Sandow is inconsitant, he's played very good in 4 games, good in 1 game, and untouchable in another. He's only won ONE player of the month too, shocking.

Ok i wrote this before the Cas game.

The only thing that has changed since i wrote that is Jordan Cox, who is getting better and more confident as each game passes.

He put in 2 big hit in his small spell and a run off a kick off reminiscent of the Sam Burgess run against Bulldogs, he's a brave lad, and more than anyone really surprised me

Sandow is the best player in the league. If he can stay fit and carry on his form all season they'll walk it. When he plays well it lifts the rest of the team to (near) his level.

I can see them getting an early cup exit and just going on to win the SL.

On their form so far they absolutely do look the real deal. In recent years it was always Saints or Leeds that I thought we might lose out to but it Wire this year. Our 5 from 5 record before Widnes was papering over the cracks a bit for me. Great that we hung on to take wins against Huddersfield and Salford but those games could have gone either way, as could our game v Catalans. We have played well once against a poor Leeds side struggling for form.
Wire have hit their straps early and if they continue like this they'll walk the the LLS and they'll go well in the CC and play offs. Anything can happen in a final but I'd put them favourites at the mo.

TBF, Salford, Leeds and Catalans could easily have been defeats for us.

Difference we had Leeds at almost full strength before they all dropped like flies

Early days... Thats the beauty of a league, watching what happens over a prolonged period.

As Wigan Peer rightly says, it is very early days. I have watched live 5 of our 6 games & Catalans away on Sky.

Chris Sandow has been really good and against Castleford he was unplayable absolutely unplayable. Gidley gives us structure but Chris is just off the wall.

On the odd occasion our defence has been annoyingly leaky, but 95% of the time its very good. We are a world away from the team we were last year. If we keep Chris and Kurt fit for the majority of the season and definitely for the month of September then we will do real good.

Good as Sandow can be, for me another huge difference for us (Wire) this season is Gidley, finally we have replaced Morley with a leader (by example) both on and off the pitch. I think the OP has been a little unfair referring to most of our new signings as journeymen, and does he think that Bateman, Sarginson and Clubb ever reflect on being Bradford or London rejects?

Our start to the season, first half against Castleford excepted, has been patchy and too often we have relied on a little luck and moments of individual genius to snatch the points and for this reason I wouldn't regard ourselves as favourites for anything. If I had to bet my mortgage on the GF winner right now it probably would be on wigan, however lets see how the next several weeks pan out when we play yourselves twice, Widnes twice and play Saints too. Then I hope to change my mind.

I'm fairly sure Bradford/London would have been happy to keep them so not sure where you get that they are rejects from

I think the standard this year has been so poor they are somewhat in a false position. I fully expect them to put a score on Widnes but to be honest I am not overly impressed with them. A few years ago the current Wire team would be in the mix but not being talked about as Champions.

The main issue with Wire however is I think they have hit the ground running whilst others hopefully have yet to find form. They are comfortably the best side in the comp this year but on the other hand I think there is plenty of improvement in others, including us, but I can't see much improvement in Wire.

If I am wrong and others don't improve Wire could well go on to be Champions in one of the lowest quality SL seasons ever, but that will not matter when they raise the trophy at Old Trafford.

If other teams do improve as I hope and expect they are still serious challengers and I guess injuries and how they deal with the inevitable dips in form will also highlight their credentials as champions.

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Because the OP..
reject whether they are or not, but to suggest that this negatively affects their mindset playing for their new club is plainly ridiculous.

there is plenty of improvement to be made with the Wires team..plenty. The 1st half against Cas was the attacking level we should be playing at consistently....prior to that its been VERY patchy.

Defensively we were very good against Leeds, awful against Salford, average in other games....so again...get up to a consistent level and maintain in.....thats were the improvement will come.

Other teams, from what I have seen, have PLENTY of room for improvement....should make for a good comp with some cracking games over the full season.