Re: New signings : Thu Oct 30, 2014 9:07 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

I don't doubt that the fans of Fev, Donny and the other 7 will rub their hands with glee at the thought of "gutters" getting it wrong and being able to vent their internet spleens on here, but the fact is, we should be 2nd to only Bradford next year.

I agree that we should end up in the top three but to not expect us to lose one match to a semi-pro team is unrealistic IMO.

Re: New signings : Thu Oct 30, 2014 10:05 pm  

richie166 wrote:

I agree that we should end up in the top three but to not expect us to lose one match to a semi-pro team is unrealistic IMO.

I did leave the door ajar on a loss.....Leigh lost 1 game last year.
Remember 2013? We were crappier than a 3 day old nappy but saw to the 2 best teams in the championship with ease and I think the team we have put together for 2015 is as good if not better than the side we had in 2013. It is certainly more "balanced"

Re: New signings : Fri Oct 31, 2014 8:59 am  

gutterfax wrote:

I did leave the door ajar on a loss.....Leigh lost 1 game last year.
Remember 2013? We were crappier than a 3 day old nappy but saw to the 2 best teams in the championship with ease and I think the team we have put together for 2015 is as good if not better than the side we had in 2013. It is certainly more "balanced"

Loving the positive posts, Gutterfax. Keep them coming

Re: New signings : Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:30 am  

its coming into summer down their he is getting more sunshine!

The championship comp seems pretty skewed with a couple of teams dominating, at least with the 12 and 12 us and Bradfurt will provide some decent competition. I think what will be a leveller will be the early part of the season if some of the pitches are not the usual SL standard slogging it out in a mud fest equals things out a bit. Thats not a dig at any of the championship teams just an observation.
The squad we have got looks pretty decent, but getting through the season the way Leigh did I think is highly unlikely for any team.

Re: New signings : Sat Nov 01, 2014 7:31 pm  

Theres no doubt it will be close between Bradford London and Leigh and then one from the also rans will become the whipping boys in the middle eight Featherstone and Halifax would have been in with a shout but money troubles have put an end to that

Re: New signings : Sun Nov 02, 2014 9:00 am  

The critical game is at the LSV on 1st. March, a win there could seal us a top two place even that early in the season. If the Crusaders are drawn away in the first round of the Championship 1 cup I might potter up to watch it!

Re: New signings : Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:46 am  

fun time frankie wrote:

Theres no doubt it will be close between Bradford London and Leigh

Agree it should make a real difference with these three clubs being the only to be full time!

Re: New signings : Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:04 pm  

gutterfax wrote:

I did leave the door ajar on a loss.....Leigh lost 1 game last year.
Remember 2013? We were crappier than a 3 day old nappy but saw to the 2 best teams in the championship with ease

Hmmm...not sure about seeing to Fev with ease...it took you 52 minutes to score, and it was 8-8 with 15 minutes left, Dixon and Dorn were the difference between the two sides that day. Maybe full-time fitness too, but I felt on our home ground we might have turned you over that day.

Mind, we weren't as good this year as in 2013, but I think there might be some surprises this year for anyone who thinks simply being full time means you'll consistently wipe the floor with the part-time teams.

Re: New signings : Thu Nov 06, 2014 10:19 pm  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Hmmm...not sure about seeing to Fev with ease...it took you 52 minutes to score, and it was 8-8 with 15 minutes left, Dixon and Dorn were the difference between the two sides that day. Maybe full-time fitness too, but I felt on our home ground we might have turned you over that day.

Mind, we weren't as good this year as in 2013, but I think there might be some surprises this year for anyone who thinks simply being full time means you'll consistently wipe the floor with the part-time teams.

I doubt too many people here will think that's the case

Re: New signings : Thu Nov 06, 2014 11:02 pm  

The Phantom Horseman wrote:

Hmmm...not sure about seeing to Fev with ease...it took you 52 minutes to score, and it was 8-8 with 15 minutes left, Dixon and Dorn were the difference between the two sides that day. Maybe full-time fitness too, but I felt on our home ground we might have turned you over that day.

Mind, we weren't as good this year as in 2013, but I think there might be some surprises this year for anyone who thinks simply being full time means you'll consistently wipe the floor with the part-time teams.

I fully expect London Broncos to defeat 9 of the Championship sides in at least 17 of the 18 meetings next year. The 4 games featuring Bradford or Leigh are the one where I expect us to win a minimum of 3 if we want to win the league.
This isn't arrogance BTW,. It is purely about London's team being full time and having access to top tier facilities.

I will be more than happy to eat my words should we struggle in 2015, but the reality is, if we want to stand a chance of getting to and then winning the million quid game, we need to be defeating part-timers week in week out.