Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:38 pm  

Dougy wrote:

Must agree. One off games are more prone to being decided by a ref of by players being injured. The FA Cup and Challenge Cup have their histories built on one-off games because the underdog have much more chance of victory than over the course of 9 months when you have to be 'at it' every week, be it sunny, raining, snowing, windy, home or away. If you finish top after all that you deserve to be Champions - everyone agrees with that, unless you're a Leeds fan.

Over the course of a season it does tend to even out, over 80 minutes it is very unlikely.

And of course, the entire game of rugby league for a vast majority of its history.

its mostly football fans who have a top=champions out look.

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:39 pm  

Dougy wrote:

If you finish top after all that you deserve to be Champions - everyone agrees with that, unless you're a Leeds fan.

Oh dear.

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:42 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

Barcelona clearly bottled it.

Biggest two games of the year and the missed two open goals and Messi missed a penalty, they caused themselves to be chasing a game they should have won and played right in to Chelsea's hands.

I've heard it all. Seriously, are you a Leeds fan?

Pre SL when Wigan dominated from about 1992-1996 - they won about 48 games a season out of 50 nearly every year. I think, if i'm right, they lost a Regal Trophy final one year to Cas, lost a Prem Trophy final to Saints one year as well. Each of them losses cost Wigan 'the Grand Slam' 4 out 4 trophies.

Did Wigan bottle them games in your opinion?

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:44 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

And of course, the entire game of rugby league for a vast majority of its history.

and explain why?

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:48 pm  

MjM wrote:

:lol: Oh dear.

So you believe in an 80 minute game - the best team always wins? 100% of the time?

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:49 pm  

Dougy wrote:

I've heard it all. Seriously, are you a Leeds fan?

Pre SL when Wigan dominated from about 1992-1996 - they won about 48 games a season out of 50 nearly every year. I think, if i'm right, they lost a Regal Trophy final one year to Cas, lost a Prem Trophy final to Saints one year as well. Each of them losses cost Wigan 'the Grand Slam' 4 out 4 trophies.

Did Wigan bottle them games in your opinion?

If they lost to an inferior team and didnt perform to their ability then I would expect so.

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:51 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

How you are so committed to such an obviously nonsensical, circular, logical fallacy of an argument I dont know.

I imagine there are occasions when stringing together a bunch of words and phrases you've heard works for you. Unfortunately this isn't one of them.

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:51 pm  

Dougy wrote:

and explain why?

I wasnt at the meeting in 1906 when they decided to crown the champions by play-off rather than the league so im probably not the person to ask

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:53 pm  

SmokeyTA wrote:

If they lost to an inferior team and didnt perform to their ability then I would expect so.

I think we have different ideas on what 'bottling it' means?

I'm presuming it means not being able to handle the occasion because of the pressure and thus not playing well as you are too nervous?

Re: What does Leeds' victory mean for the regular season? : Tue Oct 09, 2012 7:58 pm  

TheElectricGlidingWarrior wrote:

I imagine there are occasions when stringing together a bunch of words and phrases you've heard works for you. Unfortunately this isn't one of them.

Isnt any sentence is just stringing together words and phrases you have heard?
Maybe thats why you are talking such nonsense, you are using words and phrases you have never heard before so you dont know what they mean. That explains a lot.