Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Wed Oct 10, 2018 5:06 pm  

tigertot wrote:

Widnes? Isn't that what happens with P&R?

He said 'of suitable quality' so that rules out Widnes.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:09 pm  

the 1 up, 1 down has not helped them, I guess they voted for it, but I dont expect them to challenge for promotion next season

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:45 pm  

It will be very interesting in the Championship next season with only the top side being promoted

How will Widnes (with their £500k parachute payment)
Toronto(With their dream of buying a SL place at all costs,With a sprinkling of NRL talent,but also a club stacked with mainly "SL has been's" at present and also a poor coach IMO in Rowley)
Toulouse(probably the best side to watch in the championship this year)
All shape up for their big chance of SL for 2020?

Which of these 3 clubs will go for the golden ticket and push the boat out next year, knowing full well that this could be their last chance saloon for a while of a chance of reaching SL ?

Which sides out of those championship clubs that don't prevail and make SL in 2020 will still be strong enough to mount a challenge for SL in 2021?

Thoughts and your predictions guys

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Wed Oct 10, 2018 6:49 pm  

The Biffs Back wrote:

It will be very interesting in the Championship next season with only the top side being promoted

How will Widnes (with their £500k parachute payment)
Toronto(With their dream of buying a SL place at all costs,With a sprinkling of NRL talent,but also a club stacked with mainly "SL has been's" at present and also a poor coach IMO in Rowley)
Toulouse(probably the best side to watch in the championship this year)
All shape up for their big chance of SL for 2020?

Which of these 3 clubs will go for the golden ticket and push the boat out next year, knowing full well that this could be their last chance saloon for a while of a chance of reaching SL ?

Which sides out of those championship clubs that don't prevail and make SL in 2020 will still be strong enough to mount a challenge for SL in 2021?

Thoughts and your predictions guys

Isn’t the Championship decided by a 5 team playoff like SL?

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Wed Oct 10, 2018 7:46 pm  

The Biffs Back wrote:

How will Widnes (with their £500k parachute payment)

Widnes had £1.8M this year, they didn’t do too well with that. I don’t see them been a powerhouse with £1.3M less.

I expect Toronto to win the league at a canter again. However as we saw last week anything can happen in a one off game and promotion will be decided by the Championship Grand Final

Behind Toronto it’s up for grabs, Toulouse, Widnes, Halifax, Bradford, Featherstone, Leigh (if they are still in existence)

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Thu Oct 11, 2018 7:44 am  

LeedsDave wrote:

He said 'of suitable quality' so that rules out Widnes.

A poor squad with an even worse coach. There will be a sprinkling of their players surfacing in SL next season.

Re: 2018 | Middle 8s : Thu Oct 11, 2018 8:32 am  

tigertot wrote:

A poor squad with an even worse coach.

No need to troll Leeds now