what happens if the best we have got is what we have shown in the first 2 games - this week will see that- fast track over there so no excuses - we should be fresh and ready to roll.

You really are the ultimate pessimist is your glass always empty?

I do not think I have seen anything positive from you. Ateam can play well and lose equally it can play poor and win, 2 games in and unbeaten is grounds for optimism!

sorry but my opinion at the moment from what I have seen of us and the rest of the comp we will be in a fight to make top 8.

I hope this week may change my mind a bit

sorry for having a opinion.

Not as sorry as I am.

The bookies have this down as a close game, giving Les Cats 2 points start.
Do they know something we dont ?

Probably something to do with the home advantage? Although we have won our last two outings there...

Probably not far off. Would probably have us maybe 4 to 6 point favourites. We're certainly a better team than they are but they're at home so I think we probably just have a slight edge.

I have us down for a more comfortable victory, 10-12 points, which will easily clear the handicap.
Mind you, this is Wakefield and if we are not known for doing it easy and in years gone by, we would always come un done if we had the favourites tag.
Thankfully, this does seemed to have changed over the past couple of seasons and Catalan and in particular, McMamara, are increasingly under pressure.
Beware the wounded beast.

Hopefully it will be dry and warm in Perpignan so our speedsters get chance to run and we win by 20 points

What actually have you seen of us boj? Just asking.

Moa, Julien, Mcllorum, Anderson and Gigot all back for Catalans, good players all.

90% of SL players are good, it's the teams they play for that make them look poor.

5% of players are great in any team.

5% are awful no matter what team they are in.

So it's the team and not the player that matters most IMHO.

If they replace 5 awful players with 5 good or great ones (mind you, i'm not sure they have too many of those), they will improve and they would expect to be a little better with those mentioned by "Belly".

We still have plenty in the forwards to win this one and with Johnstone and BJB, who had a wow of a game there last season, in the squad, we should still come away with the points.

Vasty is correct, team spirit, desire etc make the team. We have that which is good, not sure if Catalans have gelled into a unit all working towards a common goal, if and when they do they will be good team.

None of them would get in our starting 13. McIlorum would be would be the closest.

If both sides are at their absolute best, I’d expect us to win this. If we’re not it’s going to be a tough one.