I think you misheard it was “a backed up prop” could blow at any minute...

I thought we looked good vs. Wigan & Saints. So not sure about that. I think most people were optimistic after those games.

It's so long ago now I can barely remember. I think that all we can take forward from those first games is that Ashton is ready for the step up to Super League whereas Brand isn’t and that Widdop’s pre-season injury had severely hindered our preparation. Other than that it’s a fresh start. Good that we should have Hughes and Ashton back (and the Gelling incident is on a back burner) but a short re-start means that the form book is virtually out of the window, at least for the first few rounds. Never mind needing a prop, we need to break the bank buying lucky charms to keep us injury free. If we thought that Daryl Powell sounded like a stuck record last season bemoaning the injury list what will it be like for the remainder of this year?

Difficult to tell what our chances are, as the number of games played for the each club ranges from 4 to 7. In a compressed competition, which further makes it hard to fathom, we may a have a small advantage of having less fixtures to fulfil. The main thing is get 4 wins from the first 6 or 7 games, which should put us in contention.

Each squad will also be fully tested when there's both midweek and weekend fixtures during October and November, and that's not to mention any self isolation/positive Covid19 test issues that could happen within any club.

Too many variables to give an informed judgement as to whether we'll make the playoffs.

I hadn't thought of that. Hopefully the situation won't arise, but it’s a distinct possibility.

And threw an absolute shocker at Leeds. The first time I’d left a game nearly 30min before the end, other than when the army guns upset my son at the HJ last time.
Payback time from Richie Myler. One of the best games I’ve ever seen him play.