Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 6:45 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Being realistic we simply don't deserve that this season.

Reality, has shown we have beaten all the top sides if not once but twice or thrice this season with a weakened side, the survivng players deserve something from that.

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 7:50 am  

Saddened! wrote:

Warrington are going to win it this year. The likes of Ratchford and Myler are maturing into very good players now and with Monaghan controlling things they won't be stopped. They are just out and out better than Wigan across the pitch, bar O'Loughlin. Leeds losing to Catalans is horrible as it means we could well get an easy semi final and end up at Old Trafford. Being realistic we simply don't deserve that this season.

Do you ever get bored?

I can picture it now if we somehow do manage to win the Grand Final:

Saddened! "We may be Champions, but we don't deserve it despite beating everyone and we certainly don't deserve a shot at the WCC where we will horribly embarrass ourselves."

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:04 am  

We'd be mental to pick Warrington. I don't mean any disrespect to Huddersfield and Catalans, but if we pick Wire we have to beat both of the most dangerous sides in the competition to win the title. If we don't pick them we only have to beat one.

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:18 am  

Dux wrote:

We'd be mental to pick Warrington. I don't mean any disrespect to Huddersfield and Catalans, but if we pick Wire we have to beat both of the most dangerous sides in the competition to win the title. If we don't pick them we only have to beat one.

Exactly. Whether you think we've a better chance against Wire or Wigan, they are a much stiffer test than Cats or Hudds.

I'd be more confident about getting one over on Wire in the Final than I would Wigan, I'd also be (slightly) less gutted to see them lift the title.

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 9:24 am  

For me Club Call should be the winners of tonights game.

We proved against Castleford that we have other options in the kicking game department with Roby and Turner sharing the kicking game. It certainly took Castleford of their stride. Kick chase will need to be right up there again too.
The pack needs to replicate it's dominant form against Castleford and put the squeeze on their main attacking threats of Brough (if he's fit), Robinson and Grix (should Huddersfield Win).

Send Warrington to Wigan and let them smash ten shades of poop out of each other. If Wigan/Warrington had club call then they'd do exactly the same

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:05 am  

St_Cunningham_no9 wrote:

For me Club Call should be the winners of tonights game.

We proved against Castleford that we have other options in the kicking game department with Roby and Turner sharing the kicking game. It certainly took Castleford of their stride. Kick chase will need to be right up there again too.
The pack needs to replicate it's dominant form against Castleford and put the squeeze on their main attacking threats of Brough (if he's fit), Robinson and Grix (should Huddersfield Win).

Send Warrington to Wigan and let them smash ten shades of poop out of each other. If Wigan/Warrington had club call then they'd do exactly the same

This +1

why are you talking sense on here

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:53 am  

You have to pick hudds/cats, surely?

Ignoring the ranking, warrington are the strongest team left from the options and recently pumped saints. They nearly beat wigan at wigan as well the week after and saints have a better chance of beating warrington at OT than wigan. Hudds were terrible last week and cats away record this seasn is poor. Picking Hudds/cats gives saints the best probability of not only making old trafford.....but dare I say it...WINNING as there's always the chance wire do wigan.

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:56 am  

Rommel wrote:

This +1

why are you talking sense on here

It just seems more logical. Don't get me wrong nothing would please me more than taking out both Wire and Wigan in the playoffs, but we just haven't got the personnel available to pull it off.

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 11:57 am  

If we are lucky, they may end up having a proper fight which would suit the other semi finalists with us down to the ground.

At the moment I'd be pretty confident against any of the teams next week. I know our halves are gone, but I'm yet to see a convincing display from anyone but Wigan.

Having said all that we have not played like we did last Friday for ages, so was it a turning of the corner or a one off.

Re: Club Call : Fri Sep 26, 2014 1:04 pm  

You will pick tonight's winner surely?
Hudds were awful, if not worse, at Wigan last week and Anderson will demand a response. When Catalans have to travel on two consecutive weeks they usually lose on their second trip. Hudds to win tonight for me.

Although I think you'll pick tonight's winner somehow I feel you should pick Wire. They are busted, tired and bruised. I'm in the camp that they weren't very good last night and had more than a helping hand from Bentham. I think you can beat them at LP.
Hudds though are almost fully fit. With Danny boy in their squad who knows what they can do. Their forwards were 7-10kgs a man heavier than the Wigan pack yet got smashed. That isn't going to happen again I wouldn't think.

I can't see anyone beating Wigan at the DW so the best chance is at OT. Getting there will be easier perhaps against a beaten up and injured Wire than a fully fit Hudds who will have something to prove.