won't be mathematical but 1 more win will almost certainly be enough if it isn't already. we made the 8 in 2015 with 22 points, and catalan below us in the final spot had 20

hudds v warrington tomorrow is a pretty huge game in terms of qualification for the 8s. if hudds lose that one they are almost certainly out of it

Middle eights will be a tough gig for the championship teams.
Leigh look the weakest to me (if Widnes can get their first 13 on the pitch at the same time), but wouldn't be surprised to see them do some recruitment in the near future.
Going to be very very interesting to see how we finish the season if we get our injured players back.

we wont be in them so not fussed who is, but i reckon there could be another big name in there!

warrington!

Wire or Catalans. Either will be a tough ask for a championship side.

Yep, both lost today. Can see a change coming at Warrington which will give them a boost. Catalans a tough place to go to against the likes of Moa, Casty, Bird etc.

Results quite good for us today IMO. Cas look certainties for LLS, so making up two points on Salford probably not a bad thing. Credit to Wakefield though, that's some win - Chester is working his squad, the cheapest in the comp apparently, brilliantly to say they have some injuries to key players.

An 8 point gap now to 9th assuming Hudds win their game in hand v Saints. Need to get some bodies back as there are no easy games in the remaining 6 with Hudds hammering Wire.

Chester could be coach of the year, imagine sacking him instead of backing him!

Now, now. Squeaking a draw against a part time outfit with fans reportedly scrapping with Fev stewards is where it's at. Is that fine still suspended?

Imagine being the middle eights and potentially facing away trips to both Toulouse and Perpignan in August/September.

Widnes looking to strengthen and targeting top 8 still, Hudds resurgent..we need to steer well clear.

chester showing what a good coach he is now he doesn't have a chairman and a football manager making his decisions for him

leigh look the most vulnerable to me unless they have some cap space left to strengthen

If Widnes and Hudds make the top 8 they've got to take a lot of points off teams around us, we won't be down there. I know we're 9 points clear and I've not done the math but I wonder if it's even possible given that every week 6 teams have to lose.

We're safe in the top 8's but with a really tough run in we need some players back, some consistency and to stay relatively injury free if we're to be in with a shout of top 4 at the split. Looking at the fixtures we could win all of the remaining ones or lose them all depending on whether we improve our ball control, discipline and defence