As many have posted squad depth and size are a bit of a concern going into the new year, the NRL salary cap increase may have thrown a fly in the ointment and I hope we don’t end up using loanees, and we aren’t gambling and waiting to bring players in mid season like we did when we won promotion from the championship a few years back to bolster the ranks (admittedly though it did work and got us over the line but a gamble that paid off )

Battling out with Wakey for me, think HKR will go well, brought in some good experience and will look to match or improve on 8th last year

I also don’t see Salford as a main rival this season. I think they are a top 6 team. I do think we are overall competing with Hull FC, Cas Tigers, Wakey, Leeds HKR and maybe a seesaw Catalan.

We are in prime position to pick up an up and coming, or recognised and displaced, NRL/overseas forward, and some will

come available now the NRL cap is announced. I’m hoping for another young find at prop, in the same vein as the Kia O’Donnell move. Lam and Chester have the knowledge, contacts and respect to tempt exactly the player(s) we still need.

Our spine, and the depth we have in case of injury, is stronger than all potentially around us.

Let's be honest who knows who our main rival could be Rowley did a cracking job with Salford to get them on that run of wins , hkr had a real go and Wakefield did a mini surge to get of trouble even Toulouse had a spell then fell away ,there could be a couple of teams down there that will surprise us ( better not mention Warrington surely they can't be that bad again can they ...

To finish 11th Leigh will need to win 6 or 7 games, depending on how far adrift the bottom team is. 10 wins will leave us mid-table. At the moment I am unsure where those wins are coming from. 3 wins against Wakefield would probably be a good start.



Skybet have gone for Wakey bottom, with Leigh and Hull KR as fellow strugglers. Not sure I believe the prediction for Leeds and Warrington who could well have a torrid season. Warrington have a manager who is under intense pressure to start well, and Leeds have scoured the lower Leagues for bargains.



Wigan and St Helens to occupy the top 2 slots and the rest is up for grabs.

All teams must leave LSV having been mauled in the Leopards den.



We won’t go down!

That's the spirit ! I don't believe we will go down either and to be fair I haven't heard any of our fans yet saying we,ll go down I just can't see anything other than a 3 or 4 team scrap with possibly 1of them falling away mid season but you are right a very good home campaign,bordering on dominant it will need to be .

You'd have to say that though, hope it's HKR that goes down instead of you but it will be close between the two of you.

Wakefield have a new inexperienced manager, and have lost a large number of your best players. I am interested to know how/why Wakefield are going to dominate the Super League this season? Will the new 90 metre stand be the 14th man?

wakey won a warm up against a under strength leeds so wakey are now going to dominate sl

Leigh will be 6th, Wakey/Salford/HKR and CAS to be b4

I'll be happy with 11th or better

I'm more interested to know how you have decided that I think we are going to dominate super league or super dooper league as you used to call it when you couldn't compete in it, all I have merely said is it will be HKR or yourselves that will finish bottom.

With regards to the recruitment it's doing fine thanks for asking, and from the desperation signings you have made I'd be a little concerned about your own new signings, hopefully the new fixtures and fittings to the ground will give us all a lift we'll have to wait and see, maybe degsy can get together with Lenehan and buy your council owned ground and have a share in it, it could also be your 14th man, after all you'll need plenty of something to go for you this season.