Maybe the stay aways are cleverer than you give them credit for. I would hope our average has improved on last years but the big improvements need us to be winning games like today's or at least keeping the deficit within that 14 points we required.

We really need Salford to get to Wembley. I think Saints will end up in the top four and a Wembley distraction could be immensely beneficial for us, as one of the others around us would be there as well. I know who I'll be cheering for next week,

Until today would have said that Salford will not win a game again this season. Now I think they have a good chance in one.

were doomed I tell ya....doomed

Not reading 7 pages, just makes me think, someone starting a thread with this title. We knew, deep down we all knew.

I know the extra home game would have been nice but I'm looking at that and thinking we've done alright.

Three of the four tougher ones at home is not too bad on reflection.

Equal points with fourth placed team, one point behind third placed team prior to the Super 8's. If we'd been offered that at the beginning of the season I suspect 99.9% of us would have taken that.
Still got plenty to play for.

Salford and Huddersfield at home are never going to be money spinning fixtures. Forget how well Cas are doing this season, forget Salford's renaissance. Historically, Leeds, Wigan and Saints are the big boys so to get them at home is a result.

Just so bloody typical! absolutely played off the park today by a good Saints team. In attack - we were clueless and our defence once again, for most of the match stood and waited for the opposition to run at us from the ruck.
we'll certainly see what we're made of now. Massive improvement needed.
On the plus side the new prop impressed!

Am I right in thinking the 3rd game in the 8's will be Cas away.

If so strong possibility we could be the team for them to beat to get the shield that day.
Or they could have got the shield the week before and would like to rub our faces in it to celebrate it.

Could be a great chance to urinate on their chips.

the ones that we can win are away from home!!!!salford and hudds

Eh? Why can't we win all 7? Too many ready to give up after one bad result, it happens. Got to move on and give it our best shot. All 7 will be tough granted but we know what we're capable of. I'm sure CC, JK and all the players will be aiming to finish in that top 4, I say we can do it too.

Perversely 3rd would have given you Cas away. Crazy.

One win could be enough for us to win the shield, two would deffo do it.
If that happened I think Powell would start resting players and rotating the squad and possibly blooding some young ones. So ideally for you you could be better playing us once the LLS is confirmed.
Anyway congrats on your achievements for the regular season (and at the risk of incurring another ill informed rant from Dee Hell) I think we've both done miles better than expected or predicted by the so called experts.

Innit.

Ateotd they were just better than us today and we just didn't get into the game. Saints for all the average and poor performances they've had, when they click like they did today and against Hull at Magic weekend, they can be a very good side, they've just not been that consistant this year.

As for us, it's just a timely wake up call & reminder we need to keep intensity high and we can't expect to just roll up and win. All in all this season there's only been what, 2 or 3 performances where we didn't turn up, which isn't that bad at all for us. It's all if's and buts but it's a shame we coudn't have got something out of one of our close loses in the last few weeks against Cas and Leeds.