11 is not too bad, I believe you lot lost 13 on the trot.

....or not.

The way I see it, Leeds should be bricking it.

You're only away to the League's form team - well the League's 2nd form team behind FC. That's the truth as well

How come your up all night analysing rovers situation, seems strange to me, have you tried some lavender oil on your pillow ?

It’s what we do dude. Making hay during this decade of sunshine courtesy of our little brother from across the city.

As far as form the team comment - you're right. And we still have to back up a single good performance. The encouraging thing is that the way we played yesterday was (almost) like watching a different team than I have all season.

London will not be a pushover by any stretch - if we get out enthused then we will lose.

.....and most big brothers are bullies.

We are not related, thank goodness, so cannot be your little brother

Great result yesterday. It helps when you have a first choice full back, a hooker to come on and enough props to cope which we have been missing for a long time. The fact is now we need to gain one point more than one other team by the season end to survive in SL.
On that performance with the right attitude and reduce the error count it,s definitely do-able.
We could do with a couple of big points difference wins to boost our for and against(which is worth a point)Nine of our league matches have been decided by six points or less, won four lost five, so it is very tight this year, what a difference if two of those losses were wins would have made....Enthusiasm and belief now needed.

sunshine?more than 2 decades have passed and still the top prize eludes you, for one of the so called big clubs its been rather cloudy

I was glad you won as Warrington resting players came back to bite them.

Mind you a very suprising win for London, makes Thursday an even bigger game now.

I still think win or lose it is Leeds that should be worried as I think both you and London will pick up wins along the way.

hope leeds go down

Dont we all mate.

I'd be amazed if Leeds are allowed to go down.

I think you will be Ok, if Sheens was still in charge I think you could be in real danger, but think bringing in Smith, which has given you a boost and I expect you to win on Thursday and avoid relegation with a few game to spare.

London will still go down, but they have done unbelievable well to achieve what they have already, then SL clubs will come in for their players and coach and they will be back to square one unfortunately.

Thursdays game should be a cracker, London have shown they’re very capable of beating anyone. Hopefully the fact they’ve had to travel to France & back takes a little bit out of them.
The Derby will be interesting too, we have an extra 2 days for preparation & recuperation; plus fc are also away to Les Cats in their next match. Hopefully that can help give us an advantage.

Think you guys will be ok come the end of the season and dare I say it hopefully London too. Had you kept Sheens it would have been more of a possibility but think the arrival of Smith gives you the edge.

For me its Leeds that are the ones in the biggest trouble, with Agar at the helm and the HB pairing either of Myler, Sutcliffe or Lolohea and loosing Watkins unless they bring in someone as a matter of urgency to give them direction and leadership on the field they are for a very tough time.

Just see HKR and London having more about them to get more wins than Leeds from now until the end of the season.

Leeds must have a plan, think they will bring in at least one big named player, probably a halfback, can't see any other reason for letting Watkins go now.

Chris atkin reportedly signed for salford,not surprised really sheens made it clear he was surplus to requirements.Good enough or not he never seemed to have a real chance in the halves.

Looking like Ryan, Minikin, Hadley, Parcell and Abdul in

With

McGuire, Vai Vai, Greenwood, Lunt and Atkin out.

Happy with that?

Abdull looking very good this year, really matured into a good half

I was amazed we let abdull go to london,was a work in progress and seemed to improve game by game.Parcell would be a cracking signing,lunt has been a shining example but cant go on forever,if it happens i thank him for his stellar service to us,minikin and hadley seem to be ok.Ryan similar to ryan shaw,whose goalkicking is his biggest asset.

Pretty much agree, Abdul and Parcell very good, the rest I'd class as solid, Ryan potential.

Abdul has looked very good this year, think him leaving Hull was the right move, was never going to play halfback with the players we have and too good not to play SL.

My only fear with him, would be moving closer to family, not a good influence on him, particularly with his weight.

How is Abdul going to approach the games from a London point of view vs Rovers? He is a professional but wouldn't London be tempted not to play him if there's a risk his head isn't in the right place..?

Not like a MPG scenario at this point of the season - don’t think it should be an issue.

Our home game against London on 8 September might be if we’re both still close to the bottom and each other.

Happy might be a stretch.

McGuire and Lunt have both been fine players, but age and injuries have caught up with them now.

Vaivai’s loss of form has been unfortunate, but there is a player in there. Waiting to see if that player re-emerges would be a sizable risk because he is non-fed. However, in-form he offers a bit of strike, which we have pitifully little of. Minikin would be a steady enough replacement, but with Keinhorst, Crooks and possibly Minns, it’d feel a bit like more of the same. I’ve not seen much of Ethan Ryan.

Greenwood could be a good signing for another SL team, and i’ll be slightly sorry to see him go. Had a strangely disappointing year in the Championship, and obviously missed nearly all of this season with injury. So I can understand it. But again, Hadley feels like a hard working, steady replacement - not one to set fans pulses racing, or make opponents nervous.

Atkin only divides opinion, imo, because he was a convenient stick to beat Sheens with. He is what he is, and he could go well with a run of games at Salford, but he’s no saviour. I slightly prefer Abdull, more so with a year as a regular at London under his belt.

Parcell seems like a decent option at 9. Overall though it looks like recruitment for a team targeting top 8, rather than chasing a play-off spot. We’d still need another experienced prop imo, and after that I think you’re looking for Tony Smith to create a bit of ‘magic’ with culture and attitude, and some better fortune with injuries.

Let’s see if we stay up first! I was pathetically happy to see the result while I was away on holiday but we’re still in a tight spot for now.

Abdul is an upgrade on Atkin, plus younger with more potential, Parcell better than the 2019 Lunt, so two upgrades.

The rest like for like , hard market to recruit from again, particularly with no non fed spots.

I'm guessing Drinkwater will stay?