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More - six wins away from Odsal, only two there. Replicate the away form at home and we would be on 25 points - 5th! Replicate the home form away and we'd be in a dogfight for the spoon with the CCs...

City had a problem with home form a little while ago, didn't they? Any suggestions as to why we should struggle where we should be hard to beat? Didn't we have the reverse problem last year?

I know it's been said before, but if McNamara could have motivated them a bit more for games they could have easily won : Castleford (Both), Celtic (H), Salford (A), Wakey (A), Hull KR (A), Quins (H), Hudds (H) and Wigan (H). That would leave us on 35, 1 point behind St Helens

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I know thats irrelevant now, but all those games were there for the taking, could have been won, and many should have been won.

Turning the opening day draw against Hull KR into a win would leave us join top on that basis

Indeed.
The competition is such that margins are tight, but as you point out, this season could have easily been very different couldn't it?