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| We have been consistently good at home and consistently poor away from home until the last few months. Trying to be objective, we have probably been luckier with injuries this season than our main competitors. Last season due to an injury crisis we had to blood promising youngsters and this season we have reaped the benefits. Sky rightly praised Hull for their youngsters on Friday, but omitted to mention that we had Hampshire, Gildart, Burgess, Williams and Connor Farrell all playing well too.
We are still largely a young team with Bowen, O'Loughlin, Smith, MMc, Faz and Joel providing experience. I personally, would like us to win the LLS. I know it's an unpopular view on here, but for me it's a trophy worth winning. One of my better recent memories is the massive come back at Hull KR for SWs first trophy.
We've overcome a poor start to the season and the horrendous cup defeat to be joint top. We are rightly second favourites to Leeds, but we may be stronger right now. Of course they have won the cup, and that makes it a good season for them come what may. They have recruited well, with Cuthbertson my MoS., but they look tired.
I have a hunch that Huddersfield may surprise some people, so I'm not really sure who I want in the semi. A home tie is a must. But if we play the Giants the pressure is all on us to perform.
We may find out how strong Saints are on Friday though the game will count for little as I expect us to beat Cas.
I honestly think that there is little to choose between the top 4. Luck, injuries and refereeing decisions could all play a part in who gets to OT, and who wins it.
Whether we win it or not, we have a degree of stability for next season and can only get stronger. There is a lot of player turnover at our rivals and they may or may not be as strong. Our big problem over replacing Lockers has been answered. John Bateman has been a revelation and is easily our player of the season and long term 13.
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| I don't get it with Huddersfield. It's a great ground with good facilities, practically on site parking. Easy enough to get away from. A good team for a few years now. The coach is a good bloke, not given to talking rubbish. The chairman has made it his life's work.
And yet the people of Huddersfield don't support their team. And as far as I'm aware they have really tried to market it. Some of the season ticket deals were amazing a few years back.
If Wigan don't win it I really hope the Giants do. And it would be great to see them play the Aussies in front of a full house. Sadly I don't think that's likely. Although there was a full house for the England v Ireland World Cup game so you never know.
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| Quote: WARRIORCRAIG "Didn't Hudds opt out last year because they didn't want to pay for it? I can see that happening again unless Hudds are obliged to play as champions.'"
They did, though it's debatable that they should have to pay. I don't imagine the Aus teams are forking out for the pleasure, why should ours?
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| Quote: Aboveusonlypie "I don't get it with Huddersfield. It's a great ground with good facilities, practically on site parking. Easy enough to get away from. A good team for a few years now. The coach is a good bloke, not given to talking rubbish. The chairman has made it his life's work.
And yet the people of Huddersfield don't support their team. And as far as I'm aware they have really tried to market it. Some of the season ticket deals were amazing a few years back.
If Wigan don't win it I really hope the Giants do. And it would be great to see them play the Aussies in front of a full house. Sadly I don't think that's likely. Although there was a full house for the England v Ireland World Cup game so you never know.'"
We really at the opposite ends of the spectrum on stuff.
Hudds for me are the epitome of everything wrong with modern day RL. What's thier youth set up like? How do they want to grow the game? How many fans do they bring to away games and how do they as a club contribute to the overall health of the game?
Wigan, Leeds & Saints produce youngsters every year that eventually filter into every layer of the game. They take rafts of fans home and away which in turn support all the club's in the league with gate receipts. They invest in new areas outside of the heartlands etc. What do they get in return, as to me it all looks one way? Heck it's taken how many years to get a marquee rule passed, which imo wasn't asking much.
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| Quote: sergeant pepper "We really at the opposite ends of the spectrum on stuff.
Hudds for me are the epitome of everything wrong with modern day RL. What's thier youth set up like? How do they want to grow the game? How many fans do they bring to away games and how do they as a club contribute to the overall health of the game?
Wigan, Leeds & Saints produce youngsters every year that eventually filter into every layer of the game. They take rafts of fans home and away which in turn support all the club's in the league with gate receipts. They invest in new areas outside of the heartlands etc. What do they get in return, as to me it all looks one way? Heck it's taken how many years to get a marquee rule passed, which imo wasn't asking much.'"
Yes we do differ. I'm not going to bore you with my thoughts as you know them already other than making the obvious point that the game needs different clubs competing to keep up interest. As it is I'd imagine people are getting pretty bored with Wigan, Leeds and Saints winning everything.
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| Quote: Clearwing "They did, though it's debatable that they should have to pay. I don't imagine the Aus teams are forking out for the pleasure, why should ours?'"
Didn't it pretty much come down to the English clubs having to stump up the guaranteed cash before the Aussie teams would turn up?
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