The Lawler tweet by the club was poor but then again Hudgell singled out Matty Beharrell in the 84-6 reverse against Wigan.

The reality is we will probably finish in the bottom two and million pound game but have too much quality in our squad against a championship side so will survive -just.The bigger problem will be recruitment. We are weak across the park. Sio apart how many of this squad would attract top 4 club interest? The decline in quality since 2009 has been slow and not noticeable but stand back and compare with this squad and it's criminal. Other clubs are already active so potential signings will look at their strengthening as how seriously they are planning 2017. Total shambles.

Rovers where picked by most pundits to finish bottom 2 so no surprise really injuries have compounded our problems, fully expect Giants and Leeds to pick up a few results on the run in Leeds have strike players returning and Hudds will probably pick up with a new coach which is usually the case, I honestly do not think any super league team is in danger though unless Leigh go on a massive recruitment drive for the middle 8s and your bad luck with injuries continue, tense times and a hindrance to recruitment for next season is the main issue I think

Has anyone been smoked out yet ?

Yes.

Unfortunately, whilst Campese et al are stealing wages there's precious little can be done, I can see a KR v Leigh MPG, and Leigh shading it.

Glad you've got some faith in this because I haven't. Leigh are a team used to winning with a fair mix of quality and nastiness, they'll be massively up for the MPG whereas we'd be nervous and edgy and a history of capitulation. Add into that Batley with the Kear factor of knowing how to get teams up for one off games and its a real minefield.

Everyone thought the same about Leigh last season yet they finished bottom they have a lot of pressure and expectation on them with the signings they made

They seem to be doing it more quietly this year and they have that experience under their belts.

I would love to see this as the MPG, not because I wish you KR fans any ill or that I think we would win, mainly because I think it would be one of the noisiest matches that SL has seen all year & with a cracking atmosphere.

See you there.

Leigh look a much better team this time round. The signings they have made are good ones, both in the pack and in the halves. All depends on whether they can keep key bodies on the pitch come the middle 8s, because the usual suspects keep getting lengthy bans.

I reckon it will be them or London in the MPG against us or Salford.

One of the halves ripping it up for leigh is josh drinkwater who I said,we inquired about him but he wasn't interested in a 6 month contract.I said at the time we should have said thanks alot terry sort him a coaching job and sign drinkwater,no room for sentiment in sport.Maybe we may not have been in this situation now !

I know your a big fan of drinkwater but I don't think he's anything special ripping it up in the championship is a bit different to doing it in SL I think I'd rather we go for Soward

Totally agree with you about Jamie Sward, Frankie. Josh Drinkwater is none too shabby either. Travis Burns, enough said.

Jamie soward would be fine by me as well,the whole point I was making was basically anybody other than campese would be fine.We all know campese has been a great player but time catches up with us all.Canberra knew what high risk the guy become he had been a terrific ambassador for canberra throughout australia,winning awards for his work in the community.You dont let somebody that valuable go without good reason and ricky stuart had dropped him down to playing for the mount pritchard mounties,as he had lost form completely.In the 1st dozen or so matches we saw what he was capable of,but the injuries he has suffered from for the last few seasons came back to haunt him,a similar situation to mick weyman and you have to say enough is enough,which mick weyman did to his eternal credit.Its a shame but despite his will to keep on playing terrys body has let him down,sad but fact.

I think Leeds and hudds though are genuinely poor, I know people except them to improve but I am not sure.

To be fair Des You stuck to your guns about Campese and was right in the end but I think the clubs hands were tied regarding what went on with his contract

I don't see Rovers as a real contender for relegation, even without your talisman you have proved at Cas,home versus Leeds and against us,in two matches this year that without him you are capable and hard to beat, for any SL opposition and would have far too much for any lower league team. I seriously think Huddersfield may be the team most likely to go down, there is definitely something not right within a team that boasts their depth of talent. I hope so anyway, however bitter we are towards each other, SL as an entity and both teams need the prospect of close , high pressure derby games in order to break the monopoly that the successful teams have enjoyed of late.

Frankie,,nothing would have given me more pleasure than for me to be wrong,and campese help lift us into the super 8s,but after14 years of hammer in the nrl the body cant take it anymore,weyman and campese are 2 perfect examples of that.

Superalf.Good post mate.

If am honest I hope u get beat every week. But would I want u to go down. NO. So there lies the conundrum lol.

We haven't played Leeds at home yet, should I put money on us?

Frankie..We have Drinkwater and he's ready to rip you up..Who do you have?

They're about to announce the signing of dennis ripyouup, a papuan international half back. If you think drinkwater will rip you up wait until you see dennis

You should stick to painting.

Blair and Kelly but then again we played you with no half backs last year and won if memory serves me right

Nobody told you we have a different team to last season? Being on the same salary cap this time round has helped.. Anyhow must dash see you at the LSV.