Would anyone be surprised if we didn't get promoted? I wouldn't to be fair, it will be a hard league to crack....

However, I hope I'm wrong!

Mooky ,I've said all along how hard the next 7 games will be, NO team is going to lie down they will all be bursting to win,we have a very hard start, HKR will be real test ,and Salford won't be pushovers ,they will want revenge , for me Widnes away will be a very hard game as Widnes are very hard to beat at home , even Bradford , the Seagulls a d Fax will be hard to beat , can we get promotion?Of course we can , but take nowt for granted
I don't think Rowls will underestimate any team,I can't wait for the start of these games,and im not predicting anything.

I doubt we would be looking to 'crack' Super League, first target is to stay in it, possibly by way of the Middle 8 again but 8th place would be a massive achievement. However it wouldn't be a surprise but a disappointment in not getting there. Hull KR first though.

I don't detect any over-confidence in the club itself. As for the fans, I think the general view is that we are good enough to go up (one that I subscribe to) but whether not it actually happens is another thing entirely - sport being what it is. The wheels could fall off for us like they could for anybody. Having topped the league, I think we'd be disappointed not to finish at least 5th, but even that is by no means a given. We won't be able to relax for any of the seven games, and neither will anyone else. That is how it should be.

We beat under strength super leagues sides in the Challenge Cup, and we were lucky not to lose at Bradford the other week. We've been dominant in the league so far, I just hope we can keep it up.

Overall, 4th / 5th will be a good outcome, as Hull KR, Widnes and Salford are very strong. I predict:

1) Hull KR
2) Widnes
3) Salford
4) Leigh
5) Bradford
6) Wakefield (may be they'll do better with their new signings)
7) Sheffield


Halifax

Preparation..

Lucky not to lose at Bradford we took the P and scored at will, we are underdogs on half the salary spend but we are in it and can do it

Discipline & injurys will play a part in how the league pans out if Centurions discipline is at its best and we stay clear of any major injuries to key players I fully expect Centurions to finish in the top 3

A really tough task ahead for me, but our team spirit is second to none.
Be interesting to see how we go if - as quite likely - we lose the first 2. If we keep our heads we could still me it but I don't think we got the best of the draw

Hull KR: Wildly inconsistent.
Widnes: Below average SL side who benefit from playing on an Alien home pitch
Salford: Koukash has been (still is?) a tornado in a toy box and results at Salford demonstrate that.


As I've said previously, there are just 14 points to play for. Anyone could be dragged in to the middle of the table mix.

I'm not [iover[/i confident - just confident.

On the few occasions that I have doubted the club this season they have come up trumps every time.

Top 3 is a definite possibility. Top 5 is a definite.

The big question is, do the Leigh players have the biggest "balls"?

Because I think such a small league with so much at stake will bring ridiculous pressure.

Looking at the Salford Game recently, no Higham Wilkes moimoi higson worthington and a very unfit Hock played about 10 mins.

Certainly isn't true in Salford's case, particularly since we've lost high earners during the season in Gareth Hock and Kevin Locke. I would imagine our salary cap is circa £350k lighter with those two off the books.

And no Acton either.

We have better props at the moment, especially in a pumped up environment.

He will come on leaps and bounds over the next 18 months or so though

I meant Acton was missing from the Salford match in the cup a few months back.


However, I agree that we've yet to see the best of him.

We had no Chase, Hauraki, J.Griffin, T.Lee and lost Dobson and Sa’u to injury in the first half. It’s going to be an interesting one!

Think its impossible for Leigh to finish outside the top 5. So there is a definite chance of promotion.

Saturday is a great time to play HKR, give we are on the back of the semi final, loads of hype etc. Pressure is on us big time. Especially as you are at home, not lost for 2 years etc.

Everyone is expecting Leigh to come up, expecting Wakey to struggle.

Not 100% sure that will be the case.
Rovers at home is very difficult for anyone, you dont have to do that. Rovers should be looking to win their 4 home games. That guarantees top 4 as 4 others cant win 4 also.
If Rovers do that, id also look at 2 away wins, thats not confidence, just think the team is there to do so, but this is the same team which has failed to win outside of Hull in the league and thus is in the middle 8.

Widnes and Salford 'should' pick up 4 wins overall. Widnes more so than Salford. Wakey have the harder draw but will be no mugs.

Pretty easy to write off Halifax and Sheffield (but that could be wrong). Bradford are the unknown.

Id say Leigh will be the only side who will change how SL looked this season, whether it be automatic or play off.

I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't go up but neither would I be if we did. Don't think we're over confident, just rightly confident having only lost 2 games in the last 2 seasons and neither of those at home, having already beaten 5 of the 7 teams we'll face.

I think Widens & Hull KR will be too good to go down while Sheffield & Halifax will struggle as part time teams. Salford, Wakefield, Leigh & Bradford are all similar quality & any 2 could get the 2 promotion spots.

I think Leigh will finish somewhere between 3rd and 5th, you'll be in contention all the way. From what little I know of your team you have a great team spirit, confidence and not reliant on a single play maker. Say if Brierley is injured I still think you'd perform strongly.

I think it is set up nicely. Halifax have come into some great form and Sheffield are not to be under estimated. There is also the question as to whether Bradford were holding back a little bit in recent weeks to save themselves for the 8s.

As a Wakefield fan, I think we are still an unknown quantity to us fans. Brian Smith has been experimenting in the last few weeks and we need to find out who he thinks his strongest 17 are. We also have some influential players coming back in Ali and Godinet. Add in the mix the new signings who are settling in. We should be a very different prospect than a couple of months ago. Question is, will we be good enough?

We could be bottom after the first two games with losses to Hull KR and Salford............. I hope not..... But it would be good to see how the team responds to a bit of diversity

We could also be top.

Or adversity... Though diversity are not to everyone's taste, I don't see the relevance here

Go away, you could make a positive post but I won't hold my breath.

I did laugh out loud at 'diversity' but how would it be good losing the first two games.

Im with you Michael,I've never been a fan of Diversity,that little lad with bushy hair and glasses is irritating.