The rearranged Cas v Wigan game is on the weekend of the Denver test when other teams have the week off. Leeds v Catalans is being played the Wednesday before.

Leeds are struggling with form and injuries could well end up slipping in the bottom four again

leeds are 5 points clear of 9th and won't be bottom 4

Hopefully Wigan and Leeds continue to implode and keep us within a shout of the 4 going into the super 8s. Hope we can get some bodies back for the business end.

Think the loss to saints may be a blessing in disguise and will improve our chances of GF. Dont think we would have made that with another Wembley. We need to keep picking up points with the youngsters and at least stay in touch with top4 then will hopefully have a fully fit rested squad available for play offs. This year is good opportunity for GF success.
Keep believing!!!!!!!

Heard a bit of the Leigh - Halifax game.
Sounded a great game. God knows why Sky don't show at least one championship game a week.

The middle 8's will be nip and tuck this year. A couple of Super League teams should be nervous.

Looking like Toronto and Toulouse then a bunfight between Leigh, London, Fev and Halifax. Good competition, SL sides will be hoping Leigh don't make it as it sounds like they have a war chest.

Leigh are really playing catch up after their awful start. Out of the chasing pack, I reckon they'll be the ones who could trouble the super league teams .
Might crash and burn if they don't make it though!

Leigh have budgeted to make the top 4 if they don’t there in trouble the run ins for the top clubs are pretty easy and Leigh have to go to Toronto and Toulouse so not certain they’ll make it from a personal point of view I hope they don’t much prefer having to play Fev Fax or London

I can't see Leigh making it. Then we'll see what "Degsy" does next!

Sounding like we wont need this thread next year as its the end of the road for the Super8’s format.

It hasnt worked in my opinion, the ‘big’ clashes we were meant to get all summer havent materialised, though you can argue the clubs and RFL dont do enough promotion, I also cant forget how dreary 2015 was when we made the 8 but were so far away that it didnt matter, and had to sit through 2-3 home games that meant nothing at all.

I don't get this argument at all. One up one down and a smaller number of teams in the play-offs surely means more dead rubbers and less jeopardy.

Definitely. Plenty of dead rubbers in that format

Why is our Gary Heth angry ?

Because the rest of SL owners/CEO's have finally called time on Leeds practically running the game?

at a guess...

They haven't confirmed the new format just a loose mention that it will be 1 up 1 down.

Some have speculated we may see an SL1 and SL2 format with 10 teams in each. If the SL2 is better funded and has at least 1 TV game a week I think i'd be in favour of that. Under this structure crowds and income have continued to decline, it has been our cup wins and improvements in home form and marketing that have kept us growing not the league format.

I think clubs would struggle to survive on just 9 home games a season

Would imagine it would be a huge loss of revenue from sponsors, season ticket holders and walk ups. But there's been talk of player welfare with them playing too many games so I guess its a possibility.

Worrying times for some of the smaller clubs as well as us who are beholden to a far from favourable tenancy agreement

I agree 9 home games wouldent be enough. I'd imagine there would either be a 3rd home game against some teams, or an extended playoff/relegation form like there is now. I do think we currently play too many games though, and also that the season should start later in (usually!) better weather.

I was at the Andy Last event last night and James Clarke said that two leagues of ten, with a development league underneath that was APs preferred option, but they didn’t think he’d get it through at the moment.

By the way Lasty was really impressive. Passionate, intelligent and B&W through and through. Future head coach somewhere

because he found out ,he doesn't run the rfl.

indeed, I hope the other clubs shut him out completely, and get rid of Ganson too. We may actually get a fair and honest sport back.