Re: The Run In : Sun Aug 18, 2024 1:56 pm  

Barbed Wire wrote:

On Bateman, if he can get near his best he plays. But last week he wasn’t near that level. But he can change games when he’s on. And he’s been there and knows what it takes, which might count in his favour for a naive squad.

I thought he looked a lot better yesterday....solid in defence and a great off-load for Dufty's last try.

Re: The Run In : Sun Aug 18, 2024 5:08 pm  

HKR have a 38 point points difference on us now. Now as it stands if we win all our remaining games and HKR and Wigan win their games the game when HKR go to Wigan could be massive in terms of our top 2 ambitions . A Wigan win we need a big points swing an HKR win we go 2nd. All kind of exciting right now.

Re: The Run In : Sun Aug 18, 2024 5:15 pm  

We both have Saints coming up….good chance for both sides to really boost their points difference.

Re: The Run In : Sun Aug 18, 2024 8:50 pm  

You will win all your games.
Wigan and HKR are capable of winning theirs too.
The LLS will be decided in the Wigan v HKR game at Wigan.
Either side could win that.
French could well be back by then, Smith's last match on the ban is v Catalans the previous week to HKR.
Wire could possibly get 2nd with whoever loses the Wigan HKR game going to 3rd.

Re: The Run In : Mon Aug 19, 2024 1:31 pm  

Second must be the aim now. Can't see the other two slipping up, and third would mean a home game against possibly Salford, which would be a sticky wicket. They're the sort of side to knock you out and then just collapse as they get deeper into the playoffs. Avoid at all costs.

Re: The Run In : Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:13 pm  

3rd is not a good position to finish - will be playing Leigh, Salford, Catalans or Saints - any of them in decent form and we’re in trouble.

Can’t see us winning ALL of our games. Leigh away will be very tough. If we do win them all we’ll finish second, lose to Leigh and it’s the dreaded 3rd.

Re: The Run In : Mon Aug 19, 2024 2:27 pm  

ratticusfinch wrote:

3rd is not a good position to finish - will be playing Leigh, Salford, Catalans or Saints - any of them in decent form and we’re in trouble.

Can’t see us winning ALL of our games. Leigh away will be very tough. If we do win them all we’ll finish second, lose to Leigh and it’s the dreaded 3rd.

Leigh(Away) will be a very tough game, but that is the type of game we need to win, to lift the trophy at Old Trafford.

Re: The Run In : Mon Aug 19, 2024 3:47 pm  

Boss Hog wrote:

Leigh(Away) will be a very tough game, but that is the type of game we need to win, to lift the trophy at Old Trafford.

Exactly if we can't win games like that we are not going to win a GF.

I am very nervous though as don't think I can bare to watch us lose a 5th GF in person.

Re: The Run In : Mon Aug 19, 2024 4:07 pm  

Wires71 wrote:

Exactly if we can't win games like that we are not going to win a GF.

I am very nervous though as don't think I can bare to watch us lose a 5th GF in person.

Been to the 4 losses and I would be devastated if I was not there to see us win one. Hate Old Trafford with a passion it’s a complete dump, much easier to watch at home but not the same if we won it.

Re: The Run In : Mon Aug 19, 2024 4:15 pm  

karetaker wrote:

Been to the 4 losses and I would be devastated if I was not there to see us win one. Hate Old Trafford with a passion it’s a complete dump, much easier to watch at home but not the same if we won it.

I too think Old Trafford was crap with cramped seating until I went to our Magic Game, at Elland Road on Saturday which was far worse.

Absolutely NO leg room, and I had to sit side on, using two seats, otherwise I would have needed to watch the game standing.