Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Mon Aug 23, 2010 12:47 pm  

I've no doubt whatsoever that Cas will lose in the 1st round of the playoffs if we make it, but making the playoffs in the last 2 yrs makes a much more compelling case when it comes to the franchises than not making them.

Imagine the furore if a team that has made the playoffs in the last 2 seasons and is on with building a new stadium was kicked out of superleague.

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Mon Aug 23, 2010 1:05 pm  

Yeah spot on, we need to make the play offs. I suppose it would also help sell the club to sponsors and future signings also.

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:31 pm  

We will have nothing to play for gainst cru cru crusaders apart from a derby play off match if Leeds beat fc which i expect they will so i think a rovers win in wales is a long shot.

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Mon Aug 23, 2010 9:56 pm  

A wakey fan hoping you make the 8. No doubt who the RFL are rooting for. This scenario stinks though as think you will get beat but will KR are good enough to beat crusaders any day of the week.

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:02 am  

casman2 wrote:

Yes I realise we have a far superior points advantage, but we are playing Saints, a side that is notorious for tonking us over the past few years.

And FWIW I think Crusaders will turn KR over anyway

Make your mind up then

casman2 wrote:

To be honest I think both ourselves and Crusaders will lose in two weeks time

However, I think Saints will get an absolute cricket score against us and we will miss out by points difference

We leak far too many easy points and don't take advantage of field position and penalties like Saints do, today being prime example

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Tue Aug 24, 2010 1:40 pm  

Clarke tips Cas and One-Blank tips Crusaders, even Sky can't make their minds up.
Eddie and Stevo are locked in a quiet room with their predictions and plenty of kleenex.

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:12 pm  

FearTheVee wrote:

You think a weakened Saints team will beat you by more than 80 points

A weakened Saints side ? Nothing surprises me with Saints.

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:18 pm  

Walker on Cunningham a'la Sampson on Skerrit...

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Tue Aug 24, 2010 2:43 pm  

Dead Man Walking wrote:

A weakened Saints side ? Nothing surprises me with Saints.

Will Saints risk a Leeds Job, I certainly wouldnt, there's no real advantage for them (ok a home tie, maybe, if / buts) They will want to play their last game at home and leave with a win, but in third place isnt it possible for them to play at home again ? Im unsure about this one

Re: Cas or 'Saders then... : Tue Aug 24, 2010 7:35 pm  

Speedy wrote:

Will Saints risk a Leeds Job, I certainly wouldnt, there's no real advantage for them (ok a home tie, maybe, if / buts) They will want to play their last game at home and leave with a win, but in third place isnt it possible for them to play at home again ? Im unsure about this one

The only difference between 2nd and 3rd for us is where we play Warrington. Since we have now secured third, and third plays second in the playoffs, we know it's Warrington one way or another. If we're 2nd, we play them at KR; if 3rd we play them at the HJ. However, if we lose that match then we will play a home game against whoever is the loser between Wigan and Leeds. We would also get a home game if we won our first playoff match.

Feck. What a mare. We could lose our very last game at KR to Wigan, Leeds or Wire.

We could lose our very last league game at KR to you.