morrissey wrote:
Something like that, although I'd expect Hull FC to be much higher and possible dark horses for the top 3.
I'd be delighted if we finish 8th but unless the youngsters really step-up then size of squad is likely to prevent a high finish again.
Sadly, I'd expect Wakey to finish higher than you estimate (possibly above us) but with any luck Agar will destroy another decent looking squad!
I like the look of hull in 2012, they have some real quality in the 17 but outside the 17 they don't seem to have too much depth.
I think if we only get a reasonable amount of injuries and not having 10 player out at once (which every team ion sl would struggle with) we can do well, a lot of our young players got experience last year and i think we will reap the benefits of that this season. i think some of them could really take sl by storm this year, especially clark, i think owen from fb will give us a new dimension in attack and a much improved last line of defence, with all the off field changes i expect us to be much fitter this year too.
To be honest i can see wakey anywhere in the bottom 3, smith is a poor half back with woeful defence, and i dont rate agar as a coach. They are effectively a brand new team , just like a promoted side pre-licensing, and they always took a long time to gel, i cant remember any promoted side finishing out of the bottom 3 off the top of my head. they have some good players-amor, wilkes, ellis, mariano, johnson, lauatiti(sp) and mellers but plenty of poor ones too like james, mathers, smith, washbrook. Definatly a prop or 2 light too.