Wigan
Catalans
Warrington
Rovers
Saints
Leeds
Leigh
Hull
Salford
Wakefield
Huddersfield
Castleford

Think we’ll be battling for sixth with others with 2/3 rounds to go,don’t really care about anyone else

Hull KR won't win a trophy.

We will be around the 6th place.
We’ve got too many experienced winners in the team to be at the bottom end.
Posters forget how bad most sl teams were last season.

1. Wigan - the benchmark club
2. Catalan - if their signings do well, think they'll be up there
3. Rovers - recruited well, think JWH will have a big impact for them
4. Wire - usually do well but have a wobble at some point
5. Leigh - think they've recruited well, one of the best spines, despite losing Asiata
6. saints - think they'll underachieve and wellens will get sacked halfway through the season
7. FC - probably being optimistic but think having a disciplinarian in charge, experienced players and youth with an extra years experience behind them will see us do better than many are expecting
8. Leeds - can still see them underperforming again, interesting to see how Connor gets on there
9. Wakey - recruited well, good coach in Powell, doing well off the pitch too
10. Salford - if they do have to cut a significant amount of wages, that'll badly affect them, they lack strength in depth as it is
11. Cas - ageing squad and poor signings, although interested to see how Rimbu goes
12. Hudds - poor recruitment and Robinson is a very inexperienced coach

No way will we be as high as 6th.

genuine question

do you think your squad is above 6 other teams including the likes of leigh salford leeds ?

i'd say at a push 7th if abdull plays 100% and plays week in week out, hes the best 7 in SL when he's firing no disputing it

1.Wigan
2.Wire
3.Rovers
4.Catalan
5.Saints
6.Leigh
7.Leeds
8.Hull FC
9.Salford
10.Wakefield
11.Castleford
12.Huddersfield

Wigan benchmark team, the team to beat for me, think Warrington will improve a little and can see them pushing for GF, KR lost Purcell a massive loss IMO and brought in an old ill disciplined replacement. Catalan/Saints could go either way but a slow start for Wellens could see him sacked. Think same with Leigh/Leeds but think Leigh slightly better for me, I've put us an optimistic 8th purely on the fact Salford got financial issues and can see them losing a few key players and they haven't got a massive squad as it is. Wakefield be a solid 10th, Castleford and Huddersfield both struggle a big fight for last for me.

We won't finish top 6, in fact we won't even trouble it, 8th at best IMO.

To be honest I'll be delighted if we just improve, start moving on the right direction.

If we can get 2/3 players from the current crop of youngsters to be good SL players then we could be fighting for 6th in 2026.

I think best we can realistically hope for is top of the bottom 4 clubs, however big question marks over leeds and salford for me, either of who could go OK but also tank.

The other big unknown is injuries. If everyone has their first choice 17 available every week then I'd say wigan to finish top, with rovers and catalans fighting for 2nd place, wire, saints and leigh 4th to 6th, leeds and salford 7th and 8th with us, cas, hudds and wakey 9th to 12th, however most teams have thin squads so injuries will play a massive part in where you finish.

Anyone confident of us finishing 8th or higher is deluding themselves IMO. We have a new coach, plenty of mid 30's players and some with poor injury records. If we finished 8th and were consistent all season I'd say this squad has probably over delivered

I must be deluded then
Apart from Wigan this current super league is bang average

It is nice to see some people have confidence in the squad and that a 6th place finish is achievable, but for me we would be banking on a few sides better than us to have a bad year which does feel pretty unlikely.

There has been emphasis on the next three years, Mylers and Cartwrights contracts expire in 2027 along with key players such as Asiata and Abdull, and till then the owners won't be taking a penny out of the club. The blueprint they are working towards seems like

2025 Season - Be competitive again, get fans back onside and give us something to build on. 8-9th place will be seen as progress.

2026 Season - Challenging for top 6 will be seen as an expectation rather than ambition. 5-6th place finish would be the target.

2027 Season - Consolidating ourselves as a top 6 club whilst pushing for a top 4 finish. 6th place would be the minimum, 4th place or above would be the aim.

Obviously only a plan, we could reach the end goal quicker or of course not at all, but its nice to see after several years of negativity that there is something to look forward to.