Mr. Zucchini Head wrote:If we can look after our own business by beating Catalans this weekend, the other fixtures could potentially be good for us. Leeds probably won't win at Warrington, I know Warrington are very shaky themselves but I'd still back them to win that. Leigh v Hull KR will see one of the teams we are hunting drop points, and Salford have a few important players missing and travel to a desperate Wakefield. If the stars align we could find ourselves ahead of Leeds and only 4 points behind 4th place, with a run of 4 very winnable games to come.
We've won five out of our last seven SL games. If we can repeat that over the next seven games then we will be in the mix for a play-off spot going into the final four games of the regular season. Considering where we were at 3 O' Clock on Good Friday afternoon, and the depressive mood amongst ourselves as we trudged out of the stadium, that would constitute a mini-triumph in my eyes!
Before the season started my hope/aim was to win 14/15 games (ten at home, four away) which I reckoned should have been enough to put us into the top six. That was a realistic target for us, even in a so-called 'transitional' season. If we win on Saturday then I'd say we are roughly back on track in that regard. Home wins versus Wigan/Saints/Catalans negating home defeats to Salford/Leigh/rovers.
We're still outsiders for a play-off spot, at the moment, but if we can maintain the form of recent weeks then we won't be too far off by September. My main worry is our dreadful points difference. I can't escape the feeling that if we do push ourselves into the mix, it will ultimately cost us! Unless we have a couple of big wins in the coming weeks.
Either way, I'm looking forward to Saturday's game (another big test and marker for us) and it's been a while since I've been in that frame of mind so, if nothing else, that's a positive development from April
It's never dull being a black & white is it? Frustrating undoubtedly, but never dull!!