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I know that it's the most over asked question in the whole of Rugby League, but here I go.
We had a poor start, however with the wins against Bradford and Wakefield and a more than convincing performance away to Wigan, I think we will finish 8th.
Another fine reason to be optimistic, is that we are suffering quite a few short term injuries/suspensions, with Eden and David Hodgson injured. Eden will be back soon, Hodgson will be back in May, suspended Poore will come back for the derby.
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| Quote: colesy99 "@SirStan, Wakefield haven't done that badly in terms of scoring tries, they put 50 past Catalans and had only just lost to the Saints before coming to our ground. Our defence which had previously been quite shaky, limited them to a lucky try which is an encouraging sign.
How is finishing in the Top 8 the height of my ambition? I knew that if I posted anything that you'd pick loads of holes out of it, yet if I said that we are going to finish in the Top 4 or win the Challenge Cup or whatever you'd have called me deluded. If I said could we avoid relegation you'd have called me under ambitious. So what am I meant to do? ![]()
If I came across like I was picking on you then I apologise pal, it's just that it can get like Groundhog Day on here after we have a win.
I agree with Voltaire, there is something seriously wrong with the competition when finishing 8th can be seen as any measure of success.
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After this season making the top 8 will be more important than ever - failure to do so puts you in the middle 8 mini league and a battle for Super League survival.
Probably in time those making the top 8 will be viewed as the only 100% bona fide Super League clubs.
So I don't think we should turn up our noses too much at 'only' making the top 8. Personally I take a little bit of satisfaction that we have achieved this 5 years out of 7 it gives us a little bit of status beyond the annual strugglers. Though I accept it's not going to bring fans flocking in and we do need to have loftier ambitions.
I think we probably will get there again but I wouldn't stake my mortgage on it. We are currently 10th and there are no more than 3 or 4 teams we could realistically have a chance of overtaking.
I think things do look much more encouraging now than 2 or 3 weeks back. Keating has proved that he does have plenty to offer and the forwards have shown a bit of the menace we were hoping for. We will need to see how they get on in the forthcoming games against Warrington, Hull & Catalans we will know better after that.
There are at least 11 decent teams this year so it's difficult but I do think that our low point for the season is behind us.
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einstien said insanity is when a person does the same thing over and over again but expects a different result: |
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I'm not getting carried away Stan but after Sunday it has made me take notice of the nrl more just to see who are the probable teams we will be playing in the wcc next season
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| It will all get very interesting...  |
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Did you get rid of all the voices in your head? Do you now miss them and the things that they said?: |
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| Quote: redmuzza "It will all get very interesting... ![]()
What will?
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