Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:03 am  

At various points in the game Leigh had 12 and 14 on the field. Can't see them being able to use their own ref next time. Don't think they've used him since. I'd much rather we played Leigh away than any of the SL teams away .....even if they can have their own ref. It's completely unpredictable at the moment and 2nd could turn out much the better but it's not something you can calculate.

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 11:06 am  

I'm driving myself insane thinking about it! Best just forget about it at least till we're halfway through the season!

Would people rather play away to a SL team we are more likely to beat (Wakefield IMO) or a harder team we know we should lose against?

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:21 pm  

BigHeapOfBull wrote:

Would people rather play away to a SL team we are more likely to beat (Wakefield IMO) or a harder team we know we should lose against?

I'd rather play the easier SL teams at home to have a better chance of beating them, and play the harder SL teams away. The side that finishes 9th in SL would be fancied to win nearly all the matches in the Super 8s anyway so we may as well play them away.

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:00 pm  

Ferocious Aardvark wrote:

:shock:

12? You mean the ref will switch sides to us?

No FA, I meant that theres a guaranteed red card player in the Leigh squad, especially with a bit of niggle put his way.

[Bulliac]

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:28 pm  

They could be in for Bailey yet..

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:50 pm  

martinwildbull wrote:

No FA, I meant that theres a guaranteed red card player in the Leigh squad, especially with a bit of niggle put his way.

Get over it.

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:12 pm  

Looking at the table, I'd say coming in 4th offers the best plan of games. They play the SL teams at 9th-11th at home, then they play the 12th and championship teams at home.

Surely we should be confident of beating any championship team if we're looking for promotion and a team at the foot of SL would be our best chance of a SL scalp, so away ties to these wouldn't be so bad.

Leigh have 3 or 4 hot heads, so it should be easy for us to get under their skin and earn a few penalties. Bailey would only make that easier.

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:18 pm  

Cokey wrote:

martinwildbull wrote:

No FA, I meant that theres a guaranteed red card player in the Leigh squad, especially with a bit of niggle put his way.

Get over it.

BigHeapOfBull wrote:

Looking at the table, I'd say coming in 4th offers the best plan of games. They play the SL teams at 9th-11th at home, then they play the 12th and championship teams at home.

Surely we should be confident of beating any championship team if we're looking for promotion and a team at the foot of SL would be our best chance of a SL scalp, so away ties to these wouldn't be so bad.

Leigh have 3 or 4 hot heads, so it should be easy for us to get under their skin and earn a few penalties. Bailey would only make that easier.

It should but don't underestimate the benefits of home advantage when it comes to refereeing decisions.

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:28 pm  

Cibaman wrote:

It should but don't underestimate the benefits of home advantage when it comes to refereeing decisions.

Then it'll be Lowes' turn to verbally assault the referee down the tunnel at half time

Re: Middle 8's : Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:58 pm  

BigHeapOfBull wrote:

Then it'll be Lowes' turn to verbally assault the referee down the tunnel at half time

He will not need to. It's going to be a Bradford fan next time.......it's not like he will need to be well versed in the rules. The club are running a draw with the objective of appointing the winner to referee the match against Leigh. It could be you.