Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Sat Sep 20, 2014 8:54 pm  

It’s going to very hard, but I wouldn’t put a substantial amount of money on them not reaching the G.F.

Not many teams have gone to Headingley & turned them over in the play-offs, but is it just me or, does anyone else think the wheels are falling off the Rhinos juggernaut?

Yes they won the C.C, but maybe it was one last Herculean effort by a great group of players, to achieve that final goal.

I can think of six players that have past their Zenith & that’s a big part of any team, especially one playing for the main prize.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Sat Sep 20, 2014 10:31 pm  

The Devil's Advocate wrote:

It’s going to very hard, but I wouldn’t put a substantial amount of money on them not reaching the G.F.

Not many teams have gone to Headingley & turned them over in the play-offs, but is it just me or, does anyone else think the wheels are falling off the Rhinos juggernaut?

Yes they won the C.C, but maybe it was one last Herculean effort by a great group of players, to achieve that final goal.

I can think of six players that have past their Zenith & that’s a big part of any team, especially one playing for the main prize.

Probably a fair assessment and that is coming from a leeds fan.This team has maybe one more last big effort in it next year, but i do think tonight was kind of the last rites given on a great era.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Sun Sep 21, 2014 1:09 pm  

Samuel Williams is a good half, not a great half, but looks almost like a great half in the context of Super League's lack of outstanding halves.

If Williams, Bosc, Henderson and Escare are not injured, and Whitehead can regain his recent form, then Les Catalans can do anything this year.



[Now imagine how Les Catalans look when Todd Carney replaces Samuel Williams in 2015: they will be sensational!]

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Sun Sep 21, 2014 2:16 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

Samuel Williams is a good half, not a great half, but looks almost like a great half in the context of Super League's lack of outstanding halves.

If Williams, Bosc, Henderson and Escare are not injured, and Whitehead can regain his recent form, then Les Catalans can do anything this year.



[Now imagine how Les Catalans look when Todd Carney replaces Samuel Williams in 2015: they will be sensational!]

No they won't. They'll be mid table like they usually are, but they'll get a few scalps and you'll make them out to be world beaters, as usual.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Sun Sep 21, 2014 5:01 pm  

They won IIRC 4 games in England in the whole of 2014, 3 were against the relegated teams and none were against teams that finished in the top 8. They'd need to beat 4 top 5 teams in 4 weeks to win at OT. They'd have been better off trying to make arrangements to stay over here to prepare for Friday rather than travel home and back again in 6 days.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Sun Sep 21, 2014 7:41 pm  

No.

Leeds are garbage, everyone knows that. Its no mean feat to beat those has beens.

Saints will pick cats with the club call and annihilate them before getting embarrassed themselves by Wigan at the GF

Regards

King James

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:50 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

No.

Leeds are garbage, everyone knows that. Its no mean feat to beat those has beens.

Saints will pick cats with the club call and annihilate them before getting embarrassed themselves by Wigan at the GF

Regards

King James

So Hardaker, Hall, Watkins, Moon, Ablett, Peacock etc. are garbage?

But I do agree that it was "no mean feat" to defeat Leeds at Leeds for the first time in ten years.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Mon Sep 22, 2014 4:59 pm  

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

So Hardaker, Hall, Watkins, Moon, Ablett, Peacock etc. are garbage?

Who are they? Never heard of em.

I have however heard of

Zachery Hardaker, Ryan Hall, Kallum Watkins, Joel Moon, Carl Ablett and Jamie Peacock.

Terrible display of disrespect not using their full names.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:12 pm  

Hard to win at Huddersfield, have only lost 6 out of the last 30 home games, bit of a fortress.

Re: Can Catalans in the pre-Carney era make it to Old Traffo : Mon Sep 22, 2014 5:14 pm  

brearley84 wrote:

Hard to win at Huddersfield, have only lost 6 out of the last 30 home games, bit of a fortress.

Catalans managed it fine in 2009.