There is NO way Hull will finish 3rd.

I cant see why not, I dont see anything to be affaid of apart from Wigan and Saints.

I'd say 3rd is open to quite a few teams.

Just can't see it Dave.
You have assembled teams with some class players over the years but fail more than excel come the Business end.
You also have an unknown first team coach in Hodgson so I would think the first month of the new season would be massive for you if you recon 3rd.

I'm not confident of 3rd, but its certainly not out of reach.

Is for FC pal, Maybe not for KR though

Salford have just signed Addy so.....Salford to be bottom for me. Both Leigh and Salford have a fair few Rovers' cast offs now.

As for us - it's the hope that kills you.

For us the cast has been a problem... but also the script. Rome wasn’t built in a day, need to be patient, focus on the future, potential, long-termism, sustainability, deference, doing things the ‘right way’. Salford have lived in the moment. I wouldn’t be surprised if Leigh do too. We need to start doing that. It has its downsides, but I miss the exhilaration, the urgency, the nervous excitement of not knowing... the hope.

The hope kills you (2019 felt that way), but the hope itself dyeing (for example, limping to a welcome early finish in 2020) is just a gentler way to drift away.

Merry xmas to you and all our fellow fans and a happy and prosperous new year to all,whoever they support.

SL usually splits into three separate leagues with Saints, Wigan and Wire top 3.
Then your looking at Leeds, Hudds, Hull, led Cats, and Cas
Then Rovers, Wakey and Leigh

If we can stay pretty injury free we could easily finish in the middle league but if injuries bite it'll be a scrap again.

So the losing 2019 Grand Finalists and 2020 CC runners-up aren't in SL this coming season then?

Appears to be the opinion on the FC board as well but I'm not personally worried about all the changes. It happens every year with us so nothing new!

On paper this is arguably the strongest Salford squad of the SL era and we have strength in depth across the park (slight worry in the halves and at hooker). Quietly confident there'll be at least 4 or 5 teams propping us up this season.

PS. Gallanteer always tips us to finish bottom so that's a guarantee it won't happen.

Evalds will undoubtedly be missed but Escare has similar qualities so should slot in well. And yeah Dudson has been great for us but he didn't play a huge amount last season so we managed to cope without him for a decent portion of the season. Hopefully Darcy Lussick will fill the void and we've managed to keep hold of Seb, who's a former SL Dream Teamer and a cracking player. If (and it's always a big if with a new coach) Marshall can carry on from Watson left off we should cause most teams a problem.

It does feel weird though as a Salford fan (we're generally a pessimistic bunch!) not going into a season worried about being in a relegation scrap and having *genuine play-off aspirations.

*I reserve the right to retract this statement in May when we've not won a game and Marshall has been sacked.