Peet: Pleased with the lads

[Flash]

I would like to add that a loss away at Hull KR won't define our season either. We rarely seem to win there anyway and they're flying at the moment.

[Caboosegg]

I would like to add that a loss away at Hull KR won't define our season either. We rarely seem to win there anyway and they're flying at the moment.

But losing to KR the Saints would be.
I would normally defend the team but something is amiss (I presume.because we aimed to peak for vegas)

[Flash]

I would like to add that a loss away at Hull KR won't define our season either. We rarely seem to win there anyway and they're flying at the moment.

But losing to KR the Saints would be.
I would normally defend the team but something is amiss (I presume.because we aimed to peak for vegas)

I understand what you're saying but it really wouldn't. I think we lost away to both teams last year. We also peaked early for the WCC and our form suffered for a few weeks.

I do get your concern and nobody wants to lose games but losses at a given point in the season isn't unusual. It also, of itself, doesn't define the season. We had it last year when everyone was writing us off (particularly after the 2 losses at home to KR and Warrington) but when it mattered we were able to raise our game and were simply the best team in the league.

All that said, I'd much prefer we rediscovered top form sooner rather than later and this run of upcoming games would be the ideal time to start.

[the pieman]

we could quite easily (easily maybe wrong term ) win all 5 games, and it wouldn't surprise me at all. Equally we could lose a couple, and that at this stage of the season is most likely, as we havent been fully firing but when we wanted to v Wire, we turned it on, and no team in the league can live with us when we play like that

at the end of the day, we need to secure a spot in the top 2. HKR are firing, but wont be able to maintain that all season. Hull we battered in the league, and somehow they've got themselves into 2nd spot. Yes, they are a different side to the one from last season, but IMO a long way from challenging for the league leaders shield and GF. Outside of that we have the usual suspects of Saints and Wire who are indifferent, and on paper we should beat them both

O'Neill being back adds steel to our defence, but we probably lose a little going forward as Leeming offers something slightly different, but i would expect them to rotate over the next few weeks to get O'Neill fully match fit. Miski and Keighran both out impacts our right side, so we may find others attack that edge but our counter is the strength on our left side with Junior, Wardle and Marshy. I also think we've been giving Thompson a rest during games, so we may see him do some big shifts over the next few weeks and utilise his engine to keep others fresh

i'm comfortable with where we are at. yes, its not nice to lose games but equally we cant win every trophy every season, so being out of the CC will give us a couple of rest weeks to freshen up the players and keep them fit to ensure we have a good go at retaining the GF and 3rd in a row

[morley pie eater]

I respect all the views on this thread, and find them interesting. The truth is that no 9 e knows how we will cope with the demands of the next 5 games.

"You pays your money and takes your choice" may sum it up: I think that howc each of us feels about our current state and our chances in the 5 games (or the rest of the season), depends mostly on your own mentality: huge cup half full or half empty approach.

As for me, I'm 100% with Flash - don't take a blip too seriously, look at the big picture and we're the best anc we'll come good in the end, anc be there when it matters.