I think anyone with ANY appreciation of the game at all recognises that Huddersfield will be a threat this season. Building on last season you have recruited well and lost no-one of significance whereas Wire, Wigan and Leeds are likely to be weaker than last season due to losing star players or just getting older. Huddersfield seem likely to peak this year and FWIW I would sooner lose to Huddersfield than Saints, Leeds or Wire.

I hope you bring a strong following to the game because your team deserve it and the game needs it. Whoever wins hopefully it'll be a great game, probably not significant in the longer term but 2 points nevertheless.

By the way - the league always matters to those that win it - just like we did in 2012!!! Don't let anyone pretend otherwise.

Listening to what's being said over the last few points and think it's rather sad to have the mentality that's games irrespective what they are for don't matter and that my team could think that way!?
Could you imagine going down to watch our team and either not really care what occurs as it's not a 'important' game, or watching players not give it there all as they believe it don't matter! Would be shocking!
I admit you can place some games as more important than others but a loss to me is a loss and still hurts!?

I'm pretty sure that both teams will be trying 100%. It's not really in the players DNA to do otherwise. That's why the league counts.

Of course coaches try to tinker with the squad, rotating and resting players as the season goes on. But with a full contact sport it would probably daft to do otherwise.

Any undermining of the league is down solely to the RFL and the ridiculous playoff system that thankfully they have jettisoned, though not in time for this season. I have argued long and hard that it does nothing for the credibility of super league to have the team finishing 4th or 5th winning the GF.

So how many points do you get for winning the WCC?

I just can't see how a team can finish 4th or 5th or 6th or whatever and be known as "champions"

Didn't realise we'd played you in the CC Final





Has you're medication worn off or are you just a stupid moron all the time

You need to learn the difference between fact and opinion.
I doubt that Oloughlin, etc agree with you (that's an OPINION by the way -HTH)

Dear oh dear folks, we've got a whole season of drivel like this to come, winning the league does not matter blah, blah, blah, ....



Hiding behind last season's events means naf all.

We are the Giants of 2014, and we're on a new novel

back to the game!

our 19 has been announced and the team i think we shall see is

Grix
Murphy
Wardle
Cudjoe
Mcgillvary
Lunt
Brough
Robinson
Kopczak
Kaufusi
Ferres
Bailey
Patrick

Wood
Lawrence
Taai
Crabtree


broughton and Mullally to miss out. would prefer to see lawrence start with rather than on the bench but dont think he will. no point in lawrence being on the bench may aswell leave him out and have patrick off the bench. think they will try patrick in 2nd row while chan is out injured.

key to winning is in the forwards against wigan...our backs can more than manage theirs... we have the forwards to do it.

wigan look good in the 2nd row with oloughlin/farrell/bateman will have to manage these

Off topic...

...but starting forwards and pairing them.

Get the impression that Kopczak and kafuski will be together to start, rather than big Eorl. I do like Eorl coming off the bench as he is a game changer - with both players around him and fans - but this would be a different approach to last year, plus him and Kopczak definitely got a decent understanding going last year.

What are your views guys ?

Ps agree that I think Jodie and mullally will miss out - for different reasons

Eorl coming on with wood to give him some support might be a good shout!