Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:48 pm  

bowlingboy wrote:

How does the shield / relegation work are we back to zero points when that starts?

It's only the Middle 8s that the points go back to 0. The Top 8 of SL and the Bottom 8 of Championship carry their existing points over.

Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:49 pm  

FWIW my predictions are;

After regular season
Hull KR
London
Fev
Batley
Toulouse
Dews
Halifax
Swinton
Oldham
Sheffield
Rochdale
Bradford

After bottom 8s; (points continue from league stage bb)

Toulouse
Halifax
Dews
Swinton
Sheffield
Bradford
Oldham
Rochdale

More in hope than any actual evidence at the moment though....

[Pumpetypump]

Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 12:54 pm  

We've go to accept with this thin squad it will be a slow, and at times very painful process clawing the points back. We HOPE that players will steadily come in and by the playoffs we are in touching distance. It's not impossible but it feels unlikely.

Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 1:22 pm  

Duckman wrote: Funnily enough I tend to agree; http://i.rlfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=601971 Still need to see some forward reinforcements soon though or we wont be winning enough games against anybody. Hi Duckman, Good analysis that (I missed your post previously). Good luck for season.

Duckman wrote: Funnily enough I tend to agree; http://i.rlfans.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=601971 Still need to see some forward reinforcements soon though or we wont be winning enough games against anybody. Hi Duckman, Good analysis that (I missed your post previously). Good luck for season.

[Bullseye]

Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:38 pm  

FevGrinder wrote:

I think Bradford have to look at it this way (targeted games):
Lose all against the top 4 finishing teams during the 23 game season (any points here is a bonus)
Win home games against the middle 4 finishing teams during the 23 game season (any away points here is a bonus)
Win home and away games against the bottom 4 finishing teams during the 23 game season (assuming Bradford finish in these spaces this gives 6 wins)

That would give you 20 points (10 wins) minus 12 = 8 points

Then having improved during the season (new players coming in) win 5 out of the remaining 7 "super 8's" or whatever it is called to give you 18-20 points which is about the mark you'll need to stop up, I believe that Bradford can do this but it will be a big ask. For me the biggest issue with this analysis is that 3 (at least 2) of the games you'll be targeting for wins are games 2, 3 & 4 (Rochdale H, Swinton A & Toulouse H) you could with these games being later in the season. Personally for the fans at Bradford and the brown excrement that you have had to go through I hope you make it.

so my prediction (more in hope for Fev then expectation):
1. Hull KR
2. Fev
3. London
4. Batley
5. Fax
6. Sheffield
7. Toulouse
8. Swinton
9.Oldham
10.Bradford
11.Dewsbury
12.Rochdale

Good analysis that.

It is a shame that so many crucial games are early on.

Mind you that's assuming we do actually strengthen the side as we go on.

Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 2:51 pm  

FevGrinder wrote:

Hi Duckman,

Good analysis that (I missed your post previously).

Good luck for season.

cheers, being in the same league as Fev brought the only silver lining of relegation from SL, I can walk to Post Office road from my house in South Ponte. Good luck to Fev, except when you play us of course, we need all the luck we can get and we don't have enough to share it around

[Bulliac]

Re: League Predictions : Wed Feb 01, 2017 3:56 pm  

I tend to go with us barely getting back into a plus points position, to be honest - so nailed on bottom.

Obviously, we don't know who, if anyone, is going to be signed over the next couple of weeks and if we get a big surprise [or three] maybe there is still a fighting chance. If we had kept the bulk of last year's squad we would have escaped relegation, even comfortably so, but as things stand, to get back to zero would actually be a big achievement. As we are today, to not be relegated is mission impossible, imho.