final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:56 pm  

Been looking at teams and theirs squads for this year, I can see us managing no better than 9th this year, whats your view??

Re: final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 1:58 pm  

If we finish in the top 8 I'll be amazed.

Re: final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 2:08 pm  

Top 8 would be a bonus imo.

Re: final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 3:01 pm  

Top 10 I'll be happy with, top 8 would be an amazing achievement.

Re: final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 4:04 pm  

10th at best.

Re: final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 5:04 pm  

C.o.C_is_Back wrote:

10th at best.

I originally thought 10th. But id hope another team has a poor start. If we suffer injuries, and we know we have players who are shall we say more prone to injury than others, i could see us being outside the top ten, and this is a massive move in the wrong direction outside the top 8 is in my eyes. The more I look at the other Squads the more I realise the club for some reason is gambling so much this season, with crowd figures and RFL acknowledgment, i hope its worth it and it isnt too long a season to bear.

Re: final league position : Sat Dec 19, 2009 6:43 pm  

tigerman1+1 wrote:

I originally thought 10th. But id hope another team has a poor start. If we suffer injuries, and we know we have players who are shall we say more prone to injury than others, i could see us being outside the top ten, and this is a massive move in the wrong direction outside the top 8 is in my eyes. The more I look at the other Squads the more I realise the club for some reason is gambling so much this season, with crowd figures and RFL acknowledgment, i hope its worth it and it isnt too long a season to bear.

Agree 100% with this. It seems to be a choice between doing well in the league and getting the stadium, the club has put all its eggs in the stadium basket, I just hope that's a sign that it's more than just a likelihood.

Re: final league position : Sun Dec 20, 2009 10:09 am  

i think 7th

Re: final league position : Sun Dec 20, 2009 1:17 pm  

I said a couple of months ago we would finish 10th.

I know it sounds negative but given how physical the game is nowadays we are sure to get some injuries,
and we have a small squad. The 1st thirteen can give anybody a game but its not 1999,when raper had the luxury
of picking virtually the same team week after week.

I guess a plus point is with more a less the same squad we have continuity,and have no excuse of having alot of new
players time to settle in.

What i want to see is the squad to have better overall fitness, owen,shenton & joe to bulk up abit, and some of the forwards to lose abit of body fat

Re: final league position : Sun Dec 20, 2009 3:08 pm  

I'd personally would love another top 8 finish, but would be content with a top 10 finish.
I think there is every possibility of a play off finish, considering we dont have 10+ new players to settle in, and having some of the more unfit lads in for training a little earlier should boost fitness levels a fair bit too. I live feet away from Dean Widders and he's lost quite a bit of his chubbs.
I can only hope that we dont get plauged with injuries and play a regular team without tinkering with positions too much.
Also hopefully Shenny will bring some valuble experience back from the England camp.
Maybe im being too optimistic, but here's too hoping