But its what tge RFL want isn't it? Leigh or Bradford in and us out

that is well out of order, the writing is on the wall

the18thman.com/2015/07/29/the-qu ... rediction/? Trinity being written off. Hope the players see this for additional motivation! Come on Trinity!

the18thman.com/2015/07/29/the-qu ... rediction/? Trinity being written off. Hope the players see this for additional motivation! Come on Trinity!

Exactly that's one for the dressing room wall.

Well what a surprise, Trinity written off before it starts. Bring it on! Now is the time to show what we can do, no more excuses, no more waiting until the next game to get it right, we HAVE to do it now otherwise it's ... well we know what could happen and it's not a nice thought. I am cautiously optimistic we can do it and if we don't then we only have ourselves to blame. Come on Wakefield!

The interview from Blake Solly makes you wonder if he needs a SL team to be replaced by a championship club just to prove the new format as a success story.

I think there is a strong possibility that two SL teams could be replaced by Bradford and Leigh.

That could well happen if WTW and Salford don't get their act together.

Another thing the RFL are pushing is attendance figures for next season. They will go up this year due to the top eight playing each other at least 3 times. Maybe they have another hidden agenda to push attendances up further by the inclusion on Bulls and/or Leigh ?

It should be decided on the field but we all know how that can be manipulated.

That's the whole idea of the 8s.I don't think it will happen, but it makes for a very interesting end to the season.

So we play H K R away after the C C final. They will either be down in the dumps, or presenting the cup to the fans. Not sure what I would prefer.

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It has already built more interest than RL has had towards the end of a season since, well, since the last time we had P&R whether a Champ team gets up or not. There is still a big financial difference between the leagues despite the increased funding so the system is still weighted slightly towards the ex-SL (for now) clubs.

Is Blake Solly a bit like Sepp Blatter? - where he'll say anything favourable depending upon what angle the audience is looking for? (I'm referring to how he seemed to endorse every nations' World Cup bid before the elections were held over the years).

As pointed out here, I guess there has been a bit of journalistic, creative license in the writing of the story. I'm sure Solly would have spoken kindly of the Bulls in reality but it is only sound bites at this stage. I'm sure if we interviewed him for the Trinity website or the Wakefield Express he would talk up our chances.

Now we've finally arrived at what James Webster was holding out for, the middle 8s. It is time to see if Brian Smith has worked out his strongest 17 and best combinations. He really has to field his strongest team on Sunday to give us every chance to get off to a good start. I think it will be very telling when we see that first squad announced.

I think it's probably best that we have been given no or little chance. The teams we are meeting will not know what to expect, they have not played against the new line up. We on the other hand know what to expect against all but one . Homework and preparation

Wouldnt say Wakey have been given no chance. They might be the least 'fancied' out of the SL teams but the bookies still have you as twice as likely (8/15) to get a promotion spot as Leigh (1/1) and nearly 5 times more likely than Bradford (5/2).