It is looking more and more likely as each round of the Championship goes by.

No

Jean we are 4 games in thats all.

London have certainly started like a house on fire. Many people thought during their last season in Super League that going down and pressing the reset button might be good for them in the long term. Things are going well so far and it's good to see they have homegrown players in the squad.

Leigh are obviously performing well below where they should be with their squad, I expect Jukes will go and they will come back strong.

It's too early to tell anything, I think the biggest factor will be the health of the super league squads come the middle 8s. At full strength, any combination of 4 from the bottom of SL would be strong favourites to stay up.

It’s possible but unlikely.

The thing that Bazza fails to mention is that Toulouse have beaten the teams sitting 9th, 11th and 12th in the league with the 10th placed team in France this coming weekend.

You are obviously correct. I set this thread up as a marker. I will revisit it in 10 weeks to see if this early trend has continued.

London are thin as a squad. Lose Samut & Api and they will struggle.

One of those teams was the favourites to finish top of the Championship. It doesn’t matter who you beat, it still gets you 2 league points and the league doesn’t lie.

It doesn't surprise me how London have started when we played them in a friendly they looked very good

Name a club that wouldn't be less effective without their 1st choice halves.

Jossy if Barthau and Ackers were still there we would be stronger certainly on paper. But they are no so we must push on.

Leigh are most assuredly destined to finish higher than 9th, but as you say, you can only beat what is in front of you and the fact is that their 3 wins have come against sides who collectively are 1 win from 11 games thus far and are playing another win-less side on Friday in France......Leigh being poor aside, their first 5 Fixtures features 3 home games against the 3 weakest sides in the competition. I cannot see Toulouse winning a game on the middle 8's should they get there.

You mean Leigh's three wins which they have not had?

Learn to write in English, Gutters. They still use that language in many parts of New Zealand.

London and Toulouse getting promoted would be an ideal situation, with Toronto and New York (starring Jarryd Hayne and Sam Burgess?) being promoted the following year.

Nice to hope for but probably not.

Toulouse made clear it’s a long game for them. So see it more that last year allowed them to establish in the Championship, this years target is probably as a minimum top 4, learn and then push next year.

Broncos have to somehow avoid injury to key players, as squad of recognised names are thin. Number of very good kids coming through (at least into a winning structure unlike seasons of yore) but relying on them would at this stage be too much of an ask.

Unless there are a couple of really weak SL teams it’s unlikely, one or either of the two are promoted.

100% agreed, along with Montreal and Florida 2 years after that.

Samuel.

Regards

The Reason.

Im looking forward to seeing Mumbai and Jakarta in the super league, oh wait, its not gonna happen!

Warrington?

All this “New York will be a Championship club in 2019” was a total pipe dream. It is nowhere near that being a reality.

As for London and Toulouse; with Catalans looking a certainty to get relegated this year it is quite conceivable that one could very well replace them.

Unlikely, but never say never.
Can you imagine the look on the faces of the dinosaurs if both were to get promoted

No, I was referring to Toulouse as well you now Bazza.
What were your thoughts on the "nul point" at Perpignan at the weekend, or did you not make to to the game.......surely with TOO LOOSE not playing in the cup you would have made the short trip to see the Wire?

CMG, you know perfectly well Catalan fans do not travel well, even if its only 22.5 miles away from Warrington

When are the number of teams in Super League 2018 going to be confirmed? We’re approaching 1/3 of the way through the regular season (rounds 1-23) and still don’t know what clubs will be playing for in the Super 8’s competition.

I think Toronto will gain promotion whether we stay at 12 or increase to 14.

London and Toulouse will have a chance if Super League is expanded to 14 clubs. I believe this should and will happen.