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Attention-seeking idiot. He doesn't believe half the things he writes.

Read it on my phone earlier. What's he been smoking with his Salford prediction? Finishing top of the league takes consistency that is built over a number of years. Teams like Saints, Leeds, Wire, Wigan and last year Huddersfield built their sides over a number of years and had been up at the top end for a while before finishing first.

Salfords signings might be good enough to make the play offs but top of the league? Not in a million years! I thought Koucash's aim if top four was barmy!

Clarke is a well respected RL pundit who has achieved far more than in RL than you or I ever will. To call him an idiot is extremely disrespectful
However when I first saw this a couple of weeks ago (it may have ben on twitter) I did give a reply of "I'll have a gallon of whatever you've had"

I've had the pleasure of being in his company a few times, including a 1996 Australian tour and I can assure you that he is a very intelligent man.

As you probably are aware I quite like the stats side of things (probably comes from my control engineering background) so don't find Clarkes analysis as annoying as many do.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, it will be interesting to compare Phil's views with actual outcome.

Food for thought, who predicted that Wigan would win the double in 2013?

He is acting like an idiot, I am therefore describing him as one. His previous career as a player is irrelevant to this thread.

He is deliberately saying things to get a reaction and cause a bit of a stir. I prefer my "experts" to be honest than churn out ridiculous hyperbole and silly predictions.

I'm with long neck on this one, Clarke has spent too much time with Hemmings and Stephenson and needs to find some professional self-respect.

Does that mean I'm off the naughty step mate?

I will be surprised if that is what he really thinks. Methinks this is just to get people reading the piece

He never picks us out to win as like any other Wigan fan he doesn't want to put the kiss of death on us or any undue pressure Plus if he does he knows everybody will be all over it with Clarkies Wigan bias etc.

Come on RG. If a Salford fan came on here predicting that you'd be amongst those castigating him.

Spot on.

I did by saying this "I'll have a gallon of whatever you've had"

This prediction is for nothing but hits on his column, anyone who believes him is the idiot! Do you really think he would get as many hits if he boringly predicted Huddersfield/Wigan/Wire to finish top?

As outlandish of a call this might be I think we have a chance to win the LLS, CC and GF.
We now have a squad which is big enough and good enough to win the crunch games and rest key players and still beat the weaker sides of the comp.

Realistically could

Hampshire
Charnley Goulding Sarge Burgess
Powell Smith
Taylor McM Crosby
Faz Clubb
Flower

beat the likes of London, Cas etc? I think so, and that's missing Bowen, Green and Lockers, arguably our best 3 creators/leaders.

I think each 'star' can be rested for at least 3 games throughout the season and we can still win it all.

When did Phil Clarke start smoking crack?

Sorry, but I agree with the earlier poster (was it Giraffe), who called him an idiot.

In putting his name to this obvious attention-seeker of a "report", he is precisely that.

Whatever else he may do, be that in the past as a player or in the future as a pundit, he has just shown his in public on this one.