Found a great layout of the split. I still don't know how many teams get relegated from the championship to league 1. Anybody know? media.prorl.co.uk/docs/Super%208 ... tures.xlsx

Found a great layout of the split. I still don't know how many teams get relegated from the championship to league 1. Anybody know? media.prorl.co.uk/docs/Super%208 ... tures.xlsx

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I don't see it in that link, so what is the date of the 1st round of the Middle 8's, anybody know ?

I thought it would be a week off then it starts around the 9th of August perhaps?

I would say the first game would be on the 8th of August..Sky..

Sorry but that's a brilliant layout of the split who set that up, fixtures come out 29th of july i think.

Definitely 5 winnable matches there for Leigh, possibly even 6. We've just got to start well to reduce any pressure. Can't wait for the fixtures.

Think if Widnes win and HKR lose as you would expect they will change places. If that turns out to be the case Bradford seem to get a better deal out of it than us

hope salford win because widnes at home might be a bit easier than widnes away because widnes dont lose many at home

A win or the draw would be enough for Widnes providing Saints win. I think that means we get them at Odsal as well as Salford.

For Fax I cant decide if I want to get 3rd or not. Im not bothered where we play Sheffield as i expect us to beat them but would rather have Bradford than Leigh at home simply because the club would make more money from that one. Other than that Im not too fussed. I expect us to compete for 60 minutes or so against the SL teams and more than capable of creating a shock and beating Bradford or leigh or both.

I'm a little lost there GFB with your thought process. Surely if you believe your capable of creating an upset with Bradford or Leigh you must be in contention with Salford and Wakey.

Either result in salford widnes game would surely mean HKR at home. Winners would finish 9th leaving HKR 10th.

What would be the outcome,if Salford Widnes drew.

Same result. Widnes would go ahead of HKR on points difference, Salford would stay below HKR on points difference. Widnes v Salford can change results for other teams but ours will be the same regardless. 9th and 11th we play away from home. That will be Widnes and Salford no matter what the Widnes/Salford result is.

The games not played yet. So how do you know what the points difference is?

Not sure if you are winding me up or not?



If it is a draw then there will be an equal amount of points scored and points conceded therefore the points difference will stay exactly the same. Widnes have a better PD than HKR, Salford have a worse PD than HKR. They will both end up with exactly the same PD that they have now in the event of a draw.

Take it we will be going playing on a plastic pitch then!

Home: HKR, Wakey, Bradford and Sheffield

Away: Widnes, Salford and Halifax

The only game that can change (I think) is if Fax beat Bradford and Sheffield lose to London on Sunday. If that happens we have Fax at the LSV and Sheffield away.

Quite ironic that what has been our nearest, most 'local' fixture for the past few years is likely to be our furthest 'away' game in the middle 8's. Be nice to have some genuine rivalry. Sick of having Fax as our nearest 'derby' game.

It just makes for an amazing middle 8's for all...Pity SL top 8's can't match it..

I'd be happy with that outcome

...and me especially for the coffers.

Although I prefer and enjoy going to Halifax rather than Sheffield/Doncaster

I think Bradford and Leigh wont be up for a game against Fax as much as they would be for a game against SL opposition. Also depends who played who the week before.

Widnes have an advantage playing on their plastic pitch but so do Bradford knowing how to kick it against the lumps on their pitch. We might have to go to Widnes but at least we don't have to go back to Odsal.