With a stronger squad than last year hoping to :

Regain a top four spot.
A good challenge cup campaign ( hopefully making the final)
Further progress in the play offs ( a play off win against a top side)

And continued progress off the field.

Can see Rovers ( injury permitting) challenging the likes of Wigan, Wire and Leeds with more depth in strength. Roll on 2011.

I think we look a far stronger and more balanced squad than started last season and would expect the teams progression on the pitch in 2011 to reflect that.
Of our major rivals for honours, i think we have it in us to surpass Huddersfield and Leeds but wouldnt like to commit to expecting us to regularly get the better of Wigan, Saints and Wire. Dont think we are far off though.

I don't see next season being any better than last season, same applies to Hull.

What factors make you think that mate?

The fact that other teams have strengthened every bit as much if not more.

I also believe that Green is very much a gamble and totally unproven as an out and out 6, and having been used mainly as a utility player in oz it is debateable whether he offers any more than say Paul Cooke would have. But unfortunately Cookie wasn't as aussie else Morgan would have built his side around him.

I think that a standoff that is professional off the pitch aswell as on it will already be an improvement on Cooke, i am looking forward to seeing him play and forming a steady partnership with Dobbo!

I think that green will be a grt asset to our team both great kickers at half back positions, and allegedly green better kicker than Dobbo plus the gelling already there with green staying with Dobbo, Cooki never really played as well when Morgs gave kicking duties to Dobbo and didn't that benefit us, we will be better, fitter and more eager next season, I'm really confident of it. More rests for Newton and Galea we will see the best of them. Come on Geko have faith.

Other teams have certainly strengthened but i think that Morgan has astutely made his acquisitions with a view to making our attack more unpredictable. This was a pretty major area of weakness for us last season so hopefully this will be rectified.
With regards Blake Green, i know that Josh Hodgson has already described him as being able to do things with a ball that he hasnt seen anybody do before. I realise this hasnt been in a game situation but it has to bode well.
As far as Cookie is concerned it was a shame the way things turned out for all parties but the "Aussie" thing doesnt hold water. Spend 5 minutes in Morgans company talking about Scott Murrell and you will soon see that he values players irrespective of their passport.

Good cup run (Wembley hopefully)

4th in SL

at least two wins in play offs.

We'll see.

As for the Murrell thing one out of 10 ain't bad. Next time you speak to Morgan though, ask him who organised the Xmas training schedule



Anyone who doesn't think the aussie mafia rule the roost at CP need to take the blinkers off.

i think top 4 will be very hard to get next year as other teams have strengthened really well, Wigan and Wolves especially, Leeds and Saints may get off to slower starts IMO, Giants will be up in the mix as usual, Bradford could take a while to settle too with all there new signings, but when they get going i think theyll do well. ATM Hull look short of the numbers required, depends who else comes in i guess. Cas will shook a few and may push for 8th but Wakey, Quinns, Cats, even Salford will struggle again IMO.

A good cup run would be nice this year, heres hoping for a good draw for us for a change.

injury wise weve been pretty lucky IMO since we came up so hopefully that will conyinue too

so for me its 5th or 6th place with a good cup run.

I forecast a battle for the top two spot a battle between wigan and the most famous name in super league Hull Kingston Rovers. I put wigan as favourites however on the day i.e Old trafford anything can happen.

wheres the caps lock cabman?

Quality !!!!!

its nice to dream of top 2 and a battle for the title but IMHO were still a few years away from challenging yet, the top sides now have all been up there for a while, there all established S/L sides whilst were still pretty much babies in terms of S/L.

I would hope that Billy organised the schedule given the fuss he kicked up when the players were allowed 2 weeks off to go home in his first off-season with us without a Billy Mallo training programme in their back pockets.

You know what hope did

Billy is weak then if he is allowing somebody to do his job. The Billy i know isnt a weak man. How long did Justin give the players off mate?

Originally Morgan he wanted them in for four days over Xmas, until certain factions persuaded him otherwise. Billy had no say afaik

But why Morgan not value his aussies better than the English lads? Which Scrum half who is english do we have better than dobbo, similar in the 2nd row? Also, the good english players are more expensive too

I think we have improved in vital areas so I would be very disappointed if we didn't see an improvement on the field. I would be happy, however to surrender a couple of league places for a run to Wembley as it's the only competition we, realistically, can win.
5th with a couple of play-off wins and a CC semi and I'd be very happy.

I hope for top four place but I would like a improvement on last season. I do think we have stronger
Squad and can in time improve

top six, good cup run, derby victories and no embarassing score lines (the two saints games sprung to mind).
really getting withdrawl syptoms now, watched the season review twice, watched highlights of a certain playoff game at least 10 times. looking forward to some decent away fixtures (due to time of year and dates, london and catalan).



roll on 2011 season.

Yes i expect massive improvement from last season. Wigan were head and shoulders above the rest last season now it is time to break away from the also rans and for big willie to rise to the occasion.

looking at the fixtures again, april looks like a difficult month!

saints away, leeds and wigan at home,

=#FF0000Hull FC away, then quins at home.



=#FF0000edit, MR