Imho I think we have the best pack in the competition. Yes I am biased but we are in the top two. My major concern is our spine.
Shaul, Snyed, Pryce and Houghton are the key players. We have very little back up for Houghton and I strongly feel going into the season without a recognised specialist hooker may well be a mistake. I am fully aware of Washy hence the word specialist.
I like Shaul but does he give you that X factor like many of the top full backs. I don't know yet. He may well though develop that way but I am not so sure yet.
Sneyd has to deliver. We do have cover for him but its young kids. It may well be that we don't quite push on as a result. Pryce is a season older. A season wiser yes, but how much more can he take? We need him consistent for the entire season. He started well last season but then tailed off, possibly due to knocks.
That said there is a good balance of youth and experience and I feel properr pros who will look after themselves off the field, which may well give us the edge we are looking for. A very senior player at the club told me that he doesn't think there are any great coaches in the game in the UK. What we actually have is squads of good professional players who know what to do and are winners. He feels that this years squad may well be just that. I thought about that and looked at Leeds and in all honesty i had to agree with him. So maybe LR is not the problem. Just a thought.
I predict 4th or 5th. Better home performances should ensure that. I will also go with my one great desire and thats a Wembley appearance. Traditionally they say you get to Wembley on the back of a great pack. We have that in abundance. They also say your backs win it at Wembley. So maybe I will be disappointed again.
So as top 4 is where I think we'll be, obviously I think we're very safe for the top 8 and I've taken
13/8 on to finish in top 8 at Bet Fred. I think that price will look pretty good very soon.
I got the odds at Betfred. They do match betting. Before the friendly we were 8/15 to finish above Rovers but after the win it got shortened to 4/9. We were 4/7 to finish above Salford but I'm unsure on how Salford will go this season. They have a Super League betting coupon in the shops or a friend at work got the same price on their website
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