1. Leigh
2. Bradford
3. Fax
4. Sheffield
5. Batley
6. Dewsbury
7. London
8. Fev

Not too sure on the rest. I think bradford will really struggle come the middle 8's as i cant see where they are going to get that next gear from with a lack of depth. I think they might be holding back and try to sign some quality late on as will Fax

Well let's hope they haven't moved the transfer deadline for the eights for your sake otherwise it may not go as far as you had hoped.

London and Sheffield will be stronger, Fev now have officially announced a DR agreement with Leeds. It will not be a walk into the top 4 for anyone.

I think a lot of people will get a shock just how much the middle 8's benefited some teams. Bradford probably wont make much difference as most of their players were used to playing at that intensity anyway. Sheffield have a whole new team so wont make any difference to them. Leigh will have benefited as they find out what their short comings were and I think Fax will benefit the most as we now know where the bar is set and know what intensity levels are expected and for the most part the players know they can hit those levels. I think for Leigh, Bradford, and Fax it will be a canter in to the top 3. Thats not me been big headed thats just the confidence I have from the performances I saw last season.

I suggest anyone who thinks it will be a canter for Fax to reach the top three in the Championship should get down to the bookies in double quick time.
The current odds for winning the Championship are:
Leigh 1/4
Bradford 6/1
London 18/1
Sheffield 25/1
Featherstone 33/1
Halifax 33/1

Why, even backing each way only pays second place?

You could ask the Bookie to give you a price without Leigh in the betting.

I missed this before but why will Sheffield be stronger? If anything they look distinctly weaker. Dewsbury also are getting tipped by some people but again I think they are a little weaker than last season. Only team in my eyes of the group pushing for the top 4 that have improved are Batley in my eyes. London should be stronger for a little bit of stability but Fev, Dews, and Sheffield look weaker.

What do we know anyway till the season starts. Wonder if Fevs Leeds players will be better than your HKR players.

Happy New Year

We know who has signed for who and given who we know Sheffield have signed and released it would be very fair to say that so far they are distinctively weaker than they were last season.

I think Fevs Leeds players will be better and there will probably be 100% more of them.

As we saw last year, the regular season is largely irrelevant as long as you finish in the top 4. For what it is worth I expect Leigh to finish top given the current squads.

I would also expect Bradford to have made a few more signings before the middle 8's so our squad could look quite a lot different by then. I guess it's a strategy with some risk but it seems we intend to spend our cap money closer to the business end of the season. If we play to our potential then a top 2 finish should be achievable.

Fax have enough about them to beat any side, so I wouldn't write them off but I don't think they'll manage enough consistency to finish in the top 2.

Just wondering who will be available as the season progresses, I'd have thought not many quality players but you never know.