Jake the Peg wrote:The issue is that if you don't perform to a half decent standard throughout the season you're not in with a chance of being in the mix at the business end of the season. We've lost 5 already which leaves us potentially 6 points behind 3 clubs . It doesn't look to me like the bottom teams will take too many points off the top teams this season so we're in a position where we can't lose that many more for the rest of the year or we won't be in the top 4. I already think it's looking unlikely we will be at the split unless we go on a long unbeaten run.
The good news is we have a high number of home games in the 2nd half of the season so a good opportunity to claw our way back into the mix
Believe me, at 57 mins in to the good friday game in 2016, I'd have been happy just to avoid the Middle 8. 23 minutes later, the comeback to end all comebacks (in a derby) and we then go on to win 12 out of the next 13.
The point I was making earlier was that many are bemoaning our performances, which have been hovering around average with noticeable periods of 15-20 min in games where we seem to click. But, we have won several of these games when under performing, we are still floating around the mix. not fully performing but still winning games, not really that bad is it. It does rile me when people say we are poor. We are not poor, just not performing to the best ability for decent periods of time in games. Perhaps our biggest disappointment was losing at Salford.
Realistically only Sts and Cas have consistently performed so far, but who would have thought Wakey would beat St's. Cas will falter when they play some mid week games which they will have to due to 2 postponements.
We have played, away from home, Leeds, Sts's, Cas (which we lost at last season as well). As you say, we have a run of home games coming up and with a trip to Wire being a tricky game.
A win tonight puts us in a nice position, but I would agree a loss would be damaging, but hardly season defining.
