Exactly, we're either going to sneak into the second eight (only 2 current championship teams will do that - in all likelihood) or we'll be in the top part of the bottom eight. Either way we'll have 15 home games.

Imagine someone coming down from Mars and reading that sentence.

Ah - they speak English on Mars, then?

Maybe a bit negative, but just trying to think how a CEO might view it



Has it been stated that the 4xChamionshoip sides in the middle eight will get 4 home games? If so I missed this and going with a season ticket of 15 games for us (Sheff, Fev, Fax, Leigh is defo the way to go).

However again it gives me more concerns in that I suspect ff this is the case it will lead to sides resing players in rounds 20-23 when you realise that you are already in the middle eight. I.e. why risk players when the last 7 games are the ones that matter.

As an alternative why not have SL9 & 10 + CH1 & 2 have 4 home games and SL11 & 12 + CH3 & 4 have only 3 home games giving more incentive to finish in the top 2 of the SL bottom 4 and CH top 4?

Yes, it's the top four in Eights One and Three and the bottom four in Eight Two. Totally logical.

It's all madness....

there could be 8 matches in the middle 8 if the 4 coming down played the other 4 home and away?

Aye, tag another week on the season.

suggested this ages ago, you take the points from the 6 games against the other teams going into the middle 8 and then play the other 4 teams home and away, this would give you a full season in essence in the middle eight.


But no playoffs in the middle eight except the 4v5 playoff game so time here for the extra week.

Then again why have a 4v5 playoff game if you have a full season of results (all teams home and away) so will never happen.

Money, Dave.

All too right