Sadly this is probably the challenge left for Sir Kevin! Wouldn't mind a cup final win along the way though

I personally see the next year like 2009. Not saying we are going to win, but there has been some criticism from people, just think that they are going to go out and try and prove they can win both league leaders and GF. If they do or not is another matter but I get a feeling that's what we are going to do

I think much depends on how the fixtures fall this year. I mentioned on another thread the run we had in May/June which happened to be the gap between CC rounds. It involved a very tough run of fixtures and also tough away games against Wigan and Catalans the week before the WCC/CC Finals.

Looking at the teams above us....
Warrington will be much the same.
Wigan I think will take a backwards step due to playing personnel changes, especially if Hock leaves too.
Catalans depends on the new coach, whether he's more of a Trent Robinson or Kevin Walters.
St. Helens, for me the hardest to predict, will they be the same under Brown as the Giants were? Strong early pace setters who fade away badly or will their experience as a bigger club help them last the course of the year?

There is also the CC, another full run to the final will have an effect on some league results. We can't battle on 4 fronts (WCC, CC, LLS, GF). As the WCC is a 1 off game it won't be that so that means we'll have to drop in one of the other 3.

My outside runner would have to be Hull for next year.

Not a bad shout.

Can see Wigan not being as strong as it stands with the losses to their squad.
Wire will be much the same as they have in previous years.
Don't really rate brown as a coach so not sure how saints go.
Hudds don't think are as strong as their fans think
Leeds who knows!!

Hull would be a good outside bet

Well would you Adam and 'Eve' it!

Having been wrong about Champions Leeds for at least the last two years, Willy has now crept out of his retreat and decided to thrill us with his predictions.

If you can wade through the repetition of his limited vocabulary (which this time round seems to back everything both ways in his attempt to avoid a hat trick of defeated opinions) we could conclude that he finally accepts that Leeds will be favourites to retain their Championship despite all handicaps.

Perhaps he is keeping his current name because of a hidden message BillEve it!