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4 Teams with more central income and permission to have more foreign players and spend more money on their players wages will play 4 teams hamstrung by constraints that essentially make the middle 8 a ridiculous scenario. These are not "challenge cup" ties where the club pays little heed to the result unless they are potential winners, but games that could cost as much as 100k in lost revenue per result for the next seasons funding.......Leigh are best placed, but are still the massive underdogs when it comes to defeating Wakefield in the middle 8 million pound game.'"
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That didn't happen in a season Jim,thats been ongoing for 3 years,whilst the weaker sides of SL had the luxury of not being demoted,the championship sides had nothing to strive for (or did they?) within the league.
You can only work within the parameters set,whether you agree/disagree with them makes no difference.
Quote that essentially make the middle 8 a ridiculous scenario'"
The playoffs in SL carries the same ridiculous scenario..As a SL team you play all season to win the league,yet only the winner of the play offs is what everyone counts as being the winner.
And I surely for one wouldn't count on Wakefield being in that bottom 4 of SL..Theres still along way to go,but very detrimental to both leagues come the middle 8's is not money,it's injuries..
