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Three good players they've got there. It rips the spine out of Pia.

All the best to Paul and Kris. Nick can go and f--- himself

I reckon they're f---ed.
With Bosnich done for the season and Grésèque still a few weeks off a return, it's certainly going to be tough. That's pretty well all their best players gone and it's nigh on impossible to bring in replacements at short notice at this time of year.

Saving grace:

from whom he will join Thunder on a two-year contract when the domestic season in France ends.


If that includes the play offs is unknown.

Well all publicity is good publicity. And 'appen he's not that bad looking a bloke, if you like that sort of thing. Potty mouth though

Russell Aitken joining Gateshead when the season's done as well. And they've ex-LER representation there already in Luke Branighan.

I forgot about this, hope it has a good effect on their NL1 league standing. Shame they will wait out the barrages though.

So when are we likely to see the three from Pia and Russ Aitken?

I don't know much about the French play off system, was wondering now the regular season is over who's playing who and if Pia et al lose is it all over for them, or is there a second chance like in Super league?

Top five system. rlSee hererl

The system is new for this year, sorry John but I don't get it. DO you have a diagram or summat?

Is it
Round 1 - first sits out, 2v5 and 3v4 - winners and highest place loser through
Round 2 - 4 teams through play each other in some kind of combination - winners through to final
Round 3 - final
?

Week 1:
1st sits it out.
Game A: 2 v 3
Game B: 4 v 5 (losers out)

Week 2:
Game C: 1 v winner Game A (winner to final)
Game D: loser Game A v winner of Game B (loser out)

Week 3:
Game E: loser of Game C v winner of Game D (winner to final, loser out)

Week 4, the final:
Winner Game C v winner Game E

aaah!