Quote: That Mon "It looks like another season with question marks hanging over it. Re sructure will we have a relegation and so on. On the field quite a few teams gave those same questions.
Well top half of table before a balls kicked and in no order would go like this.
Leeds have decent strength in depth but what will be their best team? They have lost all the old spine now but its hard to predict how they will go. Myler and Moon
dont seem in the mould of Sunfield or McGuire in guiding a team around.
Cas played great last year except when it mattered. The loss of Zak H will be a blow but they look to have enough quality to be in top half of the table will teams find them out? Well coached entertaining will it last and can they get over the finush line when it matters? I think they may find the SL tougher but I would not be suprised to see them lift the CC
Saints new coach seemed to help them later end of season I think it was more down to one thing though James Roby he played more minutets and Saints game was built around him add to that Barba and you cant imagine they wont be around in the games that define the season. The other big factor is Walmsley will he head off down to the NRL after this year and with a little more responsibility how will he respond.
Wigan last season after defeating Cronulla not many would have been suprised to see a clean sweap. What happened? Was it a case of win WCC at all costs or the shocking injury list or appathy. A mixture of all is what I will go for.
Is the loss of Gelling Mcloram massive I dont think so TL to 9 will make them more of threat. Sarge is like for luke with Gels. A fully fit SamT Escarre Flower and
Clubb whos had a shocking year off field says they will be back.
Hull the big Hull pack will be a little less with the loss of G Eliss but they have a front row that will always lay a decent platform. Watts was to me the biggest omission from the world cup likewise so was the amount of time Taylor got to play. At some point in a game these two will lay a platform to give you a chanceof a win are the backs good enough to take rhat consistently.
Warrington new coach new team you would imagine with playing roster and coach that Wire will go well but as we have seen nothing of this they to me along with Leeds are the two unknowns will this be there year ...... again?
Bottom six
Catalan again a bit unknown new coach with a full pre season a very good full back and Mclorum and Bird will make trips to France tough. Anyone thinking the Dragons have added nothing to SL now? Well at national level maybe not but we have a lot more SL standard players from France now than in the past and a good sprinkling at English based teams.
Widnes great young players coming through well coached decent stadium could make Widnes a bit of a suprise. If Betts can have a bit more luck with injuries and the development of some of his youngsters continues the plastic pitch will be even more uncomfortable for visiting teams.
Salford I do worry for Salford without the doctors cash and with rumours of players wanting moves and injury this season may not hit the heights of last they still have a team capable but with a poor homebase uncertain times ahead.
Wakey the over achievers last season the loss of Kear may be huge for a team that alwas seem more dependant on the failings of others than achievment themselves. The constant stadium issues always cast a shaddow over a lot of peoples sort of second team. If SL structure does change will all the pieces be in place in time if not how many if the better players will stay when the bigger clubs come knocking?
HKR good to have the Robins back I think it may be tough but with the uncertainty of structure this season this may have been the best one for a rovers return.'"
Looks like HKR failed or we over achieved not sure - which one is it brain of Britain. Tbf they are the only team you ranked below us.
As an aside do you think Wigannwill actuallly manage a point at BV this season - it's been nearly two years
