Agree with that. Fev will be the team to beat still as you have a settled team and coaching setup which does make a big difference. Sadly with Barrow gone and Leigh a shadow of themselves it looks like Fax and Fev being the main contenders with Sheffield and Batley as the outsiders then daylight. Good luck to Fev and the fans (The ones that are not WUM) and wish you a good off season.

Flipping eck why do we have to be so fair, there is no 'sadly' about it at all, if us and Fev dominate like we can only hope for next season then good, its only slightly different to this year when it was Fev and Leigh!

Lets be selfish and honest, we all want the best for Fax come on.

I love going to games where you know its going to be two top teams playing against each other and both teams have a good following meaning a good atmosphere. Sadly I can only see Fev bringing a few fans and the only real tough games I can see will be Fev and maybe Batley and Sheffield. Winning by 20-30 points is not that much fun which Fax should be doing in most games next season

Playing poor teams is not good business , generally people like to win more than they lose , especially at home , but the principle of live sport is you don't know what is going to happen , when it becomes a situation that you know you are going to have the game won after 15 minutes , then the appeal tends to diminish , and you fans with it

Batley and Sheffield will have a lot to say about that I am sure.
Leigh got lots of comfortable wins last year Starbug yet your crowds went up as its as you say all about WINNING.
Man U fans turn up in droves and yet they know they aint gonna lose at Old Trafford but are they bothered?
No.

Its not what I would like to see tbh I would prefer a competitive league but its hopefully our turn at the top next season, this time with some consistency like you and Fev last year you only lost 1 game each in the league was it?
You would not turn that down would you?

A two horse race tends not to be as attractive as a race with 5 potential winners , yes it is enjoyable for a season , but ultimately we need a pond full of big fish , not a pond with one or two sharks in it , because once they've eaten the rest , they starve

Next time i go fishing remind me to stay away from that pond .

Next season the Championship will be competitive. It would not surprise me if Halifax beat Featherstone and lost against Keighley at Cougar Park.
All the teams are recruiting well except Leigh.Dewsbury have already signed Nick Fozzard. Keighley will be difficult to beat at Cougar Park with Paul March,Danny Jones and Jason Demetriou to move them around the park. Swinton will be no mugs with Steve McCormack in charge.Hunslet and York also appear to be recruiting well.
Featherstone will be the team to beat. Halifax are second favourites and have recruited a strong side.Sheffield are always strong at Championship level and John Kear will make Mount Pleasant(Batley) very difficult for opposition teams.Leigh just need to survive even if that means relegation to Championship one.

Trev, I'll bet you a bottle of Dandelion and Burdock that Leigh make the play offs!

You mention that everyone's recruiting well with the exception of Leigh,

Something I realised is, while the majority of that Leigh side are out of contract, very few have signed elsewhere, same with a lot of Barrow players,

Where are they going to end up?

Scatted throughout the league I should think with maybe a couple getting a shot at Super League.

High stakes, indeed!

I could even add in a can o' tizer if ya feeling really confident!!!