Still confident about this prediction?

Yeah, do you know any decent accountants who can fiddle the league table for me?

no 2nd chances from 5th to 8th, i think its always better finish as high as possible

Can someone remind me of the play off system?

1 v 4
2 v 3
5 v 8
6 v 7

Then?

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4th would likely give us an away game at wigan followed a week later by a likely home game at home to leeds. It happened to the dobbins last year when they lost both games. The 1st v 4th game is likely to be much more intense than the 5th V 8th game. I just think it would be an "easier" game to go to headingley a week after they had been in a massive game at wigan and we had played cas/wakey at the KC

I tend to agree. You'd imagine our confidence would be gone should we be hammered at Wigan. Having said that, Leeds at home in a sudden death game sounds fun.

It's not just the confidence, it's the psycological and physical battering.

We might beat Wigan.

Losing to leeds a week before the playoffs might be psychologically damaging.

Let us hope Leeds reach Wembley...

Any-one know the stats for teams winning games straight after a Wembley appearance ?

I doubt it, both players and fans are conditioned to losing to leeds. It's nearly 3 years since we beat them isn't it?

One could say the same about yesterdays game...we have never won at the stoop, we not only won but racked up the biggest score in 3 years...

More to the point what are the stats for Leeds losing straight after a CC final appearance and Warrington the week before? Think Warrington lost week before the final last year?

Don't think the teams involved barring Cats will be affected by a wembley appearance. Warrington/Leeds/Saints are all involved in the cup next week and there was no let up from any of those sides in their fixtures this week.

If the final game comes and Leeds need to win to take 4th spot they will go all out to win it.

So what would be the point in avoiding Wigan if where going to lose to Leeds anyway? We might as well play them at the kc so fans can save on travel

And so will we, Agar reckons Long should be back for that game, they have done us twice this season so all to play for imo....gutted I am abroad



Will find a boozer though

I will be back from hols in time for the Warrington game, booked once we went out of the cup to coincide with missing the cup semi's. So from tuesday you get 2 weeks of my anti Agar posts




Regarding Longy, i still dont think he will be back for the Leeds game, and even if he is i am not sure i would play him that week. It all depends on ourt position going into that game though.

Yes but your in the nice Anit-Agar group



Regarding Longy it depends if we are fighting for 4th I suppose, if it is decided by then I agree rest him & Fitz.

Leeds lost at Wigan 24-22 the week after losing the 2005 CC final, beat Wakefield 13-12 the week after losing in the 2003 final and beat Salford 42-16 the Tuesday after losing the 2000 final. Last time they won it in 1999 they got hammered by Saints the week after.

Although I think we're clutching at straws a bit if we're relying on Leeds and Wire having Wembley-itis. Added to the fact that neither of them are there yet.

(It's Sunday morning and I'm bored

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Good work Shirl



What about Warrington the week before

Shirl is trying to take Mrs B's job by the look of it.

Longy will be back for the Leeds game anyway, Agar said he could be back 2 weeks ahead of schedule so that means the Wire game.
Would much rather he missed the Wire game, as long as we beat Crusaders the Leeds game will definitely be for 4th. The only thing on the Wire game would be whether we're in 4th or 5th going into the final game.

I hope it isn't to premature for long, Then it could be career ending.

You could say that. You could also say that quins are 2nd bottom while leeds have won the last 3 grand finals

How does going to wigan instead of leeds save on travel?

I never said we'd lose to leeds, you said we may the week before the play offs. I said our best chance of beating them is after they've taken a battering from wigan, rather than us taking the battering