When I heard about the result last night I must admit the first thing that went through my mind was dissappointment that we couldn't have a crack at top spot on Sunday.

Then I thought, 'Well done Barrow'. A fantastic achievement to get promoted from NL2 last year and finish top of the pile of the Championship this year, against some very good teams in this division.

However, I then thought about how many players they have used this year and the amount of money they have had pumped in by their controversial chairman. Is it that much of an achievement when they have such resources to suddenly buy four players in one day and an SL half back on loan?

I think yes, if we had even slightly carried on our run and picked up a couple of bonus points along the way, we wouldn't be having this conversation. While we were on our horror show Barrow as well as other teams kept on producing the results.

So well done Barrow for finishing top and lets hope for a cracking game between us at Craven Park on Thursday week

Just a bit of a point, dont turn up for the game on Sunday, it will be well and truly over, as we play on Saturday.

I too congratulate them on their season. They had the resources and they used them (cash). However I am pretty happy with our season, as long as we do the business on SATURDAY and take 2nd spot.

I am pretty certain we can go to Barrow and take the short journey to the Halliwell Jones Stadium....

But the first hurdle has to be Toulouse.

Come on you blues

I'm a traditionalist, 3pm Sunday come rain or shine

[size=150=blue[iI Dont think that barrow will be a big side next season thanks to the Budget cut but i do find it quite suspicious that something has gone on. Surely with the amount of players they have they cant be stickin to the salary cap??

but hey well done in winning nothing barrow (top stop is nothing now-a-days its all about the grand final) Hopefully it will be Us and some1 other than barrow in the final but hey we can all dream)[/i[/size

Barrow took the league last night, that cant be changed. Well done.

Whats important right now is that we build on last weeks result, take some confidence from tomorrows game, and head into the play-offs with a team that believe they can take the GF.

Where is the proof of Barrow breaching the salary cap??
And if Barrow have won nothing this seasonand its all about the Grand final, why have a league??? icon_confused.gif icon_confused.gif icon_confused.gif

Quote Gaz martin wrote: Where is the proof of Barrow breaching the salary cap??
And if Barrow have won nothing this seasonand its all about the Grand final, why have a league???'"

i didnt say that they arent i said surely they cant be, two different things. just means that in my eye they must be spending an awful lot of it... remember they have payed wages for 44 players this season

and by the league & GF situation they only credit the team will get is 1st placve and if they lose in the gf or dont make it there the only thing they have achieved is £100,000, a picture with the league leader plate and a home tie in the play-offs... only 1 of them is a real achievement!

Sounds like a bit of sour grapes to me.

Congrats to Barrow they came top no matter, and Fax should have secured that a month or so ago and they didnt so dont complain, get on with it.

Diddles - Had Fax finished top you would be raving about it as a massive acheivement. Put your sour grapes away and just be sporting.

I agree that thanks to the RFL rules, Top spot might as well be 3rd bottom if we don't go on an win the GF. I fail to see how finishing top of a 20 game league doesn't tick a box when winning the choo choo cup (after scraping out of the group stages and winning the semi in the luckiest way possible) gives you that all important tick. In my opinion both the League Leaders & GF winners should have the right to apply to SL. 2 seasons ago we would be looking forward to a season in SL after finishing top !!

Would still have to win the Grand Final though

Whoops - shows how much I know about the old NL1 !!

Sshhh dont tell them - let them enjoy their "Champions" tag - even though they arent.

Like I said, Had Fax finished top you would be making a massive deal about it ! so you Shhhhhhhhh

Barrow were in it ony a few years ago and the format was the same then

I think its a great acheivment coming top of the league...but your not champions as your fellow supporters and the coach of your team has stated.

In my opinion they are, morally, the champions

on paper what they have achieved is much more impressive than being able to win a couple of playoff games

Thats your opinion.

We won't talk about that season

How times have changed, well done Barrow I am happy for the loyal fans up there after many years of hard ship. Come on Fax in the playoffs

I give my congratulations to Barrow, the rules regarding bonus points are the same for everybody and everyone knows them at the start of the season. They've got a chairman who likes to splash his cash and also open his mouth, would we complain if he was our chairman? I doubt it.

Enjoyed our trip up there early in the season and if we do the busines tommorow we'll be going again.....hopefully with the same result! They were good, honest rugby people who I met.

They've won nothing yet but I think they've done well in their first season back in this league.

***** barrow

=blue[iTaking a break. You were warned.

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Barrow have done well this year. Congrats to them. As always in a league, the team that has the most points at the end deserves to win the league. That's Barrow, so well done.

Now it's time for the playoffs and anything can happen. Good luck to all the teams once that starts.

this thread should be removed.

Barrow faders haven't achieved anything so far this season, after the GF no one remembers and cares who won the league!

They have achieved the minor premiership....