Its a game where we need to have a good completion rate and not get frustrated if we don't score very early. We should be better in every position so as long as we respect the ball then we should rack up points.

Lot of should's in there though.

yep we played fev then Catalans on sky in cup , Catalans 3 week after they beat Hull kr 40.0 , Batley lost 40.4

After failing in their main 2016 objective, to beat Hull FC, Rovers' morale will be at a seasons low.

This is the time for Batley to capitalise. Batley full of confidence and wanting to start off their middle 8 campaign with a scalp.

Didn't realise that was our main objective.
Why don't you put your money where your mouth is!

Even batley know your biggest games are against the table toppers.

Reckon Batley will bring about 500, but we make a lot of noise

Forget about how many away fans or fc s fishing ,this game is very loseable.come out 100mph and keep it up we win was going to say superleague intensity but after our erratic performances nowt is taken for granted.Hoping for a convincing win but expect a few nervy moment

We are strange that way. We have a core support who travel well and certainly turn out for the bigger games! It was estimated that we took at least 600 to Swinton for our final Championship game

You ok Craig?

Yes thanks..last few seasons have brought out pessimistic side.other 7 teams certainly much stronger than last year's middle 8s. Not sure we are and am certainly taking nothing for granted

The SL sides are stronger but I don't think the championship sides are Leigh play a different style to last season but they had played 3 SL sides last year in the cup this year they haven't had that intensity

Possible evidence that the new structure is working as planned? Helped by the slight raising of the Championship salary cap this season (well, clubs allowed to spend a max of 50% of revenue, vs 40% in 2015, up to a max of £1.85m).

In 2017 the same will be done for Championship 1, which if Eric Perez the Toronto owner follows through on his assertions of big crowds & sponsorship deals, should see Toronto in the Championship & probably the Middle 8's for 2018 as one of only a handful of full-time teams.

There's also a strong Toulouse side in C1, which [ishould[/i get promoted this year.

Why does all this matter? The Championship & Middle 8's will get more competitive year-on-year, so perennial middle 8 fodder like Rovers will find it harder and harder to stay up, and harder to come up if/when you go down.

I think you'll be fine this year though.

Perennial = twice.

I never knew that, thankfully RLfans has once again educated me.