Happy 2020 Leythers. So what are our predictions for 2020. Who will be in the championship GF and who will come down from SL. With a better starting squad than 2019 can we go further?

Not convinced about the depth of the squad, especially in the forwards - and that’s what lays the platform, we have 4 halfs who all offer something different and can hold there own at the top end of the championship - think we have relatively strong centres and wingers,

Reckon top 3, could even come top with no Toronto type team - top 5 could be a very open comp

No doubt we will strengthen come the business end - certainly wouldn’t write us off getting promoted

Pretty good summary Col.

Yeah pretty good summary.Think we lost that extra something after Hock went last year. Will that be it for signings before the season starts or could we see a couple of loan signings?

It was stated that we have a couple of SL loanees to be announced, but without sounding to disrespect them if they are so far down the pecking order with their current teams I’m not sure they are what we need

I think we are well covered and will cope when the ball comes away from the forwards’ collisions but I think we are short of an enforcer like Hock.

The trouble is,an enforcer/retaliator gets you nowhere,even if they try to keep it within the law of the game,it could result in a sin binning, or a penalty to the opposition.

Plus the possibility (but no more than a possibility) of an exciting overseas' signing.

Pace is the key. If SL is the goal then Leigh have time to strengthen. Some good players on show coming up. Let’s hope they know their positions.

Pace is certainly one of the keys,
quality halfbacks playing behind a winning pack is another.
I think we have the halfbacks.
The talk of a quality a overseas and 2 SL loaners tells me that maybe we don’t quite have the pack, yet.

Fev bullied us in the play offs and Yorky refs allow a lot of slowing down at the ptb hence some real muscle needed yet

Talk is cheap VL. We go with what we have. Sammut doesn’t need a winning pack.. Pace, pace and more pace. We have had grunt and did nowt for us.

Well only a reserved parking space at Red Hall..

We were lacking at the end of the last season maybe missing the dual reg players, choice of half backs and a bit of punch in forwards, hopefully all addressed this year. If is a fine line with forwards between power and over aggression ,Hock on a good day won the game on a bad one ended up off the field.

My predictions for the coming season are .
1.Toulouse.
2.Leigh.
3.Fev.
4.London.
5.York.
6.Widnes.
7.Bradford.
8.Sheff.
9.Dewsbury.
10.Batley.
11.Halifax.
12.Swinton.
13.Whitehaven.
14.Oldham.

We could challenge for top spot depending on the reported Oveseas signing and the 2 loan players ,we are not far away, hopefully McNally back on song , a good season from Thorniley,Higson , and Sau, I’m expecting a good season from Ince , at halves I’m happy ,hopefully Sammutt and Reynolds aided by Woods and Riddy can link the backs and forwards,again maybe a big lad short , but Mason, Spencer,Grohl,Hellewell,Hood,Ioane,Thorniley,
Wildie,Addy,are not a Soft touch pack, I’m sure I’ve forgotten a couple of lads but all in all I think JD can make a positive push,can’t wait.

If it’s open to debate Charlie and if there is money available to strengthen come the time. Then ideally we should be looking at No:1 spot. Otherwise I don’t see the point in strengthening apart from forced ones.

But let’s see how the present squad go before making predictions. Leigh have the benefit of a full pre season, let’s see what happens at the AJ Bell hit out.