So what's your prediction for the final table? We can re-visit this occasionally as we go along. Here's mine:

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Batley
4. Featherstone
5. Halifax
6. Dewsbury
7. Sheffield
8. Swinton
9. Toulouse
10. Oldham
11. Rochdale
12. Bradford

would be inclined to agree unless some stops are pulled out we may be doomed to fail..

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Featherstone
4. Batley
5. Halifax
6. Sheffield
7. Toulouse
8. Swinton
9. Dewsbury
10. Oldham
11. Rochdale
12. Bradford

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Batley
4. Featherstone
5. Sheffield
6. Toulouse
7. Halifax
8. Dewsbury
9. Swinton
10. Bradford
11. Oldham
12. Rochdale

I BELIEVE

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Fev
4. Batley
5. Halifax
6. Toulouse
7. Dewsbury
8. Swinton
9. Sheffield
10. Oldham
11. Bulls
12. Rochdale

I see us managing to conspire to be relegated by getting ourselves into a position to avoid it - but then blowing it right at the end

Being a kr fan my predictions 1st london 2nd Kr 3rd Featherstone 4th Batley 5th Halifax 6th Toulouse 7th Sheffield 8th Swanton 9th bulls 10th Oldham 11 th Dewsbury 12 Rochdale good luck for season just not against us hope U win all but the 3 against us

Bit hard to predict, as we still know very little about the new owners plans. I'd have thought they would be wanting to set out their long term plan fairly soon now that season tickets are on sale.

I'm paying as I go though I think, I just don't have the appetite to sign up for a full year of the unknown. But as the squad stands today, we will need a minor miracle to avoid relegation.

Hoping the group will try and keep us up otherwise what was the point in taking us on, just let us fold then start another team in the CH1.

Im hoping for a 10th placed finish, but this all depends on which players if any we can pick up as the season goes on

Think you're all being way too pessimistic about your own team's chances. Here's my table fwiw.

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Toulouse
4. Featherstone
5. Batley
6. Halifax
7. Swinton
8. Bradford
9. Sheffield
10. Dewsbury
11. Oldham
12. Rochdale

I would happily take that but I just can't see it.

After the 23 game season:

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Batley
4. Halifax
5. Featherstone
6. Toulouse
7. Dewsbury
8. Sheffield
9. Swinton
10. Rochdale
11. Bradford
12. Oldham


Super 8's/Champ Shield:

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Batley
4. Halifax

5. Toulouse
6. Dewsbury
7. Sheffield
8. Featherstone
9. Rochdale
10. Bradford
11. Swinton
12. Oldham

Is that before or after the points deduction?

Can see us struggling versus most teams without urgent reinforcement in the forwards. The young lads are keen but that won't be enough to stay up.

Sheffield with Chisholme has got to be with a few more points now

If Foster and Joseph re-sign this week we will be okay in the forwards against Rochdale and Swinton early on if there are no injuries against KR. Gives us an extra 2-3 week to bring people in for the rest of the season.

May need to re-jig Sheff with Dane signing. I reckon we could have taken them at home. Not now though haha!

1. London
2. Hull KR
3. Fev
4. Fax
5. Batley
6. Toulouse
7. Swinton
8. Oldham
9.Sheffield
10.Dewsbury
11.Bradford
12.Rochdale

Best of luck to all teams

I think Bradford have to look at it this way (targeted games):
Lose all against the top 4 finishing teams during the 23 game season (any points here is a bonus)
Win home games against the middle 4 finishing teams during the 23 game season (any away points here is a bonus)
Win home and away games against the bottom 4 finishing teams during the 23 game season (assuming Bradford finish in these spaces this gives 6 wins)

That would give you 20 points (10 wins) minus 12 = 8 points

Then having improved during the season (new players coming in) win 5 out of the remaining 7 "super 8's" or whatever it is called to give you 18-20 points which is about the mark you'll need to stop up, I believe that Bradford can do this but it will be a big ask. For me the biggest issue with this analysis is that 3 (at least 2) of the games you'll be targeting for wins are games 2, 3 & 4 (Rochdale H, Swinton A & Toulouse H) you could with these games being later in the season. Personally for the fans at Bradford and the brown excrement that you have had to go through I hope you make it.

so my prediction (more in hope for Fev then expectation):
1. Hull KR
2. Fev
3. London
4. Batley
5. Fax
6. Sheffield
7. Toulouse
8. Swinton
9.Oldham
10.Bradford
11.Dewsbury
12.Rochdale

1. Hull KR
2. London
3. Fev
4. Fax
5. Batley
6. Toulouse
7. Swinton
8. Oldham
9.Sheffield
10.Dewsbury
11.Bradford
12.Rochdale

I believe we will make a fist of it and that it will be tight as a Gnat's chuff at the bottom (or to summarise, Fist, Chuff, Bottom). However, ultimately we'll fall short and be relegated.

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Still need to see some forward reinforcements soon though or we wont be winning enough games against anybody.

How does the shield / relegation work are we back to zero points when that starts?

It's only the Middle 8s that the points go back to 0. The Top 8 of SL and the Bottom 8 of Championship carry their existing points over.

FWIW my predictions are;

After regular season
Hull KR
London
Fev
Batley
Toulouse
Dews
Halifax
Swinton
Oldham
Sheffield
Rochdale
Bradford

After bottom 8s; (points continue from league stage bb)

Toulouse
Halifax
Dews
Swinton
Sheffield
Bradford
Oldham
Rochdale

More in hope than any actual evidence at the moment though....

We've go to accept with this thin squad it will be a slow, and at times very painful process clawing the points back. We HOPE that players will steadily come in and by the playoffs we are in touching distance. It's not impossible but it feels unlikely.

Hi Duckman,

Good analysis that (I missed your post previously).

Good luck for season.

Good analysis that.

It is a shame that so many crucial games are early on.

Mind you that's assuming we do actually strengthen the side as we go on.