Wire, Catalan, Leigh, Widnes, HKR, London, Fev, Fax/TO

Thoughts on how it will unravel, upsets, £M game etc

Wire and Catalan will be fine, reckon KR could run Widnes and/or Leigh close hard to call. If any of the SL teams take us for granted we could cause an upset, but I doubt we will beat KR so will not cause any major issues.
For me it will finish Wire, Catalans, Leigh, KR, Widnes, us. 7 and 8 dunno.
If KR can get 4th home advantage in 4/5 game will count for a lot.

That seems a fair summary NB. It would be great to take a scalp like the reds last year but for me we need to avoid the big defeats and be competitive in each game.

Agree with you partly wire q, but Making sure we beat our championship opposition is the priority, and targeting the home SL game as the one to try and win, the other games, will be what they will be.

The heavy defeat against Hull KR cost us dearly in the Middle 8s last year.

Having just watched Widnes against Warrington. I think if we get Widnes early in the series. We might have a chance to beat them. They are depleted due to injuries. They have players coming back so to my mind we could do with them in the first round and catch them cold. Also we will have home advantage.
What a boost to our confidence that would be.
I think Warrington are going to be a lot stiffer test though.

Am with you bosty, against Widnes and Leigh if we start well in either of those games we could be in with a chance

We gave Leigh a run for their money last year. We were dominant at the end of the game and scoring with virtually every set. We just ran out of time.

Last day to sign players. London are done with the Wire back rower. HKR still looking, Fax getting no DR players from Reds so may strengthen. Wides linked with players.

So today we find out who makes fourth place. Toulouse have to beat Featherstone, failing to do so means Halifax are in the mix.

And they did! So HKR to beat Fax and Toulouse in middle 8's

So we will have wire Leigh Toulouse and fev at home. We have Widnes on there plastic pitch.
As long as we take first points against Leigh they are beatable, I would say the same with wire
Couple of shocks maybe?

Duffman failed to work his magic for the flat cappers. Who will go into the middle 8s in poor form.
Halifax know what they have to do. Against Hull KR it will be difficult though.

Fax won, though I think HKR gave them it. Pity, but Fax will not be a threat to anyone

Fax are the form team, they've beaten HKR, TO and Fev in the last 4 weeks. Don't write them off