Wasn't that rumour started by the Twitter account @gledders1983 ?

I've no idea, I'm too uncool for social media. If it is, I'll have to credit Mick with a sense of humour.

It's definitely not Mick Gledhill's account.

I think it's a Fax fan who regularly pokes fun by mimicking him.

Yesterday the parody account was posing as BBC Sport along with that rumour.

Today it is posing as the RFL

The vast majority of the RL demographic on social media are so parochially thick, they fall for it every time.

They have a good pack but average three quarters and the halfs are not great with Matty Smith missing so they will probably struggle to cut loose on teams.

We will probably know a lot more about them and us for the upcoming season by Thursday at 10pm

I would've had Saints to make the top 4 before Matty Smith got injured. They have an ok set of fixtures for the period he'll be out for but if they struggle in his absence to win as many as they should they then have a tough run when he should be fit again so could be tricky for them. They were slightly lucky to make it back to the top 4 last year with Catalans capitulating, probably won't be as fortunate if they have to play catch up again.

Saints have a better chance with Smith injured.

I don't.

He's not the best or the most exciting HB around clearly but he can be very effective on his day and they way Saints play he's a good fit for them imo. Considering the backup option appears to be Tommy Lee I know who I'd rather have playing if I were a Saints fan.

1 Warrington
2 Hull
3 Wigan
4 Castleford
5 St Helens
6 Leeds
7 Catalans
8 Hudedersfield
9 Widnes
10 Wakefield
11 Salford
12 Leigh

Playoffs:
Warrington
Hull
Wigan
Castleford

Four sides rejoining:
Widnes
Wakefield
Salford
Leigh

GF Winners
Warrington
CC Winners
Wigan

Smith is effective when it's peeing down with rain & his average kicking game seems to shine. Granted Tommy Lee is not much of an improvement but I was wondering whether they would move Lomax back there or Fages, who are far more inventive.

For me that'd depend on how far the "Wilkin into the halves" plan is from Cunningham's mind.

Regular season:

1: Warrington
2: Wigan
3: Castleford
4: Hull
5: St Helens
6: Catalans
7: Leeds
8: Huddersfield
9: Wakefield
10: Leigh
11: Salford
12: Widnes

Play off sides:
1: Warrington
2: Wigan
3: Hull FC
4: Castleford

The 4 sides that will rejoin sl in 2018 will be
9: Leigh
10: Wakefield
11: Hull KR
12: Salford

GF winner: Warrington
CC winner: St Helens

1. Wolves
2. Wigan
3. Saints
4. Hull
5. CAS
6. Leeds
7. Catalans
8. Giants
9. Wakefield
10. Salford
11. Leigh
12. Widnes

1. Wolves
2. Wigan
3. Saints
4. Hull

9. Leigh
10. Wakefield
11. Salford
12.Widnes

GF Wolves
CC Leeds

1. Wigan
2. Warrington
3. Hull
4. Castleford
5. St Helens
6. Catalans
7. Leeds
8. Wakefield
9. Leigh
10. Salford
11. Huddersfield
12. Widnes

1. Wigan
2. Warrington
3. Castleford
4. Hull

9. Leigh
10. Salford
11. Huddersfield
12. Hull KR

GF winner: Wigan
CC winner: Castleford

Man Of Steel: Bateman
Coach Of Year: Powell

A little bit of housekeeping required while compiling this year's comp spreadsheet. I wouldn't want to exclude any otherwise genuine looking entries so have made assumptions where neccessary to fill in the gaps on the following posters behalf:

Bang - 3 of retuning 4 not specified

DHM - returning 4 not specified

rollin thunder - play off teams and returning 4 not specified, (also no Champs & CC winners - unable to help there)

chapylad - play off teams and 3 of returning 4 not specified

Cokey - play off teams not specified

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In all cases have used respective finishing places to complete entries.