That's why I take him out of the team for a couple of games and give him the kick up the backside he needs

Who would you replace him with? We have Bailey hopefully due back for Fax game, but then Baldwinson's loan spell is up, so may need to replace him (Plus, he's hardly set the world alight imo)

Agree, hasn’t brought any more to the team than the guys we have out on loan... Or Dez for that matter

Not feeling optimistic about top 4, have failed to be in the mix all year and up and coming suspensions could be a big blow. Do the team have the believe to win the next set of games.

Firstly listening to people who actually know something about the game rather than VH and PK who for some reason are constantly allowed to put inflammatory threads on here. The two best teams in the championship are Leigh and Toronto. Even the love of Peter Kay's life Rowley, said he would have been very satisfied with a draw given where Leigh had his team with 18 minutes to go. Short memories some of you - we beat London 3 times home and away. Our half backs have dominated all others they have played and save for the Leeds game our forwards have dominated - including the Salford pack. You seem to forget this is one of the youngest squads we have ever had and they are learning as they go - but have lots of skill and endeavour. I am not one of the Ryan Brierley haters, but WP deliberately tell the world how great he is. Now there is a player who simply cannot tackle and therefore has zero defence and never has the bottle to take the line on, he plays tick and pass. This team can and will IMO make the top 4.

Make no mistake, the task is difficult and made all the harder without the banned players
but
Let’s not forget, we have lost 1 game in the last 11 league games, to the top of the table, in the last minute after dominating the majority of the game.

2 points out of a playoff place with every team above us with hard games to come, with most having to play us.
I believe we will make the playoffs and be a tough team to beat from there onwards.

Just had a good look at remaining fixtures involving top 6 teams. Being realistic these are my finishing positions
Toronto
Toulouse
Featherstone
Halifax
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Leigh
London

If we beat Toronto then we squeeze in.

I'm sure if we win all our games except Toronto we make the top 4 because all the others around the top of the league play each other so there has to be dropped points from teams

I have taken this into consideration , but in my opinion this will be the result and I have us losing to Toronto in my equation. Have a look at all remaining fixtures and see what you come up with.

well fev have to go London,play Halifax so 1 of them teams have to drop points and go Toronto so that's 3 games they could easily lose,We beat Halifax then they have to play London fev and Toulouse so that's more dropped points for one of the top teams,fev play Halifax London and go Toronto so could easily lose them games....so I'm pretty sure we win all our games apart from Toronto were in the top 4..were 2 points behind London and fev, 3 points behind Halifax and 4 points behind Toulouse, so we win Halifax that puts us 1 point behind them,beat Toulouse and that puts us 2 points behind them.. so like I said these teams play each other and have to drop points so we win we make top 4

Its in our own hands !

Unless of course, Toronto decide to 'ease up' in 'selected' games, once they have clinched the top spot!

I can see this happening

Let Toronto do what they want,no need to worry about them. We just need to concentrate on what we have to do.

Have you ever seen that happen Alan?

Yes we did last season soon as we clinched top spot we lost to Halifax and Toulouse

Deliberately? If so as they say, what goes around comes around.

Can't see this happening because they are trying to build a brand over there and with all the home games they've got they'll be looking to put up some big scores

My comment was tongue-in-cheek, given all the anti-Toronto banter. Professional sportsmen don't (shouldn't) know any way other than playing to win. Of course, if Toronto, Toulouse and Halifax fancy relaxing when they play us, I wouldn't complain!

Can't see them throwing a game, but can imagine they would rest a few for the Fev game at the end of the season.

Yes, deliberately lost at Fax, so they didn't have to play in Toulouse.

Letting Fax win gave Fax the spot in the eights, NOT Toulouse.

Peter? Totally agree. A massive blow, no doubt about it.

Dawson? He has been lucky to have played so many games IMO, given the options. I have never been his biggest fan. Pin pointed by the opposition successfully.

I am more than looking forward to seeing Ricky Bailey, if selected, seize his opportunity.

Agree about Dawson but he is a fully fit player sat in the stand and not available for many weeks. Always a potential problem as the season is at the a vital stage. Regardless I still think the lads can get us to the 8s

Wingers are easily replaceable. All they have to do these days, is be able to do an 'acrobatic dive' in the corner when scoring a try.

Oh for the days of Dessy and Phil Fox. Dessy would just run through them instead of diving over them, and Fox was pure speed.