I'ts quite amusing reading all your efforts in trying to defend your self proclaimed title that you didn't win. It's probably one of the biggest "own goals" scored in a long time. If you had gone on to win the Grand Final you may have just got away with being accused of a bit of arrogance by proclaiming yourselves champions prior to that title being won. I don't know if the link below works but it is explained quite clearly by the RFL what you acheived.
http://www.therfl.co.uk/championship/news_item.php?id=18667
I'ts going to take a long time for you to live this down and will come back to haunt you over and over again.
Oh and I do believe that with 20 minutes to go and 18 points up you were quite clearly heard by everyone watching Sky celebrating victory by singing "Champions" over and over again. So now try and tell me that the winners of the Grand Final are not the Champions. Yet another spectacular "own goal" :lol: