www.seriousaboutrl.com/betfred-r ... ons-10325/ Cas favourites and I would agree with that.

www.seriousaboutrl.com/betfred-r ... ons-10325/ Cas favourites and I would agree with that.

I wouldn't.

Wide open next year and until teams have completed their recruitment it's tough to say who'll be favourites. Player recruitment seems to be getting later and later nowadays so there will be plenty of business yet.

How will Cas recover? How will Leeds cope without McGuire/Burrow? Will Hull be the same minus Ellis and Fonua? Will Wire bounce back? Will we sign a halfback and the forwards learn to go forward?

Whisper it quietly but I think Saints look settled and strong. If they can get a couple of quality back rowers and somebody to ease the burden on Roby I think they're a good shout under the new coach.

I can't see Saints, Wire or Wigan having seasons as bad as the last so I reckon top 4 will be close next season. Add Hull, Leeds and Cas to those and it should be very close indeed!

Some good questions there...and...Saints are second favourites.

Sky bet.

Wigan 7/2
St Helens 4/1
Castleford 9/2

Hull FC 11/2
Leeds 6/1
Warrington 7/1

Huddersfield 12/1
Wakefield 40/1
Catalans 50/1

Salford 66/1
Hull KR 100/1
Widnes 100/1

Warrington at 7/1 with a new coach and some decent recruitment looks like good value...

How on earth do they make Wigan favourites? They must know something I don't! I'd put Saints, Leeds, Hull & Cas above us at this moment and Wire very close!

Challenge Cup Sky Bet.

Castleford 4/1
St Helens 9/2
Wigan 5/1

Leeds 11/2
Warrington 6/1
Hull FC 13/2

Salford 20/1
Huddersfield 20/1
Catalans 25/1

Wakefield 33/1
Leigh 33/1
Widnes 40/1

Hull KR 50/1
Toronto 66/1
London Broncos 100/1

Featherstone 150/1
Halifax 250/1
Toulouse 250/1

All those Cas prices are likely to rise tomorrow.

They may be but their recruitment is in its early days yet. As things stand they've let a lot of players go and signed a reserve grader from Penrith at prop and Bryson Goodwin who should be a solid signing but he isn't going to turn them in to world beaters.

If they get Murdoch-Masila, Tyrone Roberts etc then I'm sure they'll be much much improved.

Correct.

I Caaarrnn'ttt Speeeyykk!

I posted elsewhere about the love-in on Sky with Powell, who is now as successful a coach as Paul Anderson. When he was interviewed before the game he looked a beaten man, full of anxiety, and he clearly put that over to his team. They have now bottled it against Leeds in the Cup (in 2015) and also the GF. Once might be forgiven, but twice is starting to look like a real issue. Well done to Brian Mac who kept his head after last season and the sixty point drubbing in March.

Let's face it, if Percival could kick, or if Morgan used his brain then it would have been Saints v Leeds. Saints are the team to beat at this stage I think.