Not a lot of importance from past good/bad results in previous years are relevant to where we are now. Nor are the stats from ages ago.
We were then what we were and are now what we are.
Pretty sure that the players don't give a fig about past Bulls teams. Nor should they.
Next week is their match to win, after that they can plan for the next one.
Quins, Catalans, Cas, HKR, Crusaders and Wakey are winnable games + Hull FC and Leeds are potentials.
It depends hugely on whether the Bulls can kick on from a couple of competent recent performances.
We'll see if they can do that against Quins next week.

Agree with that, you can't really compare today with the past; different era and a different game. At the end of the year we will be where we are, no arguments, and good or bad, that'll be where we deserve to be.

Top 8 teams will be as it is now (similar order). As for the 6, maybe Catalan to overtake Cas but apart from that as it is now.

Lend us your crystal ball mate.

I think Potter needs it more than you.

But credit where credit is due , who needs a flanker is prepared to put his predictions down where others might get tied up in the ifs and buts thens and whens and end up saying nothing

He is probably not too far off to be honest, I would like to think 8th is still up for grabs though....

To be honest i think anywhere up to 6th is up for grabs as its currently only 6 points away, and if and thats a big IF we can plod along even if it means gridning out results i can see us in the 8 comfortably

Quote: Ewwenorfolk "Lend us your crystal ball mate.'" This was my prediction at the start of the season. Swap Catalan and Hull KR and it doesn't look bad. Wigan Warrington Saints Huddersfield Leeds Hull KR Hull Castleford Bradford Salford Catalans Quins Wakefield Crusaders viewtopic.php?f=2&t=477174&start=60

Quote: Ewwenorfolk "Lend us your crystal ball mate.'" This was my prediction at the start of the season. Swap Catalan and Hull KR and it doesn't look bad. Wigan Warrington Saints Huddersfield Leeds Hull KR Hull Castleford Bradford Salford Catalans Quins Wakefield Crusaders viewtopic.php?f=2&t=477174&start=60

Two conditions are needed for Bulls making the play-offs

1) Bulls win seven or eight of their remaining 11 games
2) At least one of Cas, Catalans or Hull FC have a poor run

At this point, I think we'll be in the mix till the end, but miss out in similar manner to 09.

Isnt there 12 games left

Ha, just came back to edit that.

Ha ha

So, job done (well, first 2 jobs done); and tied for 8th.

A win against Saints really would spark things up for our season. Particularly as Hull are playing poorly, and Harlequins by the sheer law of averages are going to win again sometime, so if they won at Hull we could tiptoe into 8th already.

Then the week after we could consolidate 8th (or move into 8th if we can't do Saints) as we are at home to Hull in a 4 pointer, whilst HKR are being marmalised by Wire.

So COYB, do your bit.

Four clubs with a point between them, plus Cas with a tough run-in and a cushion that could be eroded. Up for grabs.

Well, I am now confident that we will make the 8.

What, "confident", you cry?

Well, yes. I made up this little spreadsheet, put in the points I think we and our rivals for the 8 will get to the end of the season, and the way it looks to me, we have got something to spare.

Subject toFA's bonzer forecasting spreadsheetrl