I still don't think 4th is harder than 5th. Mainly for this reason: In the 2nd round of fixtures, if all goes with league order, 4th will play 5th. In that case, 4th get to play at home. Advantage.

Plus, 4th have already had a chance to skip that game altogether if they can upset the league leaders away. Which is tough, but could happen.

I still think people are confusing the fact that Huddersfield were utter, utter bobbins by the end of last season when Leeds were finally hitting top form with a more structural issue with the play-offs.

I shouldn't worry about that. No chance we can overhaul Saints points difference and I very much doubt Bradford, now they've finished running on adrenaline, can get a result at Catalan.

I wouldn't fancy playing Wakie right now.

A team that has gelled, is performing and digging out results.

Has 'disaster' witten all over it. They would enter the play-offs with nothing to lose, makes them a poentially dangerous opponent. If they played us at HQ and knocked us out, that would be like a GF victory for them.

Be very carefull!

In 2007 somebody asked me if we would beat st's in the grand final by 30 points, I replied if they do I would run round our local sports field naked...... we won by 27...phew.

Good point!! Wakey fans are relishing going to your place and beating you. We nearly did it earlier in the season - albeit both defences were dire - and beat you well at BV in July. On the top of that, we have won six in a row (hopefully 7 by the time we play you) and grinding out results - Saints & KR by a drop, and Widnes yesterday. Don't make the mistake of thinking you just need to turn up.

PS Will Danny Mc still be out?

Wakie will be exremely confident of coming to HQ with nothing to lose but IF we can regroup and stay focussed we should be too good for them ina tough game.
The problem i see is the away games at any of the top 4 we could beat catalan and imo we should have done so prior to the CC but its still 50/50 the other 3 are firing and have full suads full of confidence which would make it a tougher ask and more unlikely than last year imo.

Dude, you know most of the people on here are fans and not players right? So actually they pretty much do only need to turn up. There's other stuff they can do, like shout a bit, buy some poor quality food and drink and so on, but that's all optional really.

The Wilsons pies are optional?

Really?

Why didn't anybody tell me this?

Thought it'd be a laugh didn't we?

On Friday we came in through the St Michaels Lane gates (usually enter HQ through the Kirkstall Lane gates).

We walked past the Wilsons van-thing and the queue was about 30+ long - is it usually that busy? Saying that, they did smell extremely inviting.

It is mate. I usually take my seat with a pint and send the lad.

Lad, meaning 'son' or 'rent boy' ?

In the North Stand there is a special section where a Filipino boy services your every need during the game.

Shame I'm racist.

Wakey might scrape past us in a regular SL round, But they won't beat us in the play-offs...its a totally different kettle of fish

oy gevalt!

Not sure a 28 - 44 or a 38 - 18 qualify as a 'scrape past' but they have been the exceptions rather than the rule and Leeds would have to be pretty terrible to lose to the Wakefield side that played Widnes at the weekend.

I wouldn't rule it out though if Leeds are looking beyond week one before earning the right to.

Seconded.... anybody but Wigan and Wire after their fans behaviour at Wembley!

first week of the playoffs, big game, at home, we should have the measure of Wakey. Similarly we should have the measure of Giants this weekend. Can't believe this weeks LW gave us 25 points on them.

Shalom Levi

Not even sure Leeds can beat Wakefield with the rejuvenated Ali; the shunned Amor and the rejected Smith out to rub some noses (literally probably from the latter) in the Headingley dirt.

Let's forget it this season: hope we see the likes of Hood, Singleton, Chisholm and D.Smith against the Giants. Hope springs eternal and all that.

Considering we have effectively been playing knock out fixtures for the past 4 - 5 weeks, I wouldn't be so sure. Anyway we still need to get there yet, Bradford could react and beat les cats and if we play like we did vs widnes then Salford will dispose of us anyway.

Not for the first time, and probably not the last, I'm glad you're not in charge of anything important.



Were you one of those who said the same last year?

"Important" ? Hmmmm.....more important that Leeds RL....??

Is anything more important than a fifth finishing SL club? :lol

Last season will not be repeated....it was a superb unexpected climax, but I still wish the club had better focused on its coaching and playing staff future this season rather than continuing to reward the inconsistent withering incumbents. It just makes the transition that little bit harder ....and harder.....and harder. C'est la vie.

I don't consider Leeds RL to be the most important thing in the world. Even so, I was thinking of anything more important than a TV remote really.