Championship Final

[jamescolin]

If we get to the Final wouldn't it have been great to have the match as a curtain raiser at Old Traffolrd instead of playing it at Toulouse? If SL final is not at the top clubs venue then ours shouldn't be either. All part of RL scheme to get Toulouse into SL and enhance the French connection. 

[sentoffagain2]

10 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

If we get to the Final wouldn't it have been great to have the match as a curtain raiser at Old Traffolrd instead of playing it at Toulouse? If SL final is not at the top clubs venue then ours shouldn't be either. All part of RL scheme to get Toulouse into SL and enhance the French connection. 

  If Haven  beat Fax and win in Toulouse providing we win our play off game against Batley or Bradford Fev would be at home to Whitehaven in the Final.Would you want the game at Old Trafford or a nearly full Post office Road.Toulouse will deserve to be in S.L. if they remain unbeaten and win the Final they would be there on merit.

[tms]

54 minutes ago, jamescolin said:

If we get to the Final wouldn't it have been great to have the match as a curtain raiser at Old Traffolrd instead of playing it at Toulouse? If SL final is not at the top clubs venue then ours shouldn't be either. All part of RL scheme to get Toulouse into SL and enhance the French connection. 

Colin you've got  to remember when sky got SL the challenge cup final was the biggest game in the world and sky had nowt to do with it and for the fist two seasons team finishing top were crowned champions but that not good enough for sky so they brought in grand final to  crown champions in 98 so they could say look at us  look at us we'ave got the biggest game now  since then it's been stand alone full of hype and BS so no way  would  they let FEV  by beating TO on grand final day take all the headlines  from THE GRAND FINAL 

[Monkeymagic22]

Personally I think the Grand Final should be at a neutral venue, but the clubs agreed to it being at the highest ranked team and therefore that's what should happen. 

[J Phil Loxton]

If by chance it is a Toulouse and Fev final and nobody can be sure. ( It's a funny old game) And if Toulouse beat Fev then they will have beaten us home and away (nuff said).

[lingaro]

...... With a full complement of players.  I don't buy into this fairness ###### at all.  Try explaining our league table to people outside the RL circle. They look at you gone out. 

[J Phil Loxton]

1 hour ago, lingaro said:

...... With a full complement of players.  I don't buy into this fairness ###### at all.  Try explaining our league table to people outside the RL circle. They look at you gone out. 

Aye, when you go home from a game you've got to get a slide rule and then ask a nine year old kid whether you've moved up the league or not

[Snowys Backside]

Toulouse are bottlers. You have stuffed them in France before and you can stuff them in France again! 

You deserve a crack in SL and us Leythers can finally consolidate and keep Toulouse in the Championship the following year too! Good luck

[RobLambert]

On 21/09/2021 at 20:39, Snowys Backside said:

Toulouse are bottlers. You have stuffed them in France before and you can stuff them in France again! 

You deserve a crack in SL and us Leythers can finally consolidate and keep Toulouse in the Championship the following year too! Good luck

Just printing this off and putting it on my wall.  A Leigh fan giving us some credit.  Wonders never cease....

[coolie]

On 21/09/2021 at 12:00, Monkeymagic22 said:

Personally I think the Grand Final should be at a neutral venue, but the clubs agreed to it being at the highest ranked team and therefore that's what should happen. 

Game was offered to be played a Catalans

 

 

 

 

 

And fev didn't want it there either

[J Phil Loxton]

12 minutes ago, coolie said:

Game was offered to be played a Catalans

 

 

 

 

 

And fev didn't want it there either

It might be at Post Office Road against Whitehaven yet Coolie

[jamescolin]

18 minutes ago, J Phil Loxton said:

It might be at Post Office Road against Whitehaven yet Coolie

I had that thought as well. Whitehaven playing well

[coolie]

2 hours ago, J Phil Loxton said:

It might be at Post Office Road against Whitehaven yet Coolie

How about this for irony

Batley beat Bradford 

Whitehaven beat Halifax

And in the final you play Batley

You've played them 3 times this season winning all of them

 

But in the final you lose 

That would be hard to take for both of us 

[J Phil Loxton]

7 minutes ago, coolie said:

How about this for irony

Batley beat Bradford 

Whitehaven beat Halifax

And in the final you play Batley

You've played them 3 times this season winning all of them

 

But in the final you lose 

That would be hard to take for both of us 

Whoever wins ON the pitch in the final will deserve it. That's the way it should have always been

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

1 hour ago, J Phil Loxton said:

Whoever wins ON the pitch in the final will deserve it. That's the way it should have always been

Yes. The only thing I'd confidently predict is that the final won't be in Whitehaven.....

[Fevrover]

4 hours ago, coolie said:

Game was offered to be played a Catalans

 

 

 

 

 

And fev didn't want it there either

How do you know that ?

[sentoffagain2]

   I like the top 6 play offs .It  rewards the top two by giving them a week off then all being well the best two teams will end up in the final by their efforts on the pitch.With a division of 12/14 teams most will have something to play for.I think the bottom team should be relegated and the next to bottom play off with the runner up in the division below on a neutral ground.

[lingaro]

2 hours ago, J Phil Loxton said:

Whoever wins ON the pitch in the final will deserve it. That's the way it should have always been

We're not quite grasping this are we.  Having a full squad of fresh players v a busted team where even the loan players brought in to replace other busted players are busted.  Only thing Tolouse have to worry about is not cutting their toe nails tooo short! 

[coolie]

1 hour ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Yes. The only thing I'd confidently predict is that the final won't be in Whitehaven.....

Well if that doesn't inspire Whitehaven....

 

 

 

Nothing will

Come on Haven

[bigbaldnmad]

2 minutes ago, coolie said:

Well if that doesn't inspire Whitehaven....

 

 

 

Nothing will

Come on Haven

As the lowest placed team, they cannot host the final

[David Shepherd]

1 hour ago, lingaro said:

We're not quite grasping this are we.  Having a full squad of fresh players v a busted team where even the loan players brought in to replace other busted players are busted.  Only thing Tolouse have to worry about is not cutting their toe nails tooo short! 

Could work the other way for them. They're not exactly battle hardened as a unit and they've not really been tested, even by their closest rival. We were pretty awful when we played them. 

Remember Toronto blasting their way through the league to then choke when facing a fairly ordinary London team in the mpg?

[Les Tonks Sidestep]

1 hour ago, coolie said:

Well if that doesn't inspire Whitehaven....

 

 

 

Nothing will

Come on Haven

Oh dear, still not got the hang of this play off stuff have you? Although as a Dewsbury fan it's not surprising.....

[coolie]

1 hour ago, Les Tonks Sidestep said:

Oh dear, still not got the hang of this play off stuff have you? Although as a Dewsbury fan it's not surprising.....

So what happens if its a draw and the clubs cannot be separated after extra time and golden point?? 

Would there be a replay?? 

[Fevrover]

9 minutes ago, coolie said:

So what happens if its a draw and the clubs cannot be separated after extra time and golden point?? 

Would there be a replay?? 

Don't think so because someone would score eventually as they'd play till one scores.

[RobLambert]

3 hours ago, lingaro said:

We're not quite grasping this are we.  Having a full squad of fresh players v a busted team where even the loan players brought in to replace other busted players are busted.  Only thing Tolouse have to worry about is not cutting their toe nails tooo short! 

Its almost impossible for Toulouse to pick up injuries when they do play - given that  nobody bothers tackling them.  Oldham gave them a game a few weeks back and they picked up some knocks......