Who will be the biggest threat to our Title?

Saints. More pace in the backs and power in the forwards. They don't have as much depth as Wigan but they have as much quality in the first 17 imo.

Wire.

Yourself

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Phil Bentham - why is he not an option?

we will be.
us.
ourselves
after that probs wire or saints but on paper they don't really frighten me.
leeds could be a wounded animal as everyone has said they are a spent force but again on paper they don't scare me.
Wigan have to be on their metal more so this season, everyone always wants to beat Wigan and that be compounded by us being CHAMPIONS now so we need to be even more focused than last season.
just my thoughts but we could be our own biggest danger. I really hope and quite frankly can't see it unless something goes wrong and after todays announcements from the club i can't see that either.
so to answer the question
OUR SELVES

I have a sneaky feeling Bradford could do very well this season. But ultimately I think Saints and Wire will push us the hardest.

Very good that totally forgot about that factor.
thats why Bilko deserves

Leeds are a spent force, yes they will be top half and they'll turnover some of the big boys but they are slowly on the downward spiral similar to Bradford a few years back, they will slowly turn in to a mediocre side in the next 5 seasons.

Saints.

Wire will finish 2nd, but Saints will get through to the GF.

I like this guy!



I fear your announcement of the demise of Leeds may be a bit premature, but I sure sympathise with your thoughts!



I think Bulls have potential to show they are back this season, and we might just finish the regular season higher-placed than many would forecast right now, then who knows?. Realistically, though, we'll have to punch well - probably unattainably-so - above our weight to be able to mount any serious challenge at the moment on the current top group of teams. Our secret weapon might just be team spirit and motivation (and the coach), but I think few Bulls fans are under any illusions regarding how hard the climb back is likely to be.

Saints, because on a derby day you never know what can happen.

Wigan -v- Saints GF again this year

SL needs a strong Bulls team. The same goes for Hull FC also.

The sheer entertainment factor of having Wigan, Wire, Saints, Leeds, Bradford & Hull all challenging with big crowds behind them is what RL should market.

Aw poo! You mean we're going to resemble the Warrington team of the last 5 years?



That is a dismal dismal prospect..... if the bus service round here was reliable, I'd be throwing myself under the next one.

In the meantime, I'll consol myself with the fact that the "Big Boys" of the last few years have been Leeds and Saints,

and I'd expect all you one season wonders to to be back in your traditional places come October!

Touch a nerve there did i

in my view i dont think warrington wll be there this year top 8 yes but i think after a good year they might strugle but hudds are my gamble and are the team to watch in 2011

I'll go for Warrington as the biggest threat, Hudds as dark horses, Leeds/Saints close, but I'm not convinced about either of their new coaches.

Their team is just as good as ours IMO.

King, Monaghan x2, Morley & Hodgson are some of the best in SL. Big game players with big game experience.

Then guys like Carvell, Atkins, Bridge, Westwood, Anderson etc are also quality players. Think how many teams those guys would get in and then you realise how big of a challenge they will pose to us.

And the winner of stupid post so far 2011 is............................................YOU

I think Huddersfield are going to go great guns this year, I really do.

Wire and Saints will there or there abouts of course. But to me the Giants have it all, and I wouldn't be surprised to see them come a close second behind ourselves.

Top 8



You mad? After a good year they may struggle, why? Because they've exchanged Mathers for Hodgson lol
Their squad looks stronger this year than last, if anything they'll be more dangerous. Hence getting 68% of the vote!

Me too, I think 3rd or 4th place finish for Huddersfield this year, with their experience of the play-offs last year, they could go one better this time round.

The points we have lost due to not having a decent goalkicker, now we have a guy who puts them over for fun. Someone even pointed out on the Wire board the other day that we'd have come top if we'd have converted all the missed goals last season.

I think it's a toss up between you guys and us.

The pitch.

??, what if the other teams had converted their goals ?, would you still have been top ?, if's and but's etc.......................................