Widnes need all their best players fit, and that's what has undone them the last two years.
Giants have a new coach which may give them a bounce, and Catalans have some decent players but are ill disciplined and badly coached.
Leigh are running into form now as well, so can see the middle eights being very tight, exciting and probably low on quality.

has anyone realised we could end up with toronto,tolouse,london and catalan in superleague next year so 4 teams that dont bring away support. imagine the million pound game played in front of a few spectators

I support expansion but the lack of away fans at Catalans games (and London in the beforetime) makes those games less exciting to watch. I hope the loss of revenue will be made up by better TV and advertising deals but knowing our sport it won't.

Another 2 points in our quest to avoid the middle 8s. Given Catalans look a much better side with Drinkwater, Huddersfield have won their last 3 games and we're down on numbers that was an important win. Borrowed this image from Twitter:

Rovers are doomed. I'd expect Toronto to go up automatically, and London/Toulouse via MPG. Rovers will get MPG at best.

Yep. I didnt think we could make it, but that win has just given us a glimmer of a chance.

Just shows how damaging the losses at catalans and salford were

Yes it does tbf. Win those and we are sitting pretty. Next week would have been a bonus.

its all if and buts though, we could also have lost to wakey and leeds at home, we are where we are and just don't need any more injuries,

Catalans revving up a bit with Drinkwater to steer them round the park. Good for us that Leeds and Cas also lost this week.