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Only one player took any prisoners this week. That was........Prisoner, the only one to rise up the table.

There's still the London v Swinton game to play. and a few of you may (will) get a bonus point which I'll add once the game is played.

Now I still can't get my head around the round numbers as this weekend's was supposed to be the last and were round 26. But I already had rounds 27 and 28. And I've gone back and checked and those were the rounds advertised. So I've added round 28 to round 27 but there still aren't enough games for any bonus points to be awarded.

I'll add the fixtures for the playoff Round One, once I have those. 

Right that's it. I'm off to Warrington now.

Skybet Widnes win 15/2, London by 8-14pts 4/1, Vikings by 1-7 14/1

Bet365 Widnes win 7/1, handicap bet +/-22.5pts

Paddypower no odds listed

Some good odds around on this! 👀 

This , of course is if I've understood the overly complex system correctly 🙄 

This , of course is if I've understood the overly complex system correctly 🙄 

What's gonna happen? One league or two?

We don't even know yet how many teams there'll be in either SL, and / or below!

Are London heading for the promised land? Who'll (if any) go the opposite way? 

Vegas is already locked in, so even though they're currently the basement boys, I can't see Bradfraud going down.

Fifteen dining at the top table? If so, who doesn't play at Magic?

Will Fev be coming back?.

The format in the Championship this season has been a farce! We missed out on the 'Yeds and / or you, thus denying us some much needed dosh. How is it fair when everyone doesn't play everyone?

Let's say, next term, we lose the Broncos, but Fev return, meaning there'll again be twenty of us, so how's this for a suggestion, that I've mentioned previously? 

Play each other once, making nineteen games. Yeah, I know there's a prob straight away there, coz it'd mean (say) you having ten home games, and (say again) us only nine, but.................

That could (in part) be compensated with a return to Blackpool over the August Bank Holiday, where in the main, derbies like Worky v 'Haven would be staged.

Play-offs? Ten is too many for me, so maybe top four, or maybe top six, with the final as a curtain-raiser at OT.

There'd also be the Challenge Cup, and (poss but unlikely in my opinion) the 1895.

I openly admit, that what I've mooted is faaaaaaaar from perfect, so I'll throw it open to you for your views / ideas / suggestions /criticisms, if I may please!

The board is yours mes amis!

Spelly.

As we know, some posters on here love to give it to Joey, but last night I thought he was excellent, and led the Youngsters with aplomb. It's been a difficult  season for JL, with injuries and our other Halves playing well, but last night he took his chance, and we nearly pulled off a shock win.

Well played, Joseph Lyons.

Paulie xx

RIP Sir Billy.

Spelly.

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Paulie xx