If we win the LLS. That will satisfy me this season.
But the arrogance of some (not all) Wigan, Warrington, Leeds, and even Hull fans. Seem to think we will be pushovers for them at our place in the play-offs.

I really hopes this motivates our lads to push on and win the GF.

Anderson should put some of these comments off the message boards on the dressing room walls to motivate the lads.

I hope our players do not give a toss.

They should be doing it for themselves their coach and their fans and if that is not motivation enough I dont know what is


The day they need motivaton via what is said on the net is probably the day they should pack it in and do something else.

Anderson knows what he is doing and thank God he does what he does not what you suggest as you are so far of the mark its untrue.

exactly, let others worry about us or not as the case may be, we have proved already this season that wigan leeds and saints hold no fear for us and we are capable of smacking their asses, now warrington on the other hand..........

Taking Hull completely out of it (don't even know why we've been included!) If I was a Wire, Leeds or Wigan fan, I'd rather play Hudds in the play offs. It's just a fact, no need to get defensive about it. Once you've reached the grand final or won it then it might change, but up until then it won't.

No problem with others wanting us and can kind of see why but in truth you get who you get and if we carry on playing well we should do fine whoever we play. I for one wont get upset with what other fans think nor gloat if we do the business....what will be will be.

this

Firstly, the hudds players will already be highly motivated to win the grand final to suggest they would take any notice of opinions on a forum, or that it would somehow increase their motivation is terribly wrong.

Secondly, it's not arrogance, the fans don't want to disrespect hudds but it's simply an instinctive opinion. The instinct of leeds, wigan and warrington fans is telling them that, regular season results aside, we'll have a better chance against hudds than any of the other top 4 teams.

Have hudds ever won or made a grand final? No. Wigan leeds and wire all have.

Finally, your first sentence, to me is a defeatist attitude. If you lose in the playoffs you can just come back to this and say, we don't care as we were happy with the LLS.

You might never get a better chance to make and win the grand final. The LLS literally means eff all because it doesn't give you the title of champions. It's almost something for teams on the periphery who can put abit of consistency together and win 'something' to give themselves backslaps while the real contenders don't bust a gut to try and win it. This looks exactly what is going to transpire with hudds this season. Saints finished top 5 seasons on the trot, does anyone really remember...or care? If that had been grand finals, they'd be talked about as one of the greatest club teams in the countries history.

I just can't understand this limp acceptance to just win the LLS, it's a pathetic attitude. I'm sure the players are the total opposite.

Exactly, look after yourselves. Big test this playoff series, but you've certainly got the squad capable.

At this moment in time we will not get a better chance of winning the GF. All the 2013 squad available for selection (apart from Luke O'Donnell and Stuart Fielden obviously) and sitting top of the table. PA will be going full tilt at winning all our games to the end of the season - I've no doubt about that. You can't play RL half hearted or you end up busted.

Looks like Wane is giving his all for 4th with our team selection. And quite rightly so.

"Chris Tuson will Captain the Cherry and Whites as the most experienced player in the squad".

Yep, Wane is going all out not to finish 4th!

No seems logical that while the other top 4 sides all had a weekend off you didn't so give em a rest like the other sides it has nothing to do with wanting 4th. You seem to forget we've already exceeded expectations this season, time will tell, keeping your players fresh for your real test in the play offs ie Saints in the second week

The league leaders shield means eff all.

Only to the teams that haven't won it that season or to arrogant fools, to me it means your the best team of the season cos its given to the team with most points in the league and who have been consistent week by week

Hope we go onto win the GF cos if we do the LLS still means means a hell of a lot more to me than a money making 4 game play off (the Challenge Cup is the knock out comp)

I have stated this numerous times that I would rather win the LLS than GF but unless we do no one would believe me but IMO the Champions are the ones who win the league as in most sporting competitions I know of!!

Is there any dosh involved or is the LLS deemed sufficient reward?

If Wigan finish fourth and play Hudds i can't see anything other than a Hudds win, so let them finish 4th, but who would you pick in the club call in a choice of Wigan and Leeds?

Please be Leeds

I would choose Wigan for club call and save beating Leeds for Old Trafford in an all Yorkshire Grand Final, cos none of them there Lancashire teams can.

Absolutely agree with this

You do realise that for that to happen you will have had to lose to Warrington then beaten Saints? (assuming Saints are 5th).

Firstly the achievement for Huddersfield of getting into the top 4 is the key one, and congratulations to them for doing this. This is the real achievement.

"Winning" the LLS means zip.

The rules of the competition ensure this. For this reason you cannot say "it's the reward for being the most consistent team/best team over the season" etc etc

The reality is that teams do not go all out to win the LLS because the structure of the competition means that it's not necessary to do so.

SL is all about a knockout competition at the end of the regular rounds.


If Huddersfield can make it to the GF or even win it, then this will be despite finishing 1st after the regular season, not on account of it.

If we had Club call with Leeds finishing 3rd it wouldn't work as we would've beaten Wigan and they'd be the lowest top 4 loser and play the higher placed 5-8 winner assuming it's Saints.

Are we in a timewarp?

Huddersfield winning the LLS means ZIP to you. It means much more to us. 81 years since we've finished top.

Your bonfire pi$$ing is futile.

we have finished in the top 4 before you know..

you get more cash the higher up the table you are, think its 50k for topping the league

then more cash from whatever money is generated from the play offs

Spot on - to fans whose club have won things regularly it mean nothing, to us it means everything, the world to our club - it may be a stepping stone to further trophies in years to come but for now it is the 1st bit of Silverware for the club to build on. You can bang on all you like, all of you, about it meaning nothing but it will fall on deaf ears, we aren't interested - ITS AN AWARD FOR DOING THE BEST !.

For years we had the you've never won anything crap thrown at us, well now we are on the brink of winning something we get ...ah but that doesn't mean anything......NO ONE AT THIS CLUB GIVES 2 HOOTS WHAT ANYONE ELSE THINKS IT MEANS.

Main point is people will always say something means nothing if they don't have a chance of winning it themselves!!

For me topping the league is really what being champions is all about - Not a knock out competition amongst a much reduced competitive pool of 'talent'!