[Ex-Swarcliffe Rhino]

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Fri Sep 14, 2018 8:59 am  

To be fair, even a few short years ago the crowd used to turn on the players a hell of a lot more than the grumbling that's gone on this year.

[Frosties.]

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Sat Sep 15, 2018 8:30 pm  

Salford (8 +112) - London A, Toulouse H.
Leeds (8 +52) - Halifax A, Toronto H.
Hull KR (8 +16) - Toulouse A, Widnes H.
Toronto (6 +9) - Widnes H, Leeds A.
Toulouse (4 -11) - Hull KR H, Salford A.
London (4 -13) - Salford H, Halifax H.
Widnes (2 -43) - Toronto A, Hull KR A.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:33 pm  

Frosties. wrote:

Salford (8 +112) - London A, Toulouse H.
Leeds (8 +52) - Halifax A, Toronto H.
Hull KR (8 +16) - Toulouse A, Widnes H.
Toronto (6 +9) - Widnes H, Leeds A.
Toulouse (4 -11) - Hull KR H, Salford A.
London (4 -13) - Salford H, Halifax H.
Widnes (2 -43) - Toronto A, Hull KR A.

I think that’s pretty much how it will stay although the Salford London game could be interesting, I think we’ll beat Halifax but not by a huge amount which with our points difference should see us safe then we can just forget about this nightmare of a season.

I will add I really wanted Toronto to come up to Super League but I really don’t like with how they play, it could be me but they seem to play with a misplaced arrogance but without the skill to back it up, whereas Tolouse and London are a joy to watch so I’m hoping one of those make it up

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Sun Sep 16, 2018 12:53 am  

christopher wrote:

I think that’s pretty much how it will stay although the Salford London game could be interesting, I think we’ll beat Halifax but not by a huge amount which with our points difference should see us safe then we can just forget about this nightmare of a season.

I will add I really wanted Toronto to come up to Super League but I really don’t like with how they play, it could be me but they seem to play with a misplaced arrogance but without the skill to back it up, whereas Tolouse and London are a joy to watch so I’m hoping one of those make it up

I know what you mean re Toronto, I don’t think there’s any coincidence that Leigh used to play in a similar manner.

Widnes are down, I can’t see them winning either of their last 2 games. The top 3 will stay the top 3, the next 3 will be remarkably close. If I had to guess I’d say London will miss out on the MPG but I could be wrong. Obviously home advantage in the MPG is always a benefit but this year it’s magnified with the teams involved. All 3 of London, Toronto and Toulouse would benefit hugely from being at home in that game, so it makes 4th place massively important.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:14 pm  

i can see widnes beating toronto but it wont be enuff to get into the million pound game

[Frosties.]

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Sun Sep 16, 2018 7:33 pm  

Unless Salford and Hull KR throw their games on the Sunday v Toulouse & Widnes knowing that Leeds have beaten Toronto and they could potentially knock Toronto out. The joys of playing two days early.

Could see London, Toulouse, Toronto and Widnes all on six points and down to points difference for the MPG.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Sun Sep 16, 2018 9:35 pm  

southyorksdave wrote:

i can see widnes beating toronto but it wont be enuff to get into the million pound game

That combined with a Leeds win at Fax, would see us safe, and start the string of announcements.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:16 am  

Final Prediction Table

12 Salford Win - Toulouse (H), London (A) 112
12 Leeds Win - Toronto (H) Halifazx (A) 52
12 Hull KR Win - Widnes (H), Toulouse (A) 16
8 Toronto Win - Widnes (H) - Loss to Leeds (A) 9
6 London Win - Halifax (H) - Loss Salford (H) -13
4 Toulouse Loss - HKR (H), Salford (A) -11
2 Widnes Loss - HKR (A), Toronto (A) -43
0 Halifax Loss - Leeds (H), London (A) -122

Looking like a Toronto -v- London MPG

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Mon Sep 17, 2018 8:21 am  

Agree that Widnes could do a job on Toronto. Truth is, for all the hype TWP have looked pretty average. And while this applies to every team in the M8s, it means that anyone can win most of the games.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:02 am  

Think were safe regardless, we won't lose to Halifax, but reailacally we only had to beat 2 ot the 3 other super league sides to be safe, even if we did slip up to Toronto, which we won't, they are simply Leigh 2015 mark 2