But that still doesn't take away from our need to finish in the top 8. you cannot honestly say there are 8 teams better than us? We should be fighting to make sure we win these next two league games.

That's a seperate issue to the point I was responding to with this post.

I absolutely want us to finish in the top 8, and we are still in with a good chance. I want a full team next week, and want us to get a good win against Wakefield, which will probably put us in the 8th, and put us on a high for the final.

The two home games are realistic wins for us, and that should be enough to see us in there.

Us with a full strength team in the playoffs can be a threat.

If you win the CC you will be grinning far too much to deem the season a failure. Its one thing to say it but I doubt many could really feel too down after drunken victory at a very sunny Wembley.

I'm gonna squint all the way through and pretend its Leigh

Will you be supporting Wigan to beat Cas next week then so Wire can get in the top 8?

Nah seriously I think you should be pleased that Warrington didn't collapse to a 50+ points defeat last night because at 36-4 it was well on the cards. Those two late tries are priceless on your points difference and you've had a big favour in Castleford's points difference being wasted. I think if you don't win next week though you'll have to pin all your hopes on the cup final.

Yes you're right but if we miss out on the eight it will be because of our dreadful start, losing 5 on the trot including against Cats, Harlequins and Wakefield, three sides with whom we're now competing to get in the eight. From that nadir, winning the cup and finishing ninth can rightly be seen as a successful season - but we've got to win the cup first.

Who honestly thought that we would win last night ??

Wembley
9 first teamers missing
Opposition hurting badly

Of course we should make the 8, but as many have pointed out we didn't start the season until April while the rest kicked off in February.

We can also go to HKR and win, they may be established in 4th by then and rest players ??