A heavy defeat to NQC on Sunday could pile the pressure upon the squad and at a time when they could do with a good winning run to bed in your young half backs.

You have a tricky away fixture in France next weekend,I reckon 2 defeats from these 2 fixtures and you'll be after Brian McDermott's head

Your point with reference to the two specific fixtures stands but after the opening two rounds of 2015 Leeds were 100% and four competition points better off than they are now. After the opening four rounds they were still 100% on eight points. With an away trip to Les Catalans and a potentially tricky home game V Huddersfield (both games Leeds won in 2015) you're "no worse off" claim could be wearing a bit thin soon - so I trust you're working on a new line to use .... just in case.

As others have said before, Round 8 at home to Wakefield is looking like Leeds' first comparitive gimme, lets hope Leeds get some wins on the board before then.

You may well be right about Leeds losing the next 2, however predictions was never your strong suit last year.

Thing is, Leeds having an underwhelming season would be understandable after last years success. If the likes of Wigan and Warrington mess up this chance to claim a few bits of silverware after the last couple of trophyless seasons....that would be dodgy.

In a way the pressure is on our opponents to make sure we don't the GF this year. The opposition have been waiting for a few years now for Sinfield and Peacock to retire and the stranglehold on Old Tradford to die with their departure......if we do find a way to win the GF this year then a lot of worried heads at opposition teams will follow as they were desperate for our success to depart with those legends......quite honestly, the opposition dare not allow Leeds to win the GF the first season post Sinfield otherwise alarm bells ring to whether he and Peacock successfully passed on the winning habit and it becomes a 2nd Golden decade.

edited for accuracy , preview comes in round 8

Hope he isn't who the Salford fans claim it is, if so I would have his P45 ready for him on Monday -Leigh fan.