Quote ="Uncle Rico"if Mr Redux's unpredicatable predictions come to pass because of our team selection rather than Hudd's being fully deserved winners, I can't help believing that something is nigglingly wrong with the game.'"
It happens in most sports and is largely unavoidable no matter how the league system works. Say we had "top of the table = champions" and the Challenge Cup Final as the climax to the season a week after the last round of league games.
If a team wins the league with a game to spare and reaches the CCF, would you expect them to pick a full strength side in their final league game out of some sort of duty to the other teams, or would you expect them to rest players for the CCF?
As far as I'm concerned we have earned the right to pick whichever team we see fit over the next two games. Other teams contesting other matters should be concentrating on their own results, not counting on us doing them favours.
Plus I'm in Berlin this weekend so won't see a minute of our match, meaning I really couldn't care less what happens as long as no key players get injured!
