shows how shi[it[/ie SL is and it would be exceedingly embarrassing for Leeds.