Just sneak 7th

It's a mix of 'all of the above' IMO

* poor recruitment over a period of years
* good players let go too soon
* losing mentality from some longer standing players
* youngsters not as good as hyped up to be
* coach with everything still to prove
* other teams having recruited well / improved

There's never one simple reason, its a mix of things

No you dont! Warrington, Wigan, Saints, Leeds, Catalan, Huddersfield and Hull all have better squads than you for sure. Your fighting it out for a top 8 position with Cas, KR and London. Probably finishing 10th!

Bradford finishing 6th is about as likely as Margret Thatcher being the next Labour Party Leader!!

"For sure"? Are you from Shweden?

Whatever - not it's not "for sure". The top teams - oh, go on then, FOR SURE - but (for example) Huddersfield is surely a good example of the old Bulls-style squad/team that plays as a team a whole lot better than the sum of its parts would suggest.

We are "on paper" before a game is played and on paper Huddersfield have signed:
Jason Chan (Crusaders), Aaron Murphy, Tommy Lee, Luke George (all Wakefield), Greg Eden (Castleford) and Tony Tonks (Featherstone).

Whereas the Bulls have signed:
Manase Manuokafoa (Parramatta), Keith Lulia (Newcastle Knights), Luke Gale (Harlequins), Jarrod Sammut, Elliott Kear (Crusaders), Adrian Purtell (Penrith Panthers), Karl Pryce (Wigan).

What all these guys will actually play like (and I wish them all the best and all a great season), to say Huddersfield (for one) have a "better squad" is most definitely not "for sure".

I sort of felt snug and secure predicting about 10th for us. But I didn't think Widnes or Wakey looked like easybeats last night so people nailing them on for 13th/14th may have an element of doubt in their minds. On the basis of that game I'd say places 7 to 14 might be a right old scrap.

I shudder to even consider it, and yes its pretty unlikely but I just wonder what odds the bookies are offering on us to finish bottom.