Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:20 am  

Gallanteer wrote:

Fev are dangerous and always up tgeir game against us. However, since changing coach, their form has definately dipped.

This will be close again, but we must win at all costs. Better to go ibto final 3 games against current SL teams only needing 1 or 2 wins than 2 or 3.

I think (hope) that the missing players will impact them massively, Griffin will be a big miss for them.

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:32 pm  

His Bobness wrote:

We need to win 5 out of 7 doesn't matter who against. Doesn't matter how, doesn't matter by how many.

Beating Fev is important but beating Widnes/Catalans and losing to Fev would be better than beating Fev and losing to Widnes/Catalans.

As for points difference we were 2nd best in points difference last year in the middle 8's only Leeds were better. Reward nil. Leigh went up with all the accolades not a single mention of their negligible points difference.

This year if we'd hammered Halifax and lost out to Leigh we'd have a great points difference...and be in a massively worse situation.

3/3 is good....very good. We just need another 2 wins anywhere anyhow. One of those will hopefully come at Fev but it doesn't we'll just have to get the remaining 2 wins somewhere else.

I'm expecting a real battle at Fev.....they are in the last chance saloon now and see us as a good chance. I think we'll shade it if so our points differnce will remain small but the task reduces to 1 win out of 4. Win any of the first 3 and we will not be required to play the 4th.

As things stand, 10 points isn't a guaranteed top 3 finish, it's very likely, but not 100% nailed on.

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 6:54 am  

SirStan wrote:

As things stand, 10 points isn't a guaranteed top 3 finish, it's very likely, but not 100% nailed on.

No its not. Think if we beat Widnes that then means we're up regardless due to way the fixtures fall. Could be wrong but we'd have to be seriously unlucky to end up in the MPG with 5 wins. (saying that it is us so i suppose its very likely).

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 7:37 am  

barham red wrote:

No its not. Think if we beat Widnes that then means we're up regardless due to way the fixtures fall. Could be wrong but we'd have to be seriously unlucky to end up in the MPG with 5 wins. (saying that it is us so i suppose its very likely).

I may be wrong but I am sure I read some were that 4 wins and a draw will also do it But I do not want a draw a win for me will do

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 9:41 am  

It's very much in your hands now. Here's hoping we (Leigh) can engineer something similar!

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:06 pm  

Alan wrote:

It's very much in your hands now. Here's hoping we (Leigh) can engineer something similar!

Catalans have looked a side very low on team spirit and there seems to be a split in camp between french and imports? Your win there goes a fair way to undoing the probably unexpected home loss to us?Massive game against Widnes for you guys but win that and it looks much better.Hoping for Widnes Catalan MPG.The thread on VT many fans still seem to think KR will still be in the MPG and I aren't putting the champagne on ice yet but from this position it would be deflating to end up back in it and frankly after last year I'm not sure my nerves would take it

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 1:58 pm  

craig hkr wrote:

Catalans have looked a side very low on team spirit and there seems to be a split in camp between french and imports? Your win there goes a fair way to undoing the probably unexpected home loss to us?Massive game against Widnes for you guys but win that and it looks much better.Hoping for Widnes Catalan MPG.The thread on VT many fans still seem to think KR will still be in the MPG and I aren't putting the champagne on ice yet but from this position it would be deflating to end up back in it and frankly after last year I'm not sure my nerves would take it

I can see why we are still favourites to be in the MPG, if I was a betting man I would probably edge on us having a home MPG myself. IF we win on Sunday then we practically have 3 warm up MPG's and if needed the actual MPG.

I'd be ok (but not happy) with being in the MPG if we get beat by the 3 SL teams, I'd be gutted if we beat one and still end up in it as having to back it up again after thinking we'd done enough would be difficult.

The Widnes v Leigh game is massive, Leigh lose that and its pretty much definite MPG for them. Still can't work out what the best result for us is.

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 2:09 pm  

I remember last year, there was a chance that beating two SL teams wouldn't be enough for us to finish top 3, if we'd lost against Hudds, and then Hudds beat Leeds (which they did) and lost against yourselves. Can look back now and say if my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle, but it felt a very real possibility before we played Hudds. Ultimately, all you can do is keep winning. Worst case scenario is you end up in MPG off the back of 3 defeats.

Think you'll make it though. My prediction is a Leigh - Catalans MPG (but I am a notorious pessimist!)

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 3:16 pm  

LeythIg wrote:

I remember last year, there was a chance that beating two SL teams wouldn't be enough for us to finish top 3, if we'd lost against Hudds, and then Hudds beat Leeds (which they did) and lost against yourselves. Can look back now and say if my aunty had balls she'd be my uncle, but it felt a very real possibility before we played Hudds. Ultimately, all you can do is keep winning. Worst case scenario is you end up in MPG off the back of 3 defeats.

Think you'll make it though. My prediction is a Leigh - Catalans MPG (but I am a notorious pessimist!)

I agree, I really think 5 wins will be enough but while theres a chance its a worry.

There's a part of me thinks Catalans can't carry on being this bad with the team they have but there aren't a lot of signs of a revival at the moment.

I said before if anyone is in the MPG against Catalan then I wouldn't be expecting to get a fair rub of the green from the ref's

Re: fev - daunting trip thread. : Wed Aug 30, 2017 4:08 pm  

barham red wrote:

I agree, I really think 5 wins will be enough but while theres a chance its a worry.

There's a part of me thinks Catalans can't carry on being this bad with the team they have but there aren't a lot of signs of a revival at the moment.

I said before if anyone is in the MPG against Catalan then I wouldn't be expecting to get a fair rub of the green from the ref's

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