Wigan still slight favs

8/5 wigan
7/2 wire

suprised its not the other way round after todays performance , although bookies are rarley wrong. Leeds not good enough this year , Saints too old, the winner has to be either Wire or Wigan

Must agree. I would put Wire as favourites however they are likely to have to get past their bogie team first. The chances are one of us, St Helens, Wire and Leeds will win the GF. Wire are the only one with a clean bill of health and have the confidence and the experience of winning when it really matters. A few a writing Leeds off now but i think a few of them have a point to proove over tne next month. Still anybodies IMO.

Leeds look busted to me, and they will have to play away, can't see them winning it.

Now THAT is tempting fate

Dewsbury in 1973 captained by the one and only Mike 'Stevo' Stephenson.

If things go to plan and we win our first game (Hull/Leeds), then Warrington are going to have to beat Saints, probably at Knowsley Rd, to reach the GF.
Which century did that last happen in?

All right smart ar$e, in the current system.

If we win our first play off game they're more than likely going to have to Play them twice.

i am still confused by the system.....who plays who and when..i cant remember last years new ststem , except that there were a few meaningles badly attended games at the start

It's the same as last years so you don't have to learn anything new.

See Bilkos Play off page, it is pretty simple to work out.

That was because Hudds and Hull KR were in the top 4.

This year the first round fixtures look like....

Wigan v Leeds
Saints v Wire
Hull FC v Hull KR
Hudds v Cas

Great fixtures.

Its a shame Bradford won't be there again.

I have a feeling Cas could shock afew.

As for Wigan not winning the GF, I believe we will get there. We will play Leeds or Hull at home and then will play one of those again at home to get to the GF.

We will play wire or Saints in the final and we have beaten them both this year. To say that we won't win is silly because we can.

The main issue I have with the current play off format is the strong possibility that teams have the same fixtures twice within a series. Plain daft.

Good chance week 1 will be

Wigan v Leeds
Saints v Wire

and week 3 will be

Wigan v Leeds
Saints v Wire

plain stupid. Leeds can finish 4th and afford to lose a game and still win the GF!!!
We only have to lose one game to not get to Old Trafford. All previous 1st place finshers prior to 09 have had to lose twice to be prevented from going to OT. Only the RFL!!!!!!

And both have beaten you aswell.