So the season is less than 2 weeks away. Clubs have gained and lost star players who will finnish where

1. Leigh
2. Fax
3. Fev
4. Toulouse
5. Toronto
6. London
7. Batley
8. Sheffield
9. Dewsbury
10. Rochdale
11. Swinton
12. Barrow

So basically last season's table with a bit of optimism for your own team ?



Let's hope the season's not quite so predictable.

Liking the blind optimism Mr Hooligan....
1.Bankrolled Darlings
2.Toronto nogrounds
3.Fev
4.Larndon
5.Toulouse
6.Fax
7.Seagulls
8.Batley
9.Dewsbury
10.Rochdale
11.Swinton
12.Barrow.

last year I wrote us off and look what happened

London will be nothing to fear this season
Toronto will be in for a shock thinking they can steam roll teams like last season buying expensive individual players does not make a team who play well together

leigh need to watch for us and fev this year. We will have a good idea on sunday the difference between us both

1. Leigh
2. Toronto
3. Fev
4. Toulouse
5. Fax
6. London
7. Batley
8. Dewsbury
9. Barrow
10. Sheffield
11. Swinton
12. Rochdale

Looking at 2 leagues of 6 this season. Leigh look to have a better team than last season, a couple of losses might put pressure on Jukes though who I don't feel is the man to keep them in SL so that might be a blessing in disguise for them. Toronto have the money to spend but the squad is all over the place so they wont have it all their own way. Fev have recruited very well and where as the last 2 seasons they were very reliant on getting quality from Leeds this season anyone they get from Leeds will just add to an already very good squad. They could challenge Toronto for 2nd. Again Toulouse have recruited well and will have the best half back pairing in the league, they will be very dependant on their away form but I see them making the top 4. Fax have had our worst off season recruitment in many a year but still have a very solid squad. We will be there or there abouts the top 4 but like Fev last couple of seasons, this year it will be us reliant on DR to give us that extra quality. London have lost key players and staff and I don't see them been anywhere near as good as last year.

That brings me to the bottom 6 and Batley are probably the team that could push to break in to the top 6 after what was basically a transitional year last year. They have a decent squad but I feel they lack the extra quality to put them straight in the top 6. Dewsbury seem to perform well under Kelly despite him not really been liked by the players and it will be interesting to see how they go with him in charge for the full season. Barrow have made some improvements on the sly in the off season and look to have a decent squad, their home form will be key to them staying up. Sheffield are wafer thin and although they can probably put together a competitive starting 13 they lack strength in depth and injuries to key players could see them in danger. Swinton look like they have a decent squad on paper and now have some good people running the club and really the same goes for Rochdale but financial difficulties have affected them both and I can see them been the bottom 2. The reality is that from 7th down I can see them all been interchangeable in the same way I can see the same for 3rd to 6th near the top.

Bankrolled Darlings

we have moved on as a club haven't we.
Leigh
Toronto
Toulouse
Fev
London
Batley
Fax
Swinton
Sheffield
Barrow
Dewsbury
Rochdale

Very hard to determine where Fax will be until we see the first team sheet. If it's soley our squad players about 7/8th. With additions that raise the bar particularly around pace and points scoring ability, top 5. But it's just pure wild guesswork at this stage. The advantage currently is our opponents also haven't a clue what team we will put out or how brave our coach is to ring the changes.

1 Leigh (The parachute payment gives them a advantage and not to mention the backer DB).
2 Featherstone ( Ridyard is a class act)
3 Toronto ( Will be interesting to see how they adapt to life in the championship. No easy games like Champ 1)
4 Fax ( We have a settled squad with a reserve grade and a top coach in RM)
5 Toulouse ( Recruited well and will challenge again for top 4)
6. London (Lost key players in key positions)
7. Batley ( Still got a decent team and will claim a few scalps especially at home)
8. Barrow ( Look to have recruited well and will avoid relegation)
9 Eagles ( shrewd coach in Mark Aston always makes them competitive)
10 Rams (Do well to stay in championship considering money that's in it)
11 Rochdale (Financial difficulties)
12 Swinton ( Not got the money to compete and lost Duffy)

Leigh
Toulouse
Toronto
Fax
Fev
London
Dewsbury
Batley
Swinton
Sheffield
Barrow
Rochdale

Leigh
London
Toronto
Featherstone
Toulouse
Sheffield
Batley
Halifax
Barrow
Dewsbury
Rochdale
Swinton

We can make the top four this season, but it does depend on the Cas players coming our way. From what I've heard, we should expect up to 5 Cas players in our team every week, with some consistency around the players turning out for us.

3rd or 4th for Fax if the DR arrangement works out as hoped, a possible relegation battle otherwise unless our young guns really start to deliver.

Leigh have a decent squad, but we wont have it our own way. I can see us losing a few !
Fev have recruited well and will score points. Defence may be an issue.

To be honest, I would love for Toronto to finish out of the top 4. That really would be the icing on the cake for me.

Leigh
Fev
Toronto
London
Fax
Toulouse
Batley
Dewsbury
Sheffield
Rochdale
Swinton
Barrow

I have to say that this is along the lines of my thoughts, possibly us Toulouse and Batley may swap around. Unsure about London so will need to wait and see but think Leigh and Fev will be up there, if the Fev team get it together they could finish top.

Bottom half not so sure, always hard to call but think Eagles will be where they were last season.

Interesting times though, can’t wait to catch a few games on TV !!!!!!!!!!!!

Oldham
Doncaster
Keighley
Hunslet
Bradford
South Wales
Workington
Whitehaven
Coventry
North Wales
York
London S
Newcastle
Hemel.

Batley's performances depend on if Diskin can apply lessons learnt last year. Toulouse are a bit of an unknown still and London still have a good side even though the coach has gone.

Depending on injuries Fax could finish anywhere between 3rd and 6th. IMO.

Bottom half ? Cheek !!

We've finished sixth in the last two years.

Best be careful then.

I suppose fax performance will to some extent depend on just how much the DR system will be utilised.
If the suggestion from cas is correct, then it's likely you will certainly be taking what you can.... which may or may not affect fax's overall finish.

I'm just chuckling to me sen about all those dopey bug gers from fax chanting Fev Rhinos" last year.....
I love a spot of irony me

If Halifax tigers gets us top 4 without any decent signings then am not going to complain

Fax Tigers - it was written.... www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... ix-up.html

Fax Tigers - it was written.... www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyl ... ix-up.html

Hilda's 5 mins of fame..

Weren't you one of those hyperctitical of fev's use of the system last year? How it was bad for the game, immoral and would cause nowt but turmoil and bad morale for the poor sods not getting picked??


One of the comedic episodes of this is on the week the season starts cas loan one of their players to fevicon_lol.gif

Fax tigers n'all that

I love irony

Dr sucks. I hate it