oh well it was good while it lasted, 26-24 Salford.....

The thing here is that Salford need a big win to cushion against us catching them on points difference. Not taking Sheffield or Halifax for granted but we should be favourites to win and if we can rack up scores in both games we might get above Salford.

We have been thrown a life line, can we take it.

Fax beating Leigh by a better score than we managed

87 points in the Salford v Sheffield game so if defences are not on top we might have a chance there.

You would have half expected them to put 50+ on them, but a bit surprising they let them score 34 points in return, I hope their defence is as bad against Widnes and KR.

A draw will ensure both Widnes & Salford will be top three!!

Sheffield were the better team by some distance and scored quite a few exceptional tries. Strange statement I know but Salford scored 4 or 5 tries in the last few minutes of each half as Sheffield ran out of steam. This put an unjustified air of respectability on the scoreline which flattered Salford. Had Sheffield been full time they may well have not only won the game but humiliated Salford in the process.

We can not take them lightly, they are playing these games free from pressure and look like they're enjoying the experience.

I think it will still be Leigh , think they will beat Bradford next week and then beat an already safe Widnes the week after to finish on 8 points

It really is in our own hands, we need to win our next three games to secure our SL status, all against championship teams and if all goes well two out of three are at home.

Not sure where you get 8pts from? Leigh currently only have 2pts and have 2 games to go.

Widnes and Salford are all but guarenteed top 3 now, they need 1 point, or others to claw the gap and points difference. Both have a positive difference, Widnes would need a monumental collapse in scorelines to drop out. Every other side outside top 3 have a negative difference.

4th down is open field. Anyone from the 5 teams could make it mathematically. Wakey have Fax and Sheffield, if they lost them both then both those sides would join them on 4pts.

Its more exciting then SL tbh, the play off structure there means it will be over in 2 weeks, no build up really.

Leigh vs Bradford on saturday will almost be a cup final, Leigh simply have to win or its all over for them. Bradford win the pressure is on Wakey to put some points on, Wakey may have to go to Odsal if they are not careful. Very interesting.

We need to beat Halifax and Sheffield whilst Salford lose both games with us making up 68 points on them in the process and we would then finish 3rd by a single point on PD.
As an example we would need two 20 point wins and Salford two 14 point losses. That scenario is possible so it's not over yet but we are going to have to find something in ourselves this week to turn that last performance into a win by 20 points. It is still achievable but some effort on Saturday would have made it a lot more achievable.
Oh well, only 5 days until the next ride on the rollercoaster!!

Based on Saturdays performance, id be happy with 1 pt victories over Fax & Sheffield, never mind talk of us making up 68pts.

Looked absolutely gutless! Play like that again and Halifax will turn us over.

Will all the last round of games be played at the same time, or will we go to Sheff knowing what we need to do to get 3rd or 4th? (assuming we still play on the Sunday)