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Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:37 am  

Hull KR just added Mosae Masoi to their squad.
That is good strengthening.
Glad we are not in middle 8. Someone is going down the way it is saying up.

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:41 am  

I've been saying all season that there could be two teams drop out of SL this year. Hull KR should come up in the top 3, and I can see a current SL club finishing below the MPG and another one to lose the MPG to a championship club

My rough prediction for the M8s is;

Warrington
Hull KR
Catalans
Widnes
London
Leigh
Featherstone
Halifax

Alternatively, I'd like to see every team win 3 games and draw 1 game, that would put all the club's on 7 points and then points difference would decide where they finished

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 7:48 am  

PopTart wrote:

Hull KR just added Mosae Masoi to their squad.
That is good strengthening.
Glad we are not in middle 8. Someone is going down the way it is saying up.

Is he the ex Saints player?

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 8:51 am  

I'm glad we're not involved in the middle 8's, it was nerve shredding last time.

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 10:26 am  

Egg Banjo wrote:

I've been saying all season that there could be two teams drop out of SL this year. Hull KR should come up in the top 3, and I can see a current SL club finishing below the MPG and another one to lose the MPG to a championship club

My rough prediction for the M8s is;

Warrington
Hull KR
Catalans
Widnes
London
Leigh
Featherstone
Halifax

Alternatively, I'd like to see every team win 3 games and draw 1 game, that would put all the club's on 7 points and then points difference would decide where they finished

There is every chance that even KR may not gain promotion.

All of the bottom 4 SL clubs have been improving, just look at Warrington's game against Wigan last night.
There is absolutely no chance of 2 Championship clubs making it through the middle 8's and I've a feeling that, unless the wheels come off, which looks unlikely, we may well have the same 12 clubs in SL next season.
What does make you smile though is that all of the clubs, that want to be in SL next season, are strengthening their squads and a couple of seasons ago, we got heaps of stick for doing just that.
KR have been superb this year and their support has been tremendous and they do "deserve" to be in SL but, the 7 tough games, on the bounce,may be a struggle for them, just as it was for Leigh 2 years ago.
I know that they will be heavily motivated and they should be good enough.
It's going to be an intriguing middle 8's.

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 11:49 am  

wrencat1873 wrote:

There is every chance that even KR may not gain promotion.

All of the bottom 4 SL clubs have been improving, just look at Warrington's game against Wigan last night.
There is absolutely no chance of 2 Championship clubs making it through the middle 8's and I've a feeling that, unless the wheels come off, which looks unlikely, we may well have the same 12 clubs in SL next season.
What does make you smile though is that all of the clubs, that want to be in SL next season, are strengthening their squads and a couple of seasons ago, we got heaps of stick for doing just that.
KR have been superb this year and their support has been tremendous and they do "deserve" to be in SL but, the 7 tough games, on the bounce,may be a struggle for them, just as it was for Leigh 2 years ago.
I know that they will be heavily motivated and they should be good enough.
It's going to be an intriguing middle 8's.

All the bottom 4 improving? Does this include Widnes who lost 40-0 to Huddersfield and Leigh who conceded 50 to Warrington last week?

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 12:54 pm  

wrencat1873 wrote:

There is every chance that even KR may not gain promotion.

All of the bottom 4 SL clubs have been improving, just look at Warrington's game against Wigan last night.
There is absolutely no chance of 2 Championship clubs making it through the middle 8's and I've a feeling that, unless the wheels come off, which looks unlikely, we may well have the same 12 clubs in SL next season.
What does make you smile though is that all of the clubs, that want to be in SL next season, are strengthening their squads and a couple of seasons ago, we got heaps of stick for doing just that.
KR have been superb this year and their support has been tremendous and they do "deserve" to be in SL but, the 7 tough games, on the bounce,may be a struggle for them, just as it was for Leigh 2 years ago.
I know that they will be heavily motivated and they should be good enough.
It's going to be an intriguing middle 8's.

I disagree, I think there is every chance of 2 clubs gaining promotion - I think KR will be right up there at the top and I think London have every chance of been in that mix - They've been playing some really good stuff (Albeit against championship opp) and rotating the squad well as it gets to the back end of the season so will be pretty fresh coming in. Whilst you make reference to Wire improving over the last few weeks I agree, and they should breeze through, but Widnes, Leigh and Catalan seem to offer very little and don't seem to have improved at all and I cant imagine will be carrying a lot of confidence into them middle 8s.

Never quite know how it will pan out because I suppose you cant bridge the gap between SL and Chmp from one season to another when there are 1 or 2 teams dominating, but to say there Is absolutely no chance Is a bold statement.

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 1:45 pm  

Wildcat26 wrote:

I disagree, I think there is every chance of 2 clubs gaining promotion - I think KR will be right up there at the top and I think London have every chance of been in that mix - They've been playing some really good stuff (Albeit against championship opp) and rotating the squad well as it gets to the back end of the season so will be pretty fresh coming in. Whilst you make reference to Wire improving over the last few weeks I agree, and they should breeze through, but Widnes, Leigh and Catalan seem to offer very little and don't seem to have improved at all and I cant imagine will be carrying a lot of confidence into them middle 8s.

Never quite know how it will pan out because I suppose you cant bridge the gap between SL and Chmp from one season to another when there are 1 or 2 teams dominating, but to say there Is absolutely no chance Is a bold statement.

I may have been over optimistic in saying that the bottom 4 have improved but, certainly Wire and Catalan have showed some improvement and Widnes, despite getting stuffed by Shudds last week, have won 3 from 6, including a win over Leeds.

Even Leigh have beaten Wigan and Hull in the not too distant past and the Championship clubs are not at that standard.

There is only KR that will be anywhere near challenging and as I said, with 7 tough games on the bounce, it wont be easy and they will probably be playing Leigh at Leigh in the MPG.

It will be a great watch though !

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:06 pm  

Mose Masoe would be a good addition to the Trinity pack in place of Mitch Allgood if KR don't get promoted for next season...

Re: Improving this squad? : Fri Jul 14, 2017 2:52 pm  

asmadasa wrote:

Mose Masoe would be a good addition to the Trinity pack in place of Mitch Allgood if KR don't get promoted for next season...

You'd of thought his first preference would be to return to Saints if they'd want him. Can imagine a host of clubs looking at him.

Him, Dave and Huby wouldn't be too shabby all on the pitch at once