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Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 3:57 pm  
Given our failure to pick up points against Hull KR, Widnes and Salford and our next games being Leeds, Wigan, Wire, Saints, Huddersfield and Catalan can anyone realistically see us now avoiding relegation? I hate to be pessimistic but unless something fairly drastic changes with our squad or another team in SL then I can't see any other result other than relegation right now.

Should we be looking now to entice some of the better players from the Championship? Would some of those players look favourably on the opportunity to play some SL this year before helping us rebuild in 2015? As things stand I expect our squad will be picked apart and we'll be well behind the likes of Featherstone, Fax, Leigh etc who will have a stable core of players.

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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 4:14 pm  
Inevitable now!........The Bidding wars ran on too long! Minus 6 points start! No winnable games in the short to long term. We either need better Players or Better Coaching. If possible both, a couple of quality assistants for Franny to get the best out of what we have! I still suspect too much to do and too little time to do it now.....
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:41 pm  
Well, I can see Wakey probably picking up three more wins this season.

So, if there’s no movement on the point’s deduction, do you think it’s possible to claw back another six wins?

For a start Wakey at home is practically a gimmie, London too, so that’s just four more, it’s not that far from the realms of possibility.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:52 pm  
We can avoid the drop, but we need to team to play at 110% in every fixture.

Unfortunately, I don't think the players played anywhere near to their full capabilities yesterday.

I'm actually looking forward to the next few weeks, the top teams (bar Saints and Leeds) don't look anything like previous seasons, and a good win will do morale the world of good.

We should be looking to win all home against the likes of Widnes, Hull KR, Wakefield, Hull FC and Catalan.

If we can win a couple of away games such as London and a couple of others, we might just avoid the drop.

Can the players play at such a high level, week in week out? That's the problem in my opinion. They will give everything in 1 game, then play at such a lower level the following week.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 5:58 pm  
The Devil's Advocate wrote:
Well, I can see Wakey probably picking up three more wins this season.

So, if there’s no movement on the point’s deduction, do you think it’s possible to claw back another six wins?

For a start Wakey at home is practically a gimmie, London too, so that’s just four more, it’s not that far from the realms of possibility.



I would be surprised if Wakey don't get at least one win in the next 6, whereas i can't see any wins for us. You get at least one win in that period we could be 8 points behind you. Injuries are going to be crucial, we're starting to get some back and looking on paper a good squad, but it's what you do on the field that counts.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:05 pm  
It's certainly possible. All it takes is the odd couple of shock results against the likes of leeds etc who you would have had down as losses and to start winning some of the other winnable games and suddenly safety is well in sight.

It depends also heavily on the results of wakefield.

London are down. Catalans, although have only 2 points, they should gradually move up the table as the season goes on. Apart from that all other teams except wakey are picking up points.

If wakey start upsetting the odds it will be incredibly difficult for bradford. Remember a few season ago wajeys season was petering out into nothingness then they suddenly went on a run and went from near the bottom to in the playoffs, so it's possible for either bradford, or wakey to go on a similiar run and pull themselves to safety.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:21 pm  
I'm still looking at the play offs.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:25 pm  
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Catalans, although have only 2 points, they should gradually move up the table as the season goes on.
The Dragons are now on 4 points after todays victory over the Vikings.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 6:45 pm  
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The Dragons are now on 4 points after todays victory over the Vikings.


Yup, they'll move up the table as the season goes on.
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Re: Relegation.. : Sat Apr 12, 2014 7:49 pm  
You don't have much to worry about; after wathcing last nights Wakey "performance", they were dire, and they look doomed.
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