Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:15 pm  

Lebron James wrote:

A fantastic result from an expansionist team against a heartlands team
Regards
King James

Sir Kevin Sinfield wrote:

If there ever is going to be a right time to expand Super League, it’s now.

JEAN CAPDOUZE wrote:

This.

You're like a one man band. Quite talented playing a few instruments, but you only know one tune......., but will that tune still be the same after the weekend, where there are some mouthwatering clashes coming up, 1st Hosting 2nd, 3rd hosting 4th and then (as it stands now) 2nd v 4th and a resurgent pre-season favourite Leigh hosting "that there London".....the table could look oh so different 8 days time because some of the top teams are going to drop points!

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Sun Mar 25, 2018 7:57 pm  

I hope Jean/Kev/Lebron isn't including Catalan in this expansion, this season shows why they do not deserve a seat at the top table.

Jean thinks so to with the lack of Catalan butt kissing at the moment, even he has come to realise they are garbage.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:12 pm  

LONG way to go yet.....Championship top 4 is not a cert by any means.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:21 pm  

Budgiezilla wrote:

LONG way to go yet.....Championship top 4 is not a cert by any means.

It'll be a hell of a lot clearer in a weeks time.
Leigh will need 4 points to stand a chance.......good win for them at the weekend but the bottom 2 are very weak so you'll have an easy Friday whilst we'll be tested to the full, so we may well rock up on Monday tired and injured......anything is possible.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Sun Mar 25, 2018 8:52 pm  

The most losses for 4th place is 8 (happened 3 times) but maybe 5th is the best we can hope for, that just leaves Halifax and er......???

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:35 am  

Call Me God wrote:

there are some mouthwatering clashes coming up, 1st Hosting 2nd, 3rd hosting 4th and then (as it stands now) 2nd v 4th and a resurgent pre-season favourite Leigh hosting "that there London".....the table could look oh so different 8 days time because some of the top teams are going to drop points!

You are correct, this weekends Championship fixtures are truely mouthwatering.

London, Toulouse and Toronto have been given very tough Easter fixtures, with both games against the other top clubs.

Leigh and Featherstone’s Easter fixtures are much more favourable, a significant advantage for those clubs in the league. I wonder if Derek had some influence over this when he was picking up his £500,000 which no other Championship club received.

The Easter fixtures are notoriously difficult to predict, but I think the winners will be.

London to win v Toulouse
Toronto to win v Featherstone
Leigh to win v Swinton

Toronto to win v Toulouse
London to win v Leigh
Featherstone to win v Rochdale

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Mon Mar 26, 2018 8:34 am  

London 28 Toulouse 20
Toronto 16 Fev 26
Swinton 10 Leigh 28

Toulouse 26 Toronto 24
Leigh 14 London 32
Fev 44 Rochdale 8

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Mon Mar 26, 2018 9:29 am  

Budgiezilla wrote:

LONG way to go yet.....Championship top 4 is not a cert by any means.

True and not beyond Leigh for sure. Looking beyond that, I'm not sure any of the wannabees will finish above Catalans who, like Leigh, surely can't continue to be as poor as they started.

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Mon Mar 26, 2018 5:15 pm  

Toulouse look a better side than they did last year when they capitulated when the heat was on. I'd be surprised if they don't make the top 4 in 2018

Re: Toulouse returns to top form : Mon Mar 26, 2018 6:37 pm  

They have another year of experience behind them ( Marcon, Ader etc) and the additios of Rapira and Barthau especially give them better options. As i ee it their only problem is overplaying when they should be managing the game better. With better game management they would be a decent side IMO.