Re: Pre season. : Sat Jan 14, 2023 10:51 am  

Cokey wrote:

Cheers mate.
In all honesty, these are my top 6 in any order.

Saints
Wigan
Huddersfield
Hull FC
Salford
Warrington

I think Leigh will just escape relegation this time.

Leigh squad looks thin at the minute. Think a few injuries and you'll really struggle.

It looks light up front and an old set out outside backs

Re: Pre season. : Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:22 am  

mwindass wrote:

Leigh squad looks thin at the minute. Think a few injuries and you'll really struggle.

It looks light up front and an old set out outside backs

But likes of leutele ( especially ) hardaker, Charnley are still more than good enough for super league

Holmes and Jack Hughes again more than good enough for super league

Actually think they'll be dark horses for the play offs

Re: Pre season. : Sat Jan 14, 2023 11:26 am  

[quote="Thetalentboy"]But likes of leutele ( especially ) hardaker, Charnley are still more than good enough for super league

Holmes and Jack Hughes again more than good enough for super league

Actually think they'll be dark horses for the play offs/quote]

No chance

Re: Pre season. : Sat Jan 14, 2023 1:14 pm  

His Bobness wrote: There's a clear contrast between the ' let's ease into it and avoid injures' approach of Tony Smith's Hull FC and the ultra intense, start early and keep the foot to the floor philosophy of Rovers Wille Peters. Tony is a nice bloke until you disagree with him but I feel he is a tad out of touch with the the modern ways of Rugby League. Only time will tell. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... kr-8030182

His Bobness wrote: There's a clear contrast between the ' let's ease into it and avoid injures' approach of Tony Smith's Hull FC and the ultra intense, start early and keep the foot to the floor philosophy of Rovers Wille Peters. Tony is a nice bloke until you disagree with him but I feel he is a tad out of touch with the the modern ways of Rugby League. Only time will tell. https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/sport/r ... kr-8030182

Re: Pre season. : Sat Jan 14, 2023 6:41 pm  

mwindass wrote:

Leigh squad looks thin at the minute. Think a few injuries and you'll really struggle.

It looks light up front and an old set out outside backs

I think a few clubs would too tbh.

Re: Pre season. : Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:07 am  

Cokey wrote:

I think a few clubs would too tbh.

But all other SL teams have academy players they have invested in thr last few years.

Re: Pre season. : Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:29 am  

Dave K. wrote:

But all other SL teams have academy players they have invested in thr last few years.

But you guys have under achieved due to having a bad run of injuries. If lose 4/5 quality players due to injury, academy players won't fix that problem. We are only a quality middle and an outside back from being a really good team.

Re: Pre season. : Sun Jan 15, 2023 7:38 am  

Cokey wrote:

But you guys have under achieved due to having a bad run of injuries. If lose 4/5 quality players due to injury, academy players won't fix that problem. We are only a quality middle and an outside back from being a really good team.

We have been terrible, but still haven't come close to relegation in that time. Injuries have given gametime to the likes of Wynne, Brown and Laidlaw who can play SL fairly regularly.

You may think you are close to a really good side, but you can never know, your squad and coaches had no tests last year, let's see I the players are good enough for SL, before we start making big predictions. I think you will stay up, but only just and talk off being near the play offs are way off.

You are still way off at least 8/9 SL clubs squads IMO.

Re: Pre season. : Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:12 am  

Dave K. wrote:

We have been terrible, but still haven't come close to relegation in that time. Injuries have given gametime to the likes of Wynne, Brown and Laidlaw who can play SL fairly regularly.

You may think you are close to a really good side, but you can never know, your squad and coaches had no tests last year, let's see I the players are good enough for SL, before we start making big predictions. I think you will stay up, but only just and talk off being near the play offs are way off.

You are still way off at least 8/9 SL clubs squads IMO.

I did say in an earlier post we would just escape relegation. We are doing everything we possibly can to build to become a top side. Promoted clubs have a massive disadvantage to stay in Superleague. If you've noticed, Leigh have done it different this time by recruiting Superleague standard players whilst in the championship, and have added a further 12 players to that. Of course that still doesn't mean we will be challenging for honours, but it gives us a better chance to build towards that. FWIW - Hull fc recruit well every season, and I always have them for the play offs. Unfortunately like I've already said, injuries have hampered you regularly. If injuries or suspensions are kind, I'm going for Hull fc to be in the play offs, and Leigh to finish around 8th/9th/10th position. Let's see how it goes, and best of luck to all teams, and a great feast of rugby throughout the season.

Re: Pre season. : Sun Jan 15, 2023 8:35 am  

Cokey wrote:

I did say in an earlier post we would just escape relegation. We are doing everything we possibly can to build to become a top side. Promoted clubs have a massive disadvantage to stay in Superleague. If you've noticed, Leigh have done it different this time by recruiting Superleague standard players whilst in the championship, and have added a further 12 players to that. Of course that still doesn't mean we will be challenging for honours, but it gives us a better chance to build towards that. FWIW - Hull fc recruit well every season, and I always have them for the play offs. Unfortunately like I've already said, injuries have hampered you regularly. If injuries or suspensions are kind, I'm going for Hull fc to be in the play offs, and Leigh to finish around 8th/9th/10th position. Let's see how it goes, and best of luck to all teams, and a great feast of rugby throughout the season.

Our recruitment for the last two years has been terrible. Our recruitment on paper looks good, total new spine though but lacking a bavkrower IMO, with some luck could get top 6, but think we will miss out. Spine of Hoy, Truman, Clifford and Dywer looks a world away from last season. Coaching is our biggest improvement but think it may take a season to challenge.