Behind, Wigan, Warrington, Huddersfield and long shot but maybe Bradford, glad you find it amusing

Saints and Leeds will make up 50% of the top 4 IMO.

Form is temporary mate.

Aw cheers. You putting Saints in with Leeds there made me feel all warm inside. A band of brothers against the cocky upstarts banging their chests about a new world order.

I agree, however I am also taking into account the coaches and Wigan, Warrington, and Huddersfield have top experienced coaches who imo will drive the form right up to the business end of the season.

I am also confident Bradford will become more consistent as the players gel and will become a force.

Just my opinion of course

Make your mind up berrigans bitch?



Now you are adding Saints into a top but that already read Wigan,Warrington, Huddersfield, Leeds. With a "cant decide" on the bulls.

Sorry I should have highlighted the part of SouthstanderDave's post I agreed with..form is temporary, however like I pointed out top experienced coaches can make a difference to this..

I am not undecided about the Bulls, I believe they will gel and become consistent, however I am unsure if it will be enough to reach top 4.
Is this all clear for you now...

Wigan don't have an experienced coach though, being an assistant is a lot different to being the one that has the final say.

I reckon if there is a top team more likely to miss out on the top four it's Saints.

You keep repeating it, it may come true.
But at the end of the day the fact is you're absolutely petrified of a successful Wigan to the extent that a high pitched squeaking sound can be heard due to the clenching of your butt cheeks.

I think Leeds will struggle more than Saints seeing as they are picking up long term injuries thick and fast at the moment. You had better keep your fingers crossed Wigan can stay injury free. Remember Saints in 2005 when they lost quite a few players when it came to the play-offs.

Thats what I,m thinking, Saints after all the success started to struggle f from 2005 with injuries and trying to sustain a high level of consistency. Leeds Rhinos appear to be in a similar scenario and the next 9 games after Hull KR are all tough encounters, with the reality of losing 50% of those games against teams who are already above them in the league who currently are playing the better rugby with no major injuries.

Saints losing their next 3 games is not beyond the realms of possibility:

Wire (H)
Hudds (A)
Wigan (H)

Re: Injuries, talking to my Saints supporting colleague today, he said take Eastmond out of the team and they would be "very" beatable this season.

The topic is about Leeds though, maybe you should start another thread "will Saints finish in the top 4"

Get you.

Leeds will be in the top 4. Above Saints.

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Apart from Warrington's coach, who has won 2 SL titles (with Leeds as it happens), Wigan have a former assistant at the helm, and Nathan Brown has one year of SL behind him. All against a coach who has won 2 league titles at Leeds and knows what it takes to win the ESL, and a Tri Nations title (which is even more impressive given what he was up against), for New Zealand

Not really sure if what you are saying makes sense

Its all down to keeping the majority of your squad fit and healthy especially at the back end of the season. Saints have just gone through there injury crisis whilst Leeds look as though they are heading into a crisis now, yet some Leeds fans are calling for Bluey to be replaced.
I wonder how Wigan, Warrington and Huddersfield will perform if they have 70% of there back line out through injury.

Are they?

On Sunday we had Brett, Fatz and Lawrence (after 2 mins) out. Both starting centres and our FB.

Anybody having second thoughts after the Loss to Hull KR, all tough games now for Leeds right up to July.

Leeds will play all the same teams we've lost against again this season to gain some super league points. The league leaders could be won on points difference this year. But the grand final will be won by sheer class.

Can,t see Leeds beating the big 3 from west of the pennines at there own back yard, that could be 7 losses plus more on there way in the coming months.