Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 6:58 pm  

Are the RFL sticking with the derby format which is not the fairest system in the world?

Will they look to change it again or are they planning to stick to the derby system?

It's good fun to play a close rival but surely it's time to introduce it based on the 2011 league standings which is surely the fairest way and should(in theory) produce the closest games.

1v2
3v4
5v6
7v8
9v10
11v12
13v14 (14 being Widnes)

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:04 pm  

Seems like a good idea

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:23 pm  

How is that fair though?

Finish 2nd, play 1st? Or finish 3rd and you play 4th? Not exactly a fair system itself.

No matter what system you come up with, an extra fixture won't be "fair" so it might as well be as attractive as possible to the supporter. The Murrayfield fixtures were completely boring and contributed to many having a lack of interest.

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:26 pm  

Wellsy13 wrote:

How is that fair though?

Finish 2nd, play 1st? Or finish 3rd and you play 4th? Not exactly a fair system itself.

No matter what system you come up with, an extra fixture won't be "fair" so it might as well be as attractive as possible to the supporter. The Murrayfield fixtures were completely boring and contributed to many having a lack of interest.

Like you said, no system is ever fair but at least doing it this way will get good crowds as every game will be close

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 7:34 pm  

You could potentially have 1 v 14 how's that fair?

As it stands now

Wigan v Warrington
St Helens v Huddersfield
Catalans v Leeds
Castleford v Hull FC
Hull KR v Salford
Bradford v Quins
Wakefield v Widnes

Now there are some attractive fixtures and some not so but it is THE fairest system, we [WIRE] will probably play Widnes this time round and although i really look forward to that fixture do you think that will be anything but a one sided affair?

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:00 pm  

Horatio Yed wrote:

You could potentially have 1 v 14 how's that fair?

As it stands now

Wigan v Warrington
St Helens v Huddersfield
Catalans v Leeds
Castleford v Hull FC
Hull KR v Salford
Bradford v Quins
Wakefield v Widnes

Now there are some attractive fixtures and some not so but it is THE fairest system, we [WIRE] will probably play Widnes this time round and although i really look forward to that fixture do you think that will be anything but a one sided affair?

Hull FC (2nd and Grand Finalists in 2006) played Hull KR (newly promoted) in 2007. We lost.
The fixtures were weighted in 2009-10 in Edinburgh. How many of them were close entertaining games? I much prefered the derbies personally. Fewer people are going to travel hundreds of miles to watch a normal league fixture against a typical SL side, as seen in Edinburgh.

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:05 pm  

You then have a Saint v Wigan fixture
v
Wire v Widnes fixture

If Wire won the league by 2 point or even 1 point how is that fair on teams like Wigan or Saints playing an extra fixture that is so much tougher?

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:10 pm  

Horatio Yed wrote:

You then have a Saint v Wigan fixture
v
Wire v Widnes fixture

If Wire won the league by 2 point or even 1 point how is that fair on teams like Wigan or Saints playing an extra fixture that is so much tougher?

What makes you so sure Wire will win the league

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:12 pm  

I'm talking just talking probables there are other examples i couldn't bring myself to write

Re: Millennium Magic 2012 Fixtures : Wed Aug 31, 2011 8:40 pm  

Just pile everyone into the stadium and dont tell them the fixtures.

Draw the teams out like a lottery an hour before each kick off.

Creates a bit of suspense and excitement atleast.