Reads more like a fan writing on a forum than a journalist.

He’s definatley a fan but a journalist’s cousin.

The Wakey pack that slapped 72 points on them? Just reads like the guy is a bit desperate. Follows on from yesterday's article saying they have a whole host of injuries for the Derby and KR in rude health. Ignoring Quinlan Lunt Jewitt Scruton out and a couple of doubtfuls. The local rag has become FC propaganda pamphlet since rank B&W James Smailes became Sport Editor.

They've got a better pack than Wigan as well, honest...

That was another barmy statement.Lumping Wakey and Wigan as poor packs Even ourselves have let go smaller forwards and brought in bigger aggressive players but are dismissed as beneath Radfords superstars? Very strange article from a professional journalist

think he names 4 packs that are stronger than them the rest are nowhere near. couple this with their talented backs they are in for a great season . maybe . but seems to dismiss a lot of very competitive sides very strange reporter this kid ,to biased needs a bollocking of the daily rag

Anybody who takes anything written in the Hull Daily Mail serious, sport related or otherwise, is as much an idiot as the people who write the articles. Very poor paper in my opinion.

Anybody who cannot foresee Catalans Dragons making the top 5 is oblivious to certain important facts:

1. Catalans form, though it started out poor, improved greatly in the last third of the season, to make them a side competitive with the best in Super League.

2. Catalans thrashed St. Helens in the Challenge Cup semi-final.

3. Catalans defeated a strong Warrington team in the Challenge Cup Final.

4. Catalans have acquired Samuel Tomkins, probably to play in the halves, thus giving Catalans one of the strongest spines in Super League (Antoine Gigot, Samuel Tomkins, Matthew Smith, Michael McIlorum), playing in a side that already has a powerful pack of forwards.

5. Catalans is surely a stronger side in 2019 than in 2018.

Neither were they [ithat[/i good towards the back end, conceding 30+ points against Wire, Wigan, Cas and Wakey.

They should be competitive this time but the same could have been said for the majority of their SL years. How often did it ring true?

you probably would have beat warrington in the semi if he'd been playing.

True story.

I liked him in Doctor Who

Not too sure how you work that one but ok and still going about the semi final win which led to more Grand Final embarrassment I see.

When I started this thread, no pre season friendlier has been played. Now they have I would like to swap Warrington with Leeds and Wakefield and Salford

Feel free on both counts