3rd Favourites : Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:00 am  

https://m.skybet.com/rugby-league/champ ... t/17103234 We are better than that aren't we?

https://m.skybet.com/rugby-league/champ ... t/17103234 We are better than that aren't we?

Re: 3rd Favourites : Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:36 am  

Bookies rarely get it wrong.

Re: 3rd Favourites : Fri Dec 26, 2014 3:01 pm  

Don't really care what the bookies have us down as, what's gonna matter is how any team manages injuries through the season to best perform in the super 8 set up. Until we get through the first few weeks of the season deciding on favorites is pointless.
We were so poor last season any higher in the bookies rating would have been a surprise though to be honest.

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:16 am  

The key game is against Leigh at the LSV on 1st. March (might go to that one - it's not too bad a journey from chez Chronicler).

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sat Dec 27, 2014 10:50 am  

Why is Leigh the key game? What about the other 20+?

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sat Dec 27, 2014 3:58 pm  

The journey to Leigh on March 1st roll be even easier and a lot more fun because the Supporters Association is running a coach http://www.lbsa.org.uk

The journey to Leigh on March 1st roll be even easier and a lot more fun because the Supporters Association is running a coach http://www.lbsa.org.uk

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sat Dec 27, 2014 4:50 pm  

nkpom wrote: The journey to Leigh on March 1st roll be even easier and a lot more fun because the Supporters Association is running a coach http://www.lbsa.org.uk But not via Oswestry

nkpom wrote: The journey to Leigh on March 1st roll be even easier and a lot more fun because the Supporters Association is running a coach http://www.lbsa.org.uk But not via Oswestry

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:20 pm  

Deepends on how your new arrivals gel. When I saw London on TV a couple of times last year I thought they looked weaker than several Championship sides (and far, far weaker than Leigh). However, that was in the Rea era and there was clearly improvement under Grima. The ex-Championship players London have signed are all solid at this level without being anything special but I don't know much about some of the Aussies. The big advantage you have along with Leigh and Bradford is being full-time, but Leigh have the added advantage of basically having the same line-up as last season with a couple of notable additions.

I don't think the talent gap between lower SL teams and those at the top of the Championship is all that significant although the full-time aspect clearly is. But I don't think being, say, almost as good as last season will be good enough. This is going to be a competitive league this year and there probably won't be many easy games for anyone.

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sat Dec 27, 2014 6:31 pm  

No game of rugby league is easy, but I suspect that their will still be a gap between the full and part timers, so yep the telling game will be against Leigh early on !
Leigh went through the season last year pretty well unbeatable, if they suffer a couple of losses early on then it's new ground for them and will open up the competition a bit.
If we start strong, spank donny at opening game and see how the squad gels then let's see.
I think the bookies have the top 3 right dont think anyone would argue not sure of the order though.

Re: 3rd Favourites : Sun Dec 28, 2014 9:03 am  

That's my thinking. I suspect that there's only us, Bradford, Leigh and possibly Fev (although they've had their problems with a dodgy owner recently) who are seriously interested in promotion. Sheffield are waiting on their new ground and the rest don't appear to have the potential support (corporate as well as at the gate) for SL.