Those points totals are impossible !!!!!

It's like John Major bringing back the cones hot line.

Yeah, they say he used to answer the phone himself...they say.. I think the cones hotline was the moment he lost it.

18 points? I assume that is including the RFL not only giving us 6 points back but then another 6 for good behaviour?

No, I think it's something worked out with FA's relegation spreadsheet - though I'd guess the 18 points is something related to some dodgy conditional formatting or badly set up macros rather than anything else. Well, I'm hoping that's what it is...

I believe a recent survey has shown that the most commonly uttered final words are now " Well the spread sheet said it was right"

iirc FA did say that some of his predictions could be seen as controversial. and he kept the spreadsheet so simple that any errors would be obvious. So it is down to what he thinks v what anyone else thinks, in the absence of the link to his sheet, looking a the fixtures list i would go for 12 more points myself, but a remote probability for 18 - ie we sign two experienced fit meat and potato props, all injuries clear up instantly and we get no more, and all injured players hit match sharp form and fitness in their first game back... and Gale plays consistently well (tho a the preceeding conditions would help that).

The "Fat Lady" has sung, packed her bags and moved on to the next venue I'm afraid! Too much time has passed with us in special measures, limbo and unable to strengthen the squad. Miracles and rain dances won't help us now, the only luck we get is "Bad".

With the squad we had after the Hull friendly I was feeling quite optimistic, but loosing the two props and Sammut - as I am sure our friends at Wakefield knew made our task infinitely harder. Still we must live in hope while there is still a chance.

Half way through the season and we are where we are. The points appeal is unlikely to return more that 2. Our points difference is now so bad that it virtually rules out another 2 points. You would expect that the teams we are hoping to catch up are likely to win possibly three matches each in the rest of the season and that would leave us 7 victories from safety. Which 7 victories do you predict? We've got to be looking at Hull,Salford,London,Wakefield. Find it difficult myself to find 3 more.

Catalans are beatable and we have them twice. Wouldn't rule out wins against widnes and hull kr either. And there's always a bizarre win or two that no one predicts.

The players simply have to perform in France this weekend. It sounds like we will have a few players back in the pack which will be a huge boost. Catalan on their home turf are a much tougher prospect though so our discipline will need to be good and errors at a minimum. It would be nice to head into the Wakefield game with the opportunity of cutting the gap to 4 points (assuming they don't spring a surprise result v Wire).