Welcome to the Middle 8's : Fri Jun 24, 2016 11:56 am  

Still something to play for in last 4 regular rounds - bottom 2 of SL only get 3 home games in M8's,the 2 SL clubs above them get 4.

Ley-definite,Landan-2nd fave for M8's,then 2 out of Bfd,Fax,Batley,Feath + Giants,Leeds,HKR (most likely) & 1 other.

Should be a decent comp.COYG.

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Fri Jun 24, 2016 1:22 pm  

yep

leigh
london
bradford

then maybe halifax,batley

some good local derbies, dont fancy a trip to london mind.

hope we can get some bodies back and confidence back, new coach and build for next year, been tough this year

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Thu Jul 14, 2016 4:15 pm  

HKR lose the derby tonight then they make up the 4th SL M8 club with Giants,Salford,Leeds - plus Leyth & London qualified from championship.

Sunday - Fax v Feath,an awful lot riding on this one,also Batley v London,the Broncs have nowt to play for now which should help the Gallant Youths,who have to win.

Wouldn't mind going back to Feath,first time since Buddies Cup triumph,plus stadium is in good nick now apparently,not to mention coming up against Sharpy.

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Thu Jul 14, 2016 5:29 pm  

be some one sided games if we get our best 17 on the field against the championship sides

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Thu Jul 14, 2016 5:54 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

be some one sided games if we get our best 17 on the field against the championship sides

Lets just hope the players don't go into the middle 8's over confident. We've struggled in the past against teams like Batley in the challenge cup and that was in the years when we were riding high in the league.

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Thu Jul 14, 2016 6:06 pm  

Matt01 wrote:

Lets just hope the players don't go into the middle 8's over confident. We've struggled in the past against teams like Batley in the challenge cup and that was in the years when we were riding high in the league.

That's a massive danger to be honest, There has been very little to suggest we are going to have a easy time. That said the middle 8's are a big opportunity to get their act together, I don't even want to think about the consequences of failure , it's to dire to contemplate.

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Fri Jul 15, 2016 5:56 am  

I just hope we don't have any involvement in the million pound game. Our performance in one off games that matter is simply diabolical. Plus I'd be worries Leigh would just bully us

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Fri Jul 15, 2016 6:23 pm  

HuddsRL5 wrote:

I just hope we don't have any involvement in the million pound game. Our performance in one off games that matter is simply diabolical. Plus I'd be worries Leigh would just bully us

We'd have to catch Ryan, before we could bully him! We have a good, tough set of forwards this season, but are short on pace. The bottom 4 of SL are completely familiar with the pace of a SL contest. We Championship teams have to try to up the ante considerably, to match that SL intensity.

You should be safe but, that said, the odd 'one off' game........................

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Fri Jul 15, 2016 7:05 pm  

We won't be in the million pound game.

[Durham Giant]

Re: Welcome to the Middle 8's : Fri Jul 15, 2016 9:08 pm  

jools wrote:

We won't be in the million pound game.

WHAT DO YOU BASE THAT RIDICULOUSNSTAEMENT ON ?

On current form we are definitely going for the mpg.

The teams we will play mean we will be away from home for 4 games which is a negative for us.

We have to beat all 4 championship teams and one of
Leeds who have found some real form
Hkr who beat us last week
Salford where we Gita lucky win but seem to have more spirit than we do and have won some games.

On current form WE WILL BE IN THE MPG.