Mrs Barista wrote:Of course it's a worry. Being in the Middle 8s is a nail in any club's genuine quality recruitment coffin and we are 10 players down (or something like that). Who would want to sleepwalk into a death match against hierarchy golden children Toronto or Toulouse? I think we all know how the 50/50 calls will go. Every SL club's number 1 goal is top 8. It is ours and we are not there yet.
Are you trying to suggest something other than fair refereeing? Because that would be quite a statement.
Windy winger wrote:Farimao Kelly Taylor Carlos at least , plus Leeds cas and Warrington will drop points too . If we are within 4/6 points of 4th with 7 games to play with a nearly fit squad I’d back us , as I think we have the best squad in the league!
Last I read, Carlos was out until the end of July. Is Connor ok?, he did his hamstring last week.
Is Hodgson the new Griffin, or is it all about pace?
So before wires we had won 8 out of 10, we are 4th, havnt lost at home this year, have to play 3 of the bottom 5 at home, should have players coming back, I really cant see us being anywhere near the middle 8s,
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Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:End of July is roughly when the 8's start.
Final round before the split is 26th-29th July. The following weekend the Cup semi finals take place and the Super 8s start the weekend beginning Thursday 9th August.
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hull2524 wrote:So before wires we had won 8 out of 10, we are 4th, havnt lost at home this year, have to play 3 of the bottom 5 at home, should have players coming back, I really cant see us being anywhere near the middle 8s,
Nobody expects Hull to be in the middle 8s, including those pointing out that it remains a possibility. That’s kind of the point. It’s about making an event of avoiding them if this season looks like it might start to fizzle out a little, and then contrasting the benefits of your situation with those who finish 9-12.
'Thus I am tormented by my curiosity and humbled by my ignorance.' from History of an Old Bramin, The New York Mirror (A Weekly Journal Devoted to Literature and the Fine Arts), February 16th 1833.
At this point last year we were 5th although had a point more than we currently have. We only had three more home games before the split though compared to five this season.
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Mild Rover wrote:Nobody expects Hull to be in the middle 8s, including those pointing out that it remains a possibility. That’s kind of the point. It’s about making an event of avoiding them if this season looks like it might start to fizzle out a little, and then contrasting the benefits of your situation with those who finish 9-12.
In my opinion the aims on any SL team are: 1) Avoiding the Middle 8s 2) Making the Top 4 3) Making the GF 4) Winning the GF
We've achieved 1 & 2 in the last two seasons with a largely fit squad. We've had a catastrophic mid season run of long term injuries to key players which, in conjunction with a significantly stronger Saints and Warrington makes 2 almost certainly out of reach. Making the top 8 would hardly be an "event" but missing that target would put us right on the back foot for all sorts of reasons. IMO the season is panning out a bit like 2015, where we scraped in and used the Super 8s as SL experience for emerging players. Whilst it would, overall, be disappointing, context is important. As joyous as our cup run has been, and I can't adequately put that into words, this year a week off might actually help us. It's not only me that recognises the downside of finishing 9-12. See coaches and directors of those featuring in them on a regular basis for details.
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