Well, there's 7 games to go and there's 7 teams who could make the Top 5. So does anyone think we'll manage to sneak into the play-offs?

Bradford's last 7 games

Swinton (H)
York (A)
Toronto (H)
Barrow (A)
Dewsbury (A)
Sheffield (H)
Rochdale (A)

I'd say we need to be aiming for at least 5 wins from 7 as we only have 3 teams in the Top 7 left to play.
York are looking to cause an shock and try for back to back promotions and will want to keep up their record against us.
Toronto are just steamrolling everyone in their path, but Kear might be able to get the lads to cause an upset, especially as by that point Toronto will be likely already guaranteed 1st place so there may be a bit of complacency to take advantage off
Sheffield seem to have gone off the boil recently and as we have them at Odsal, I'd say they're the most likely to get the win there.

i think we need to be aiming for 6 out 7. thats more than likely going to get us there. york and sheffield are very winnable

Barrow away will be a tough gig. Never easy over there.

york and fev have got the hardest last run of games. if we win more games than fev, we should have a place in top 5

leigh
barrow
batley
swinton
rochdale
widnes
york
toronto

fev
toronto
rochdale
dewsbury
swinton
york
batley
toulose

york
batley
bradford
barrow
toronto
fev
leigh
halifax

sheffield
dewsbury
toulouse
widnes
halifax
barrow
bradford
swinton

toulouse
rochdale
sheffield
halifax
widnes
batley
dewsbury
fev

Making the 'five' was always the top end of any 'expectations' I had, so I'd be delighted if we could get there. Still totally think that promotion is a distant dream and is for another year but the higher we finish gives us more money for next season, unless they've changed that, along with everything else, but yes, I still think it's 'doable', though we are outsiders - just as we were in Toulouse, in fact.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves

Remember - Swinton also beat Toulouse at their place. So let's focus on beating them next week before we start worrying about games beyond that.

Keep winning each game as it comes and the Top 5 will take care of itself.

Agree, momentum is with us right now but any side can get a result in this league especially if complacency in the opposition creeps in. Sounds like Kear has a magic number of wins that he believes would see us make the top 5, we have some tough away games in our final matches to overcome. Surprise results like last night certainly gave a huge boost to our chances though. Think they said on the radio that only 3 sides have gone to Toulouse and won in 24 months, if true that is an incredible home record we overcame.

We can and will make the top five

Because of your weaker points difference I'd suggest that you need to win at least 2 more games (or 3 league points more) than one of the clubs above you, it would be 3 for York, but I think your likely to overhaul their points difference if you win 2 more games than York.

I fancy
Leigh to win at least 6 games
Fev to win at least 5 games
York to win at least 3 games
Sheffield to win at least 4 games
Toulouse to win at least 5 games

So 5 wins for Bradford would probably allow you to overhaul York, but may require 6 wins.

Exciting stuff isn't it? Really enjoying this season.

Agree with Feb Grinder regarding our points difference. Though we're still to play Rochdale which would see it improve, but I think only Yorks points difference is catachable.

I think the York game will go a long way to deciding our future if we win, then I can't see us losing any of our remaining games apart from Toronto. Also with York yet to play Leigh & Fev (who all have Toronto to play as well) then teams above us are guaranteed to drop points.

It was billed by some as an exciting League this year and it has not disappointed