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Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 4:15 pm  

fun time frankie wrote:

They showed great resolve especially after getting relegated from league one by Scunthorpe yesterday to pick themselves up

Flippin' Wiltshire-loving autocorrect.

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 5:01 pm  

Huddersfield have a frightening look of us last season.

My Huddersfield connections were telling me last week that they have no fears of going down.

I felt the same last year even after we got done by Oldham.

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:34 pm  

hudds v leigh in the mpg I reckon

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 8:52 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

hudds v leigh in the mpg I reckon

I think you are right, top 3 of Widnes,Saints and Toulouse!

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:00 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

hudds v leigh in the mpg I reckon

Both those mentioned may struggle to even make the MPG, have a feeling 2 may fall out of SL this season. Could it really happen though!?

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:02 pm  

Tuesday 1830 draw for 6th round draw.i expect the curly turds or Salford just for ironys sake .Salford at home would be what I'd put my bet on

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:07 pm  

Not bothered who we get but we need to bow out gracefully and quickly. An extended cup run this season could be the undoing of a lot of work.

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 9:39 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Not bothered who we get but we need to bow out gracefully and quickly. An extended cup run this season could be the undoing of a lot of work.

I disagree, you're worrying to much that we're gonna do a Leigh of 2015, we're not. This league, without wanting to be disrespectful to other teams, is to much of a breeze for this rovers side, we can mount a cup run on the side with this squad. The issue Leigh had in 2015 wasn't the mini cup run they went on, but the man they had at the helm, having them play silly rugby in their own 20.

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:09 pm  

SirStan wrote:

Not bothered who we get but we need to bow out gracefully and quickly. An extended cup run this season could be the undoing of a lot of work.

Nah. You've morphed all black and white again, Mr Negative. I don't get this assertion of yours.

A year ago and we got done by Oldham and were dumped out of the CC and with just SL to concentrate on we still got relegated. After Oldham, I didn't see again the sort of gutsy and committed performance of yesterday (particularly in defence) all season. There's something about the cup that brings out the do or die or s*1t or bust mentality necessary for survival and better still success.

Yesterday the current squad missing several starters and still minus at least a couple of reinforcements showed how to play at a higher level of speed and intensity for 80 minutes and I agree with the coach that they still have more to give. The Championship should keep the boys honest until the middle 8s and the cup will ensure the boys keep improving to raise their game to build towards the highest end of season performance levels.

Re: challenge cup draw : Sun Apr 23, 2017 10:18 pm  

Bang on Pickering! I don't get all this negative talk about the cup either. We are more than well stocked in players to rotate from Championship to potential super league opponents.
I want as many super league teams we can play until the middle 8's. The last thing we want is a shock to the system when we have to up our game and then struggle.