Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:09 am  

Top 4 is still not at all beyond us, but I did think prior to the Saints game that we needed to win and also Cats to beat Huddersfield. We must now beat Cas and do very well in the 8's.

Wembley or bust methinks.

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 10:48 am  

From our clubs perspective, we want you to beat Castleford next week whilst we want to beat Hull KR. This gives us a 3 game advantage over 5th and 6th place (probably Cas + Wire) which means Wire (or Cas) would need to win more or less all there games in the 8's, not impossible but very unlikely. Huddersfield could implode which could give yourself and Cas a very slight sniff for that 4th spot.

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:07 pm  

I've been asking the questions recently about the top 4, what happens when the 4th position is nailed? Is there any point in playing the remaining matches?Will the coaches just field the academy sides. There appears to be little point in the matches after that, other than a few quid extra prize money, which probably wouldn't be that much difference?

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:50 pm  

The irony is that under the old play-off system, every game did have something riding on it. Under the Super 8s there could well be quite a few dead rubbers. Not what the game's administrators wanted but there is only so far you can manipulate outcomes.

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 12:55 pm  

Those 3 Inept performances earlier in the season Hudds (H) Widnes (A) and Cas (H) have cost us dearly this season.. We have nobody but ourselves to blame if we don't make it..

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:03 pm  

MikeyWire wrote:

Those 3 Inept performances earlier in the season Hudds (H) Widnes (A) and Cas (H) have cost us dearly this season.. We have nobody but ourselves to blame if we don't make it..

I'd include FC at home in that too.

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:07 pm  

If we lose next week, we might as well not bother fielding a team in the Super 8.

Can anyone honestly see us scraping 6 points back?

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 4:47 pm  

Vespid_Wire wrote:

I'd include FC at home in that too.

I would also include Hudds (a) and Hull KR (a) also, terrible displays.

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 5:59 pm  

Wires85 wrote:

I would also include Hudds (a) and Hull KR (a) also, terrible displays.

Yes there have been other poor displays but I expect to beat Hudds and Cas at home and Widnes away who never even made the 8.. Those 3 losses in a row were the killer IMO

Re: Top 4 : Sun Jul 19, 2015 7:31 pm  

As an aside to the top 4 topic ,does anyone know if there a formula in place to decide the super 8 fixtures ?