It seems as if SL has just about achieved the goal of an even League. Obviously Cas are running hot and are the only side who look better than the rest. When Wigan get a few players back they will challenge Cas. Other than that anybody can and does beat anybody else. Salford are another form side and are looking very good, the two points we won against them are looking better and better as each week goes by.
I have always admired Betts as a coach, he gets the best out of players, he gives young players a chance, I like the style of play, the rugby they played against us last season was great to watch, for a neutral. I think Friday will be a close hard fought match.
Realistically at the start of the season when looking at the teams and trying to work out which four teams you needed to finish above and subsequently which four teams you 100 % need to beat at home Wakey will have Widnes in their list and vice versa. After seven rounds I am thinking that the four teams we need to keep below us are Widnes Leigh Huddersfield and possibly Catalans. I just can not see Warrington with all those quality players staying in the bottom four. Catalans worry me, they look good on paper, Greg Bird is the best player in the League and will make a big difference, if they find some home form it will be tough to stay ahead of them. All in all its a great League this year, no easy beats and only one team who look better than the rest.
Absolutely delighted with 8 points so far and we have not seen our best form yet. I suppose the message will be keep working hard, lets not worry what anyone else is doing.

Absolutely correct.

We have the players, coaching staff and management to be successful. Everything is our own hands and improved performances are coming with the players' increasing belief in their own abilities and steadily improving teamwork.

This has the capacity to be a great season. It will probably take more than 20 points to secure top 8 but once in the top 8 all teams will have a chance of top 4.

Hope you win, will show that Betts Agar and Rule have no place in our game, Wakey my third team (FC, Cas,Wakefield), hope you don't end up moving to Coventry.

Seriously?!

Someone's been smoking something!!

The thing I liked against Catalan and I hope continues against Widnes is the amount of ball the wingers got.
I know 3 tries were from kick return and dropped balls but the wingers both had good chances whether taken or not.

I've liked the work from the forwards but I think tactically we have stuck down the middle too long. This week showed what we can do and I think we should push it hard.

Great to watch.

Annoyingly no other club has been mentioned regarding this. Unfortunately for us we are linked with ant nonsence in the press.

Couldn't agree more - and even when it doesn't work, it adds another dimension that opposition teams have to defend against.

Awww, leave the poor fella alone - at least he's not creaming over a Cas player this week!

Between Johnstone and BJB they made 500m and scored 5 tries, if they get the ball then they can both crucify the opposing team through their blister pace and strength. Hopefully the team now have the confidence to get the ball out wide and trust the centres/wingers to do their jobs. I wasn't sure about this tactic of bringing Miller in from the bench but it's paying dividends, he's helping to pull tired defences apart. Hopefully they can take this positive vibe they have into the Widnes game and make Belle Vue a bit of a fortress. I'm certainly looking forward to this game

IMO Bird is the best player in SL, think it is fair to say he has played at the highest level, not just played but positively effected State of Origin matches. A match winning ball playing, tough tackling, hard running creative forward, whats not to admire about him as a RL player. Nearest I have seen to the great great Bill Ashurst skill set, Bill had a better kicking game. I would even go as far as saying that Bird is probably the best player ever to play SL.

I know, on Beeb sports there is the piece about Wasps wanting to start an SL team, then directly underneath it despite MC saying in it that the subject of clubs possibly relocating was discussed by [iall[/i SL clubs, they still quote him.....nobody else.
The link is made and reinforced right there, because it fits the beebs big news reporting agenda, it would have far less mileage were they not linking one club particularly and reporting it as it actually is, just fluff and rubbish.
Fluff and rubbish isn't news.