Rovers V Cas or St's V Hudds would have bee good options with better atmospheres and saved the Wigan games for the big blockbusters.

Papuans and New Guineans tend not to be named "Gareth." It's a cultural thing, related to the tropical climate. People named "Gareth" tend to live in temperate and colder climates.

Afaik, Sky have a quota commitment to visit every ground at least twice a season. Thats why in the days before they televised every Catalan home match using the Bein Sports feed, they always physically went to France twice a season but never any more than that if they could help it.

With eleven teams (less Catalan) the quota commitment is obviously easier than when their were two more but to cover that still takes up half the 44 match picks they have pre split. What normally happens is they fill the quota commitment in the initial picks and then they are free to pick whatever they want on Fridays from May onwards.

That should explain some weird looking picks but in order to protect the "blockbuster" games you end up with some odd looking decisions early on.

Can't believe decided to show tonight's non-contest. What were they thinking?!

Great predictions

He was right tbf, it was certainly very one sided.

I actually tipped a Salford win tonight on the strength that I feel Saints' style is heavily reliant on Roby playing, but I still expected a keenly fought contest. My god Saints were poor, one of the most abject displays I've ever seen from a so called top side. We all know they are a far better side than that, but there are too many average players in that side for them to be proper contenders Imo. I don't like that back line at all.