Re: 2025 league predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:07 pm  

Hull will probably bring in a couple more players as the season goes on. Players become available after 6-10 games. Hull are in that position Rovers where in for years where players won't come to clubs with low expectations and no matter what money is thrown about only one or two players of class will jump for money alone. Lam is still on Hulls radar according to your main sponsor and he is to decide over the next few months if his future is in SL or NRL. 5-7 years with a fair wind and Hull may challenge the 6 but with the squad assembled for 2025 it would be a tall order.

Re: 2025 league predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2025 4:39 pm  

Wigan
Warrington
Catalan's
Saints
Dobbins
Leeds
Leigh
FC
Huddersfield
Wakefield
Cas

Re: 2025 league predictions : Thu Jan 02, 2025 7:43 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

I think best we can realistically hope for is top of the bottom 4 clubs, however big question marks over leeds and salford for me, either of who could go OK but also tank.

The other big unknown is injuries. If everyone has their first choice 17 available every week then I'd say wigan to finish top, with rovers and catalans fighting for 2nd place, wire, saints and leigh 4th to 6th, leeds and salford 7th and 8th with us, cas, hudds and wakey 9th to 12th, however most teams have thin squads so injuries will play a massive part in where you finish.

Anyone confident of us finishing 8th or higher is deluding themselves IMO. We have a new coach, plenty of mid 30's players and some with poor injury records. If we finished 8th and were consistent all season I'd say this squad has probably over delivered

leeds have problems deep rooted within their upstairs, i dont see them doing anything special this year, salford is all dependent on fire sales

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 12:47 am  

The more stories I hear about what a shambles the club was in last year the more I think, actually, it might not take a miracle to get us competing in 2025 after all. Not that I'm expecting us to be battling with Wigan and Warrington, but I do believe that in elite sport the margins between success and failure are very small, and if things were really as bad as stated then a few relatively easy fixes should make a lot of difference.

Wigan
Warrington
St Helens
Hull KR
Catalans
Leigh
Hull FC
Leeds
Huddersfield
Salford
Wakefield
Castleford

A bit optimistic perhaps, but hey, if you can't be a little bit optimistic going into a new season then whats the point.

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 3:08 am  

5th for but let’s see after 9-11 games
Like a barometer type esque

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:10 am  

C Cup - the draw and when we play ?

Please could someone remind me when the draw is and when is our Round played ?

Cheers

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:10 am  

Tarquin Fuego wrote:

C Cup - the draw and when we play ?

Please could someone remind me when the draw is and when is our Round played ?

Cheers

Super League clubs enter at Round 3 with games taking place 8th/9th February (the week before the league season starts). All SL clubs will be drawn away at one of the twenty Second Round winners.The draw will be taking place probably on 27th January.

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 8:17 am  

I’m happy to be in the “ deluded “ club
Rather than the “ depressive “ club,
Immature posters ! dear oh dear.
Salford will struggle to get near the top 6 with their playing roster depleted.
We have around 7 of the Leigh & Salford players that finished top 6.
Catalans saints Leeds all have big question marks. All had poor to average seasons.
One thing I agreed with Cooke report is that I expect there will be changes to the squad during the season if we aren’t competitive.
New owners won’t settle for 8th
Nor will the players we’ve brought in.
Said it before the standard of Sl has dropped in recent years.
Leigh came up from championship and finish top 6 and win the cup.
As crap as we were last season we beat Wigan.
I know it’s the same regular posters on here but most fc fans I’ve spoke too agree that we will go well next season.
I’m sure 7500 +fans agree.

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 10:09 am  

We have these threads every year. Where's our resident coffee expert? I'm sure she can dig up a few from the last 2 or 3 years where people have been wildly optimistic with no basis for it and we've been utter rubbish

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 11:58 am  

I work on the theory that if I'm optimistic before every season I'm bound to be right one day . Plus I'm a FC supporter and it's in my DNA to think we will do well