Joined: Mar 01 2002 Posts: 10969 Location: Bradbados
Definitely hoping for Catalan away. I'm keeping some of my holiday money specially for the occasion. The away game in Perpignan is one of the biggest things I'll miss from SL, so my fingers are crossed.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect. Mark Twain
Obviously this is based on the squads as they stand, accepting that some clubs will be strengthening further before February.
However, having said that I think the bottom 4 will be, in order
Widnes Hull FC Wakefield Hull KR
Widnes will cruise through the middle 8s comfortably beating any Championship side.
Hull FC have a bit of quality but look short of senior players in the middle. Even so, barring serious injury crisis will come through the 8s in my view as it's a tough ask to go to the KC and win.
Wakefield look hardworking with decent depth, a coach who seems to have galvanised them.
Right now Hull KR look very vulnerable. Massive turnover of players including 1,6,7,9 with no new 1 and 9 signed as of pre-season training, rookie coach, light in every dept and just signed Ryan Bailey.
M@islebugs wrote:Obviously this is based on the squads as they stand, accepting that some clubs will be strengthening further before February.
However, having said that I think the bottom 4 will be, in order
Widnes Hull FC Wakefield Hull KR
Widnes will cruise through the middle 8s comfortably beating any Championship side.
Hull FC have a bit of quality but look short of senior players in the middle. Even so, barring serious injury crisis will come through the 8s in my view as it's a tough ask to go to the KC and win.
Wakefield look hardworking with decent depth, a coach who seems to have galvanised them.
Right now Hull KR look very vulnerable. Massive turnover of players including 1,6,7,9 with no new 1 and 9 signed as of pre-season training, rookie coach, light in every dept and just signed Ryan Bailey.
Learn your history.........Widnes never beat Leigh.
Any team that finishes in the bottom 4 - especially the bottom two are going to be beatable by a team who can hit their straps on that one day. We don't need to beat them all - just the other championship teams and possibly one SL team if that team also loses to the other SL teams and us. That will give that team about 6 points when we have at about 8 points.
Joined: Jun 22 2005 Posts: 9553 Location: bradford
woolly07 wrote:Any team that finishes in the bottom 4 - especially the bottom two are going to be beatable by a team who can hit their straps on that one day. We don't need to beat them all - just the other championship teams and possibly one SL team if that team also loses to the other SL teams and us. That will give that team about 6 points when we have at about 8 points.
But that only means we finish 4th in mini league and they finish 5th. We'd still need to beat them again in playoff match.
7 weeks of 4 matches with 2 points available = max of 56 points up for grabs. 5 wins gets 10 points. That should be good enough for third and automatic. four wins should be good enough for the £1m game, possibly even less if the top two sides total 26 points, thats nearly half the points gone already.
The numbers are easy, the points - given that its like 7 cup games - rather more difficult!
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