Wigan always seem to struggle arranging the games when Latics are at home, maybe they will get some some Thursday night games forcing some teams into a short turnaround.

Correct, although we were at home another win like that one would do nicely Just goes to emphasise how important the schedules will be not only to keep the chase for 4th alive for as many teams as possible, but, rather selfishly for us and also for KR in the middle 8's if they ruin my ale trail on Saturday

Knowing the way Sky operate I would say that the schedule is done purely to maximise viewing figures.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Hudds v Wire as the final fixture if Sky have anything to do with it. Bring it on I say!

I'd prefer that to be our first fixture. I'd know if I can book my holiday or not then.

Start with Leeds away.

I'll take that, defeat in our first game and a Hudds win, will effectively see us eliminated bar the maths. I'll book it after that, or not.

It will surely be done to maximise interest and viewing figures and you can't really argue with that. I'm expecting something like Leeds V Wires and Saints V Wigan first weekend to kick it off with a fanfare, then as said above Huddersfield V Wires and Saints V Leeds on the last weekend which they will be hoping will be deciders for the fourth play off spot and the LLS respectively.

Obviously if we're out of it by the last weekend and the LLS is already wrapped up those fixtures won't mean much, but there's nothing anyone can do about that. Most people will predict them as the most likely outcomes though I think.

Leeds play Huddersfield away last weekend.

It will all depend on Wigan Athletic, Hull City and Huddersfield Town. If The Pies and Huddersfield only have certain weekends available to borrow the stadium, then that'll be the weekends when they play their home games.

How do you know?

Makes no odds we often have played Friday night and Huddersfield Town played on the Sat with no problem so that's not an issue. I think Premier League clubs would be a bigger problem as they like to have no games 48 hours before a PL game but with Hull and Wigan's demise that does not matter now (and FC ignored that guideline at least once last season anyway).

I stand corrected then. I assumed the lower leagues had the same rules as the Premier.

Interesting though, as at the start of this thread and others, people were denigrating this concept as being pointless for 6 and beyond, there's been a lot of talk since and on other boards at the possiblities, potential results needed to make ground up.

Its generated a fair bit of interest.

Also on the VT there's one or two comments suggesting we're the best bet to make a late run at the 4, highlighting our game with Huddersfield as the game changer.

Lots of interest, i think some of the people that wrote it off straight away have been short sighted.

Our first home Super 8's match v Wigan according to Wire official twitter.

EDIT - read the Twitter thing wrong and thought it was Wigan first. Not an easy back to back start, but if we win on Saturday it could mean one of our "easier on paper" fixtures V Hull or Catalans is before or after Wembley which would be good.

Leeds away in 1st game, Wigan home (I guess) in 2nd.

Leeds away first, Wigan home following that. Confirmed on Wire and Leeds tw*tter.

Nice introduction to super league for Sandow

Our easiest game in Rnd1 is leeds away assuming we lose to Leeds at Wembley. Likewise if we beat Leeds at Wembley then our hardest game will also be leeds away.

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I'm assuming you mean should we win at Leeds that we'd lose against them at Wembley if we both got to the final, and vice versa? Leeds away is next week, Wembley the end of August.

Leeds away in super 8s is August 7th CC final is August 29th , 2 games we would may well lose are leeds and saints ,challenge cup will have no bearing other than timing of fixtures ,we could face saints the week before meeting them at wembley

You've got Wigan the week before Wembley

Our 3 Games before wembley if we win on saturday are . Leeds (a) Cas (a Wigan (h)

Doh.