Quote me on this come the end of the middle 8's, but lets see your opinion when FC finish 8th and have said scenerio. You wont gain anything for the bigger sides if your own fans dont turn up when losing 5/6 out of 7 etc. Home form is vital in that.

As for the money side. Away fans, barring FC and a couple of other teams, you dont get much in SL. Leigh and Bradford would of course travel as its a group they dont go too and would be classed as a big game in comparison.

Said this straight from Sunday night, given the results, i want us to finish 9th. 8th offers us nothing.

Thought we had Leigh at home if we finish 10th?

We are better than any of the middle 8 teams, providing we turn up with the right attitude, tactics and play for 80 minutes.

On the evidence of the last 22 games that doesn't happen too often. So all teams in the middle 8s will know we will fall asleep for at least 20 minutes a game, thereby giving them all a chance against us if they are good enough.

No, we would need to be 9th for that to happen. 10th will travel to Leigh.

Yes, we are far better than anyone in the middle 8. Performances at Widnes, Wakefield and Salford highlight this fact.

I can't make my mind up whether you are being ironic here or doing a tabloid hatchet job by quoting me out of context, using only half my opening statement.