You should be over the bloody moon not just very happy



We didn't make steady progress though. We went from 13th in the league when Powell turned up in 2013 to cup finalists and 1 game from the LLS in 2014.

If you manage to win both this year then you can say your improvement has been quicker

Totally agree Slugger, business end of the season now, a massive Q Final, 5 crucial league games then into the toughest 7 games we have ever faced in Super League for a place in the top 4 and if we get past Salford on Thursday it'll be another crack at the semi. How wonderfully times have changed in Rugby League to see ourselves only 2 points off second place in the table and still in the Cup. I fancied us to do well this year and think I had us pretty high in my prediction final league table. It could all go pear shaped of course, who knows but I'm looking forward to more mouthwatering big games and let's see where it takes us.

Thoughts may change and dreams may wander to a time a few months from now when we might be preparing to face an NRL side in the World Club Challenge.

Whilst some of our fans on Leeds board played you down (think that just a trick to make the opposition sound poor just so they can moan more if we lose the game) I think you've done very well. Very tough to beat and barring one or two (including Cas away which is happening to most teams) then you've been in very close games.

Do think the cup game is massive though for more than just progression to the semis, not sure whoever wins between you and Salford can fight on two fronts. So a bit of a strange situation where a win would obviously be great but it might work out well if you lost with Salford perhaps slipping in the league and improving your top 4 chances.

Should we get through to the semi finals I think we will only be fighting on one front no matter who says otherwise - imho anyway

Agreed if we can stay with 2-4 points of 4th we are a chance when it splits- our players should be back - I worry about the next 5 games though tough draw and down on troops