Good job because they haven't.

Ah, well you're wrong about that as well then.

No it isn't. Its' very easy. Watch. Leeds, Leeds, Saints and Bulls.

Yes I have. Numerous times. I've explained why we don;t consider league leader's the best side any more, because it's nothing more than a qualifying competition.

Its' fairly well recognised that the Champions are the best team in the competition and as much as that may upset the arrogant fans of the "might" "S" that aint been you lot that much recently sunshine.

This season with a balanced fixture list you may be better able to argue the case that the winner of the League Leaders shield is 'the overall best team' In the meantime by the only relevant criteria (winning the GF) the best team in each of the last four years would appear to be...LEEDS, LEEDS, ST HELENS & BRADFORD

This is not hard to understand even for a gymnast

when did u ever win the EVERYTHING?....challenge cup,grand final, league leaders trophy, man of steel,coach of the year,bbc sports team of the year in one season?...never...wonder who did though..and u lot will never better it.
ok u won the last 2 grand finals in one off games...come back spouting when youve won all that in one season till then..have a nice day...

When have you won a WCC and SL in the same season????
The bits in bold

Where in this thread has anyone argued you weren't by far and away the best team in 2006?

Have you been the best team for the last four years?

I'm not convinced they've even been the best team in Wigan for all of the last 4 years.....

To be honest I think this is fair enough.

Prior to last years GF, I don't think it was that big a deal to suggest Saints would win it, all the pointers suggested last year would be our year, unlike the year before when you really pushed us in the GF qualifier. Going into hiding was necessary after the GF last year.

I have to say though, it is nigh on impossible to have a genuine debate on this board anymore. Leeds have won the last 2 Grand Finals against the odds (the bookies made Saints favourites for both) but nothing else in between. All I am saying is that in the previous 4 seasons Saints have been the better club side and I stated that this year I expect to Leeds to fully overtake us, finish top and more than likely win the double, certainly if it is a repeat GF I don't think Saints would be favourites for that one. For some unbeknown reason certain Leeds fans are taking this as a slant when it is nothing of the sort. A sense of perspective would be good on here.

Apart from the world club challenge 2005 and 2008.........

As far as I care, the Scousers can win the CC trophy and hubcap from now until eternity, but if they don't win when it REALLY matters in the Grand Final then they are 2nd best.

The Champions are the team that win the Grand Final.
The Champions, are by name, the best team in the competition.
The Champions get to represent Super League against the Champions of the NRL, which incidently, is also the team that wins the NRL Grand Final
Nobody remembers how well teams play in the season, nobody, except straw clutching Scousers!

How fecking hard is it to comprehend??????

I always find this use of four years a bit arbitrary so I'll use my own arbitrary measure of five years:

Leeds Champions X3, WCC X 2, League Leaders X1

SL Regular Rounds:

Played 138 ..... Won 104 ..... Drawn 3 ..... Lost 31 ..... Pts For 4668..... Pts Agst 2391 ..... Pts Difference 2277 ..... Comp Pts 211

St Helens Champions X1, Challenge Cups X4, WCC X 1, League Leaders X4

SL Regular Rounds:

Played 138 ..... Won 104 ..... Drawn 3 ..... Lost 31 ..... Pts For 4511..... Pts Agst 2508 ..... Pts Difference 2003 ..... Comp Pts 211

Now I suppose it all boils down to whether you'd rather be Champions or Challenge Cup winners.

Either way we've provided competition for each other for the last five seasons as the two best teams in SL out there..

shows the teams are dead even except one doesn't do so well in big games. [size=75*choke*[/size

Good stuff.

Nice total exemption of one half of the domestic trophies on offer though.

It also shows 'the entertainers' have scored fewer points and conceded more over the course of 138 SL Regular Rounds (a trend that continues in 2009) than get the job done Leeds.

You just can't get enough of those meaningless hub caps can you, despite the margin of success been zippo under an irregular fixture format over five seasons.

I have highlighted that Saints have won 50% of the domestic silverware on offer in the past 4 seasons.

The fixture format is out of everyones control, just play what you have.

Why are they meaningless?

i assume because the ones who finish top arent the champions of the super league, thats the team who win the grand final.

meaning coming top of the league is not achieving anything other than giving yourselves the best chance of winning the big prize, the grand final.

everyone calls the playoffs 'the business end of the season' and theres a reason for that.

Well you don't win anything for finishing top.

Unlike the Saints board where this is always encouraged

is he an exconvict

So..??? so are you (or at least related to one)

WTF do you mean, again?



That little ray of sunshine, Stirlinge Stain is back to amuse us all.

You are right they are are not meaningless. You get a home tie in the first round of the playoffs to decide the best team in Superleague (not that it's done you much good

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He has never been away, although he's been sat in a corner rocking, unable to post from his depression since the GF.