In you were a bookmaker and setting the odds you would look at last seasons results, look at players in and out, look at our pre season games and without doubt you would have us down to finish bottom. That said we now have a well respected coach in charge who we all hope has developed a team spirit in the camp that can help the team defy the odds, we hope that he has been able to give the team effective structures, we hope we have better luck with injuries, we hope that we can find another half back.
For me the key will be team spirit.

i think another creative solid half back is a must have if we are to progress.

RLQ has us to finish 9th - I'd take that all day!

Never thought of that

3 places above leeds and a game in hand ,We are doing ok.

I've put fifty quid on at 8-1 to finish in the eight and the last time I did that we finished eighth.

I think you will finish above hull kr and maybe Widnes! Don't think Salford will pull any trees up if you could improve 25% you will be pushing the 8's as I think Salford hull kr and Widnes have gone backwards

Last year we finished 11 points adrift of the next worst team in the competition.
The performances behind that statistic were woefully abject, lacking cohesion and technical ability but most disappointingly showing no team spirit, stomach for a fight or pride.

It's a long long way back from there just to catch up with teams immediately above us in last years final league table. So let's be realistic about where we're at and let's understand that if we finish bottom again but we are close to the teams above us, if we are still in with a shot at the S8s in the later rounds then that's massive progress over last season.

We need to see pride, fight and competitivenes and we need to see team structure, a style of play and a positive culture that demonstrates that we're heading in the right direction.

We didn't get into a hole in just one season and we won't climb all the way out of it in one season either!

Batley Bulldogs 24 V 22 Leigh Centurions

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Super League, you're having a laugh, (repeat ad nauseam)