Other then fev or Toulouse we are playing the form side this weekend it should be another tough game for us. They have everything to play in the race for sixth and so do we one more win should see us get third spot. A long journey up lets hope we are celebrating on the way back i will go for 18-25 to fax.

This is tough one to call. A few weeks ago I would have been fairly confident but as TS says Whitehaven are on a roll now. Our drop in form and not replacing players who have left, no coincidence there, doesn't fill me with hope but i have a feeling we might just do it which should clinch us 3rd spot. I'll go for Whitehaven 20v24 Fax. Elland Craft & Tap, South Sea Pale 4.1% Mmm! Up The Fax! .

With no news following on from the Fev game on knocks / injuries and who will be available it’s hard to say but going on the lads coming through without anything serious added I’ll be positive and say our long range attack will be just enough to get us the points.

A one score fax win hopefully . All to play for and its a far shorter journey of you win . Best wishes to Mr arbour on his last organised trip and stop at t bay services . I wonder how many trips he has made over the years.

Neil Arber that is

I can't see past a Haven win unfortunatley. We were not that good against them at home and it were a slog, added to that they are very good at home and its also Jesse Joe Parker's last game and they will be well up for it just for that reason alone. For us we look like we might struggle to get 17 fit players on the pitch. Getting Morris back from covid protocols should give us a boost especially as it has given him chance to rest up as he looked fatigued before this.

I see our best chance of getting in the top 4 now as beating batley at home in which case we would play them 2 games on the bounce.

And whitehavens coach is moving upstairs at the end of this season and he as done a cracking job for them. So this will be is and jesse joes last home game they will be well fired up it will come down too who wants it most on the day.

Hard to get excited when the club gave up on this season several weeks ago and Fev last week killed it for me.
We all know we may get a win first playoff then get a tonking.Sad that as a club we can no longer compete at the second level of RL.Hopefully this will change for next year and the initial steps are encouraging.

That's my thoughts exactly, I could have written that word for word.

I suppose the fact of the likes of london going part time it suddenly causes you to reflect on just where the sport is heading . They have tried their best with london over many years , had a successful financier but still the club as a business concept just hasn't cracked it . I just dont feel anyone in the sport has a direction for professional clubs to aspire to .

I really don’t understand your negativity. We are going to finish in the play offs and hopefully in 3rd or 4th spot. Before the season had started if you had been told we would finish 3 I bet you would have been happy with that. I agree that If/when
we play Fev or Toulouse we will (more than likely) lose and it might be by a big margin but those two squad are well ahead of the game in the championship. I feel it’s been a good season for our new Panthers. We could finish 3rd we won 9 games in the bounce crowds have been OK considering what’s going on with Covid. I think we have given a good showing this season. Nothing is ever perfect in Sport and the club have been managing it with less money (as always). I think there are a lot of positives to be taken from the season.

That another thing, I thought the rebrand was done really well but after that its all been a bit poor. I mean we don't even get injury news anymore and fan engagement seems at an all time low.

Accepting even lauding mediocrity is what’s got this club where it is now.No I’m not satisfied with third place in a league that only has two decent teams.The very minimum requirement to me was that we would have a competitive chance of promotion come the business end and that clearly isn’t the case.

What's got us where we are is poor attendances and the lack of a big money backer - in the light of this I fully agree wirh an earlier comment that 3rd/4th finish this year would be a good achievement- I'm sure clubs like Bradford, Widnes, London and York who were all forecast to finish above us would happily swap places. I'm frustrated when people talk about a lack of ambition at the club , while all supporters want the best for their club, without the necessary finances directors have to be realistic - like most on here was really pleased with the squad put together this year - if you compare it to Toulouse and Featherstone though it was way off them in quality and numbers.

I'm with BJ on this one. Lack of ambition/mediocrity is only going to lead in one direction. Before the season started i had us down for 4th behind the current top two and Widnes, with hopefully a good cup run in one of the two competitions. We may yet achieve 3rd place but have we had a result where we thought wow that was a great win? Accepting a season like this and not allowing owt to be said against our club has indeed got us where we are now. Having said all that perhaps this is the one season ever where just staying afloat is acceptable. There are worse things going on out there after all. Promotion this year will almost inevitably lead to relegation the next, especially if SL goes to two divisions of ten. Onto next year though and we really must have a change in attitude from the club. I'll be there whatever but to gain those lost/new supporters we really need to kick on, on and off the field. Here's hoping. Up The Fax.