Schofield has a point
We dont have any dynamic forward in the team or forwards that can offload the ball and we all know our style of play is predictable and sometimes boring.
Given the fact that both Green and Bowden are likely to miss the first month of the season we are back to using Masi and one of Bienek or possibly Thompson in the starting 17 as the front row.
A bad result at HKR could leave us 0-3 going into March.A continued bad run till Easter will see Radford on his way.

or we could win at rovers, cricky that would burst a few balloons,

Think Schofield's saying we are a boring side because we play a forward game.We have to play a forward game because we have no pace in the side.We have been crying out for pace in the team for a while and most of us know that, and most teams know that,so its only logical Schofield knows that.Think we would see a difference if we had a couple of pacy backs and a mongrel forward

Well personally I think we will make the playoffs without too much hassle. Whether we are good enough to actually win something is a whole other question.

certainly make me very happy but being realistic we will struggle with Rovers pace and the way they move the ball out wide.

Spot on Dabhand 're your post and in particular the last sentence.I would guess most fans agree and that's what's so disappointing that this hasn't been addressed in the close season.Poor recruitment by the club has certainly left me underwhelmed.

I'm sure Lee will pin that on the dressing room wall and say make him eat his words, cheers Gary

How on earth do you come to that conclusion! You may well make the top 5 but by god there is some fierce competition from 1 -8 imho so if you do make it you will have plenty of hassle! Only London look unlikely to trouble the top five, even Salford and HKR have a punchers chance.

It will be a tough year for all IMHO and if you enter the season with that attitude you're just inviting trouble.

You do realise he isn't lee radford don't you?

There's only him with that attitude.
I think top 3 is nailed on between Saints, Warrington and Wigan.
London aside I think positions 4-8 are anybody's.

I think Wigan could struggle this season without wane Bateman and Tomkins

He:s entitled to his opinion, but I think he'll be wrong again, he usually is.

Because now that I have put the end of last season behind me and been able to think rationally about it, I still think only 2 or 3 sides have a better squad than us. And last season we spent most of the year in the top 5 despite the injuries and hurdles we faced. I honestly aren't concerned about the way the season ended, we were battered and bruised (mentally as well as physically) and had nothing left to play for. If we have our fair share of injuries I am certain we will make the playoffs. Bookmark it if you want. It's only my opinion.

You are dead right about the competitiveness though. There aren't going to be many easy games this year.