After the probable loss of the first 4 games , a return of 3 or 4 wins out of the first eight fixtures will be more than acceptable . Just a massive worry that we may be battered and shattered (confidence wise) after the first 4 games and never recover . Struggle to see how our pack can match up to such as Wire , Wigan and Saints . Hopefully i am wrong and this post comes back to haunt me . I will be going to the first 4 games with hope rather than expectation .

That's my worry too. I think the first 4 games could bring back skeletons from last season and hit confidence hard

Wigan will be a different beast and adjusting after a regimental manager like Wane won't be easy. They don't have a monster pack either just Wane got the absolute maximum out of them. Also not a bad thing playing Wire and Saints early as they likely won't be hitting the straps and things like weather can be a leveller. I don't think winning one out of the three is out of the question at all.

Brown's injury can't help Wire's cause especially if Ratchford fills in in the halves. Not convinced by Patton either.

I also think maybe hope is a better word that playing Wigan before the WCC might help as any niggles they might pick up the week before may mean they rest a player or two.
Lets face it I doubt very much SOL will play against us so that's one !

Dabbling with my fantasy league and Leeds is a tricky one, you seem to have signed extremely well. Hurrell is in my team but costs an absolute fortune. Will Liam Sutcliffe feature, i saw he played second row in a recent friendly?

He will do but how often, in what position and to what effect is anyone's guess. I'd save your fantasy dosh.

Thanks HRS