No reason they can't fill the dangerous end drops with straw bales .

Think it may interfere with the advertising hoardings BUT if they could be adjusted and the first two rows of seats 'lost' then I'm sure improvements could be made...of course this will come at a cost and then there's time to set up and dismantle

It is a dangerous place to play rugby.
Games should not be played there.

As it stands this morning, we'd play saints at home in week one and then Wigan away in week two, that's awful. We need to throw everything at second place if possible. But then we'd likely get Wigan in week two anyway! Ah well still a few weeks to decide the order.

There are arguments for and against playing any team. The route you describe is hard but we have beaten both of them + KR at points this season. I’d also be concerned playing Salford or Leigh in a knock out game too.
I’d also rather knock Wigan out before the GF and play KR who have little experience on the big stage. I fear playing Wigan in the GF will just turn out like previous GF’s and the CC final. I hope i’m proven wrong.

The odds are very much against HKR / Wigan slipping up & we are highly likely to end up third. Our opponents are much less certain. All teams will be tough. Obviously having a week's rest would be better but it may be that our last game (or two) might end up pretty unimportant.

All the games are going to be tough, no-one is going to want to play us either. We’re very tough to beat even at our worst.

I think we have been favs for the third spot rather than top two since the KR game at home.

From a personal POV please not Salford, although a tougher prospect Leigh at home and giving them a good hiding seems to be a decent fit.

i think the top 2 are already in place ,friday will determine what order,anything can happen in the eliminators and semis .wigan ,wire,kr, saints with some returning players,should make it a great end of season finale

It’s the first game that worries me, it’s going to be a decent side at home (where our form isn’t great). Of all the options I still would prefer Salford or Catalans. Don’t want Saints or Leigh. We get through that and I’m happy with either side away in the semi….pressure wouldn’t be on us. Cemented in third does give us ample opportunity to rest any players with niggles though.

I have a niggling feeling it could end up Wigan v Sts at OT after the latter have been awful most of the year! Amazing if that happens but also a bit laughable too. Up to others to ensure it doesn't happen of course!

If that final manifested itself then I’m switching to watching Union.

The way the RFL are mismanaging our game, Rugby League Clubs in the UK will voluntarily move to playing Union in 10 years time.

2nd place has gone now. We are 3rd. We can look back at those home games we should have won ...

Knowing us we would beat Saints and Wigan and choke the final.

Quite relaxed in finishing 3rd.

It will be better for us if Hull KR beat Wigan this weekend and then IF we win our play-off home game we would then play Wigan at the Pie Dome in the Semi Final.

Hull KR should win their game, so IF we can beat the Pies, then either us or KR will be the new winners of trophy.

Let’s just not lose another game. Job done.

The saving grace in finishing third is that whoever finishes 6th will have already stated their knock-out rounds essentially. Each of those 5 trying to get the three remaining places will have to by near their best for the next three weeks, whereas we have a bit of breathing space.

Saints at home is a tough one, you’re not resting anyone for that. But Huddersfield could see some rotation, Williams in particular. Then get him and Dufty back on the field together for London hopefully. The only other players who haven’t had a break then would be Tai, Powell and Walker. I think each of them would get some managed time in the Huddersfield and London games.

Third is a great result, given where we were. But we need to arrive ready for the play offs, rather than chase what is an unlikely second place

It's a good point. As third place now seems pretty much nailed on, it could help to take the pressure off us over the next few weeks, and allow us to really concentrate on arriving at the play-offs in the best shape possible. Injuries and suspensions are always the great unknown, but right now, we are in a position where we can perhaps rest some players if necessary, without it impacting the big picture. If we head into the play-offs with a relatively fit and fresh squad, and with Dufty back, there is still plenty of scope for optimism.

3rd is much better than where most of us thought we'd be this season, so well done to Sam and his team.

If we can't get up for the playoffs then it matters not who we play as we will get found out. Either way, I don't care who we play, we just have to win, simples.

It is quite a strange situation. We are almost treading water for almost a month whilst those around us will be battling like hell. I think we'd have been happy at the start of the season to finish third but can't help being disappointed as we could have done better.

We lost 4 league points either side of the Wembley game.

The Wigan pre-Wembley game was a 4 pointer really, that we handed on a plate to them with the team we selected.

Viewed with the benefit of hindsight though.

I don’t fear anyone at any venue.
I think every defeat bar the fatigue vs KR, we just beat ourselves, with poor discipline, and/or playing an injured player.

Agreed but it also showed our younger players could compete en masse. Games like that and playing so determinedly when a man down in 2 occasions may yet prove to be the most important games of the season.

In addition, the nature of our narrow defeat was seen at the time as a boost, a moral victory and a 'just you watch out when we bring all the big guns back' scenario. Peet had missed a trick he'd made a mistake.

The rest is history.....