CHURCHILL wrote:An interesting thing to think about, if the season finished now, and the league standings were the final positions, would Saints pick Rovers when it comes to the lottery of St Helens having the choice with the new rule?

CHURCHILL wrote:I think the majority of Rovers fans are just enjoying it for what it is, we have no expectations, and the team plays with little pressure from the fans. We are still to put in a full eighty minutes and play a team off the pitch.

Our strength is our defence this season, it's improved year on year, and our attack isn't half bad either. Are we a top four side, I think we are capable of being there come the end of the season, and perhaps the competitiveness of this years comp is perhaps helping us on our way, but on the other side of that we've had some notable scalps including Wigan and Saints away as well as Warrington at MM and Hull on their own pitch.

Thing is though, I don't want it to appear that Rovers are a shining light of Super League, we are one of a few clubs. Huddersfield, Cas, Wakefield, and Quins are all worth a mention for starting the season well and putting pressure on the usual suspects, and that alone, can only be good for the game. Add to that the ever improving Salford, and Celtic looking like they are finally finding there feet in this league, then likes or Warrington, Bradford, Wigan and Catalan must wonder what has hit them.

Back to Rovers, we've played every team now, we look in good shape, my only fear is that last season, a tough quarter final against Saints, which we almost won, knocked our season for six and it took us eight games to get back on track, so the cup tie with Wire will show how far we have come if we can cope with it afterwards, win or lose.

General Zod. wrote:Personally I see us finishing in the top-three in such a manner that would go a long way to establishing us as a top-four side.

Hutchie wrote:No

in the first round of playoffs 1 plays 4 and 2 plays 3.

Winners of both them games go through to the semis and the highest place of the 2 winners gets to pick there next opponents, which is from the winners of the other games.

I may be wrong but 1 cannot play 2 unless 2 and 4 both win the first game and then 2 picks 1 if they win back through


Nowt as simple as rugby eh


I suppose you have to pick teams form at the time, you could be in a position that even though you finish high up, your last few games you may lose, have injuries etc, loss of form, yet a lower team (Hull, Bradford, Wigan , Warrington) who might just have scroaped in may be injury free and on top form going into the playoffs

Hutchie wrote:good night on the ale was it last night

Who do you reckon the other established top 4 team will be then

Bobbin' Along wrote:I've a pretty good idea of one club which won't be.