look at the respective squads. if you think we are even close then you are crackers. a lot of our players are the wrong age or not good enough. with luck we may, just may, scrape 4th. 2015 vintage? laughable

The exact same was said in 2015 about age and ability.

And before anybody jumps on the 2015 thing. I'm not saying we'll win a treble, or even a trophy. But if we find ourselves in the mix and make a top 4 spot it will be a lot better than quite a few have predicted.

Then I'm sure the excuse of "the standard of the rest of SL has deteriorated" will be dusted off.

but the players are two years older.
and congratulations on covering all bases. we are nearing 2015 vintage, you predicted top 4 but then again we might not make the top 4 and we might not reach the 2015 level.
be able to say I told you so and preach no matter what happens

So Leeds only just beat Leigh and get away with a forward pass to narrowly beat Salford. Cas put 44 points past Leigh and 30 past Warrington. Can only see one outcome here and that's another Cas victory by a good 20+ points.

I hope you are right, if so I will put down my half empty glass of Luke warm cat slash and raise a half full glass of Sam smith's bitter.

Some might say I have those the wrong way round.

Apart from the three quarters we have Nobody at their peak. We have had a great run but if they challenge this year it will be a great achievement for mine.

but it never works like that does it?

for one its a derby, anything can happen.
if its wet, and that's whats forecast, it will be a grind.
cas couldn't have picked 2 better games to start with.
leigh away, forat game was going to be tough for anyone, and they beat saints this week.
Salford are no mugs either.
will cas win? they should, and I've tipped them to do so.
but it wouldn't shock me if leeds pick up the points either

I could do except I've only said 2 of those 4 things you've accused me of.

People say this line like it only counts for the over 30's. The guys like Singleton, Ward, Garbutt, Sutcliffe, etc. are all two years older also and heading towards a good age.

If Ablett, Ward and JJB are out then I'd have thought Walters and Delaney would be back in, as well as one of Baldwinson or Mullaly. Given its SR we are short on I'd go for Baldwinson as he is more mobile and capable of a stint at 13.

The issue with age is which players are getting on - we have issues in the key playmaking positions. Out of 1,6, 7 and 9, only Parcell is a player who should be at or near his peak. Our first choice halfbacks are both at the very top end age-wise, and neither of them has been responsible for managing the team on the field over their careers to date. Golding is young and will improve but can't be expected to shoulder that burden yet.

Err yea we're fans, we are gonna be bias, hardly a Eureka moment realising that is it

I really don't want to get involved in people's petty squabbles (not my scene), but I've just watched SL Fulltime & during BJB's 1st try for Wakefield he runs into the referee. Whilst I personally think that this is anything but a punishable offence, can anyone tell me why it is any different to Ablett's alleged offense? If so, we can assume that it is OK to contact the referee on attack, but not if you're a defender.

In 2015 there was always a belief that in a one off match Leeds could beat anyone - that team had earned that view based on previous performances - even you cannot say that about the current team?

Quite correct, I make no apologies for once again stating the rhinos squad is the weakest for a long time. It's highly unlikely with this squad we will win any silverware this season. If we do I will be the first to hold my hand up and say I was wrong.