*But there is, Highest placed winner in week one have the right to choose their opponent from the two winners in week 2.

not going up this year.will be sat in front of telly, catagory z you see

I remember Bradford whinging when coached by Peter Fox they wanted a play off because they finished on the same points as Wigan but lost the championship on points difference.

So if they whinged they wanted a prize for first place there is some irony there for those who know their RL history.

I always thought the prize for first placed was dropped so as not to detract from the then new playoffs because the RFL knew if there was a prize for finishing top it would be harder to hoodwink people into thinking a few knock out games was the right way to determine who was the best team in the league. There could only be one prize.

If the 27th game is dropped (which IMO it should be in favour of a mid season international v France) then you would get loads of debate as to which team was better, the team finishing top or the GF winners and I don't see any problem in such debates. It's all part of the fun.

Given the latest play off format gives even less advantage to the top two sides and a side can win the GF without beating all others who finished above it (as is needed in a top 5 system) I don't think it would take much to see this devalued version of the play offs supplanted in the majority of supporters minds by the league as the true indicator of which side is better if the league went to 26 games.

Dave

Not going this year.

I'm staying at a Travel Lodge in Livingstone and then getting a bus into Edinburgh.
Did the same thing last year.

10 of us stopping at Morton Hall caravan & camping site just a short bus ride from the city centre. £6 a night, bargain!!

Giving it a miss also, hope that it returns to Cardiff or another more modern Stadium, if you like a drink Murrayfield is a pain in the backside, a real hike to the bars.

It needs to go to a modern facility before I attend again.

Me and t'old man are staying at a brand new travelodge, Edinburgh Cameron toll. Cant wait, its a good lash up if nowt else

I'll be there with 2 others, but we're just going to drive there and back on the day

I agree, But I just snuck in a bottle of Whiskey in a pop bottle last time I went, which went down a treat.

Biggest waste of time ever.

I thought being a Wire fan was the biggest waste of time ever?

Seton Sands again, I think it's called. Same place as last year, which means that I am going to sleep in about 10 jumpers and a pair of jeans, because it was effing freezing at night.

10 of us kipping in my mates 1 bed flat friday till sunday.

This will be my Practice Stag do so i will most probably be the naked one handcuffed to a lamppost.

Who needs hotels when you can get an inflatable bed from tesco for about a tenner

canny wait

Seton Sands is where I stayed last year. Cracking little park. Think 6 of us stayed in one of their Statics for about 150 quid for 3 nights. Not bad at all. Bus to Edinburgh actually comes onto the park and is 3 quid for the day. Best place to be based out of imo.

Edinburgh Airport Travelodge for 2 of us

Driving up the day of the game.

32 of us staying at seeton sands

4 of us going up with Mayfair sunday stopping over and home monday, first time staying over should be a crackin night out sunday night

me + 5 stopping over Sunday night at a Premier Inn in the City centre. I hear there's less people going up this year. Should cut down on the queues in the bars then

What's the betting that Murrayfield is alot cheaper to rent than the Millenium Stadium.

We're staying there also, 2 of us pitching up a tent. £3 day saver bus trip to the ground. Cheap as chips.

Me +5, staying at the Travellodge at Polmont (Falkirk) Sunday night. Driving up early Sunday morning, parking at Polmont and getting the train into the City (20 mins). Hopefully get there at about 11ish.
Can't understand why people don't like the magic event, I think it's a "grand day out"

. Prefer Cardiff though.

Sorry, wrong board I know. My family and I (how posh does that sound??) are also stopping there again. We got the train last year though but might try the bus this time around. Can you remember how long it took, and did you catch it near the shopping centre?

Whats the betting that we would have alot more paying people in south wales, making more money!