The point is don't visit RLFans Forum while drunk.

Think that's the top 2 nailed on with Cas and Leeds, think Wigan will go all out for the cup, that probably leaves Hull, Wakey, Salford and Saints for 3rd/4th.

I've had the misfortune to read through the last few pages of this thread. Everyone needs to calm down and cut out the personal abuse and antagonism. Guilty parties have been warned by Personal Message and any more similar behaviour will result in some people taking a break from the site.

Be interesting to see how your lot go this year Dave, do you reckon you'll be able to have a push on 2 fronts having got the Wembley thing put to bed last year?

As long as we are in the 4, I think we have shown we can step up in a winner takes all match. Whether that be Leeds or Cas away, I wouldn't be daunted by it if we finish 3rd or 4th. If we finish 2nd then I think we would win a Home game too to reach the GF.

I said after you won at Wembley last season your season was over and was right now after putting that hoodoo to bed I think you will go on and reach the grand final even though I felt you were more consistent last year I don't think there's anyone to fear seeing as you've beaten the best team in cas twice

As a Rovers fan, Hull are annoyingly good.

I even had to force myself to admit I enjoyed the game on Saturday. That first half was great.

I think the Super Eight's have the potential to be very tight and full of drama this year, the Rubbish Eight's will be the same negative horror-fest of the last two years.

I liked that Chemics fan, how do you manage to post over three thousand eight hundred times and still be absolutely terrible?

Last year was purely an emotional/mental issue. We fell off a cliff and had no energy after wembley. I can't see it happening again although that's not to say we can win both

Yes, certainly better than last year, we have a better set of fixtures and I think Radford will have us more prepared.

To be honest I'd be happy to just win the cup again. There is a good chance we will be in another semi, (probably away) but even last year, we gave Wigan a real fright.

I actually think Hull's biggest challenge will be staying in the top 4, if they do that then they have every chance of at least getting to the final. They just seem to be so inconsistent in games that aren't do or die compared to the knock out stuff. If Radford can get that mentality into them then they'll have a good shot.

Will be an odd S8's realistically only Hudds look out of it and think Stone will think its job done for 2017 having looked dead and buried earlier in the season. Cas have it won but need to keep momentum going. Wigan may put all their eggs in the CC basket but thats not really Wanes style. So it will be very interesting and hopefully a lot more competitive than the last few years.

If we win tomorrow it won't be official but Leeds will no longer be able to go above us due to our PD.....
So even though the Sky team won't say it's officially won.... Expect Cas fans to be going crazy if we win tomorrow.

Rightly so.

It's a great achievement, it's just a crying shame that winning the C.C. gets more kudos these days.

Did Andy Murray go crazy when he secured the No.1 seeding for Wimbledon this year?

Finishing top of the table after a season is hardly the same as being the #1 seed in a tournament.

Exactly. Ridiculous comparison.

However, Andy Murray finishing as the year end world number 1 was one of his greatest achievements.

Murray earned his seeding by being the most consistent player and accumulating the most points in the year leading up to it. It is a very good achievement in it's own right, as is what Cas have done. However what both achievements have in common is that they were both just essentially jostling for position ahead of the big prize. People won't remember that Murray went into Wimbledon ranked number one. They will however remember Federer winning the tournament.

and obviously winning Wimbledon alone makes Federer the world's best player?

Its weird how when Cas win the LLS or Hudds win the LLS its a huge achievement but if Leeds or Wigan do its no big deal, or Wire or Saints are chokers for winning winning the LLS but not the GF

It's not that weird really, is it ?

Cas and Huddersfield have won very little for a long time and therefore any glory is magnified.
It's like Wigan in the 80's & 90's they won the cup every year, it's just how it was.
They got just as many column inches when they failed to make the final.

The achievement of winning the GF is just as big whoever wins but, expectation can reduce the impact of the win.

Can't believe these comparisons to tennis. There is also the small issue of the 100K prize money for finishing first and the LLS. Not too shabby I would say.

Yet a CC final can be worth £250k

which one is more rewarding depends on who you support i guess

Great to see cas wrap it up next week hopefully gives us more breathing space

After that it's a whole new ball game with the semis'

Great result for Hull KR against Leigh.
Bad news for Catalans who are in real danger of the MPG.

the 4 home games catalan have could be their saving grace! pick up an away win at fax, i think they will just be ok


take nothing away from rovers today, they were good, defended well but leigh were awful in attack

as per last year it looks like the middle 8s are going to be more interesting than the super 8s