I think the most worrying part of the article is where he points out the low season ticket sales. Yes, some will be sold in the next 17 days but not thousands of them. I do think it is vital we go up this year or we may be stuck here for years - or until the RFL devise a new way to get some relegation and promotion actually working. What could do it with the RFL is if they see a few years where the same SL teams struggle and give nothing to their league and someone says "why not give Leigh and Bulls a go". Then, they may come up with a new plan. But until then we must show we are good enough for a return and not allow ourselves to dwindle into just another championship team.

All this talk there is probably more chance of Fax catching Bradford than there is of Bradford catching Leigh.

Bradford catching Leigh? Could have sworn it was us who were in the MPG game

For me we're only weaker at fullback. Siejka was so bad we played better when he wasn't in the team.



Wakefield are going to be stronger under Smith. Leigh look stronger on paper but that means nothing. We did better than them when it matters last year.



Glass half full me.

Leigh have to catch Bradford. We played Wakefield in the MPG I know because I was there.



The championship season and trophy is meaningless. It's a qualifier and practice for the big boys league.

3 pages dedicated to this rubbish.



Facts are comparing the teams that are in place now is completely pointless exercise in terms of how things will go in the middle 8's.



Leigh will probably win the championship but nobody cares as long as you're in the top 4.

Fair point. And I was forgetting about Oscar Thomas, who can't be any worse than Siejka, surely.

I think we'll see Thomas at 1 before we see him at 7.

I'm really interested to see how Oscar Thomas gets on, he's the new signing I'm most looking forward to seeing in action. He's taking Brook's place as the young half but is looking at Mullaney's birth of full-back/half-back. I just hope he gets a chance.

The one time I remember seeing him last year was London's Summer Bash game and he was superb. You just never know if it was a one game hero type of situation or if he's that good regularly.

I might know the answer to that one having seen him play a few times last season

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Think Havalaf need to be catching Sheffield and London first.

The former