Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:10 pm  

Toulouse have a big chance against a depleted Hull KR, albeit away.

If they can win that game then it's game on, that said I've been impressed with Wakefield over the last fortnight when all seemed lost for them.

Interesting times.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sat Jul 30, 2022 10:54 pm  

NO the rules are the rules whoever finishes bottom gets relagated

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:09 am  

If they finish bottom they will go down, the RFL have confirmed the same format for SL next year. That said, they won’t finish bottom.

As for Leeds, they are on a roll but I reckon they will run out of steam before the end of the year, stranger things have happened though.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sun Jul 31, 2022 7:32 am  

I for one hope they stay up as just look at the crowd this week ,prob second to stains and only for money going into the club you understand.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sun Jul 31, 2022 8:28 am  

Occasionally, these tricky situations arise.

Do we want an old enemy of ours relegated? The only answer possible is of course not.

I well remember when we were facing the drop, and there was near euphoria, not just on the Wire board, but on radio phone-ins etc. Even Simon Moran got in on the act.

But that's a simplistic attitude born of jealousy. In the real world, with Widnes and Bradford long gone, Hull's constant failure to emulate the past and Cas finally punching their own weight rather than above it, we've got so few big hitting clubs left in the British game that we can't afford to lose someone like Warrington just because they've had one poor season. It would be madness to let that happen.

But as others have said, rules are rules.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sun Jul 31, 2022 9:54 am  

As a Wire fan, it's good to hear balanced views on here. Lots of us genuinely fear for our survival in SL this season though given our weekly ability to fold in the last 20 when put under any kind of pressure. Our squad, even with the player churn, should be around the fringes of the top 6 (but probably no higher) and yet we are keeping everything crossed we can beat Toulouse in 2 weeks to save our season. Some of Powell's decision making has been baffling. Oliver Holmes made 20 metres (and played all 80 minutes) last week but still made the 17 the week after - his performances have been appalling but he retains his place while Matty Nicholson was dropped after a great performance v Catalans.

Suffice to say, this year has definitely not been our year. Not looking forward to Friday.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sun Jul 31, 2022 10:26 am  

Kevin Turvey wrote:

As a Wire fan, it's good to hear balanced views on here. Lots of us genuinely fear for our survival in SL this season though given our weekly ability to fold in the last 20 when put under any kind of pressure. Our squad, even with the player churn, should be around the fringes of the top 6 (but probably no higher) and yet we are keeping everything crossed we can beat Toulouse in 2 weeks to save our season. Some of Powell's decision making has been baffling. Oliver Holmes made 20 metres (and played all 80 minutes) last week but still made the 17 the week after - his performances have been appalling but he retains his place while Matty Nicholson was dropped after a great performance v Catalans.

Suffice to say, this year has definitely not been our year. Not looking forward to Friday.

I think you will up your game but we will win (I hope)

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Sun Jul 31, 2022 11:00 am  

Kevin Turvey wrote:

As a Wire fan, it's good to hear balanced views on here. Lots of us genuinely fear for our survival in SL this season though given our weekly ability to fold in the last 20 when put under any kind of pressure. Our squad, even with the player churn, should be around the fringes of the top 6 (but probably no higher) and yet we are keeping everything crossed we can beat Toulouse in 2 weeks to save our season. Some of Powell's decision making has been baffling. Oliver Holmes made 20 metres (and played all 80 minutes) last week but still made the 17 the week after - his performances have been appalling but he retains his place while Matty Nicholson was dropped after a great performance v Catalans.

Suffice to say, this year has definitely not been our year. Not looking forward to Friday.

Powell always has and always will go to his most experienced players when he hits bumps in the road. It’s so basic to look at a bad performance and go ‘it’s probably the young boys letting us down here’. I just cannot understand why Nicholson has made that move and that isn’t anti Warrington. In the right circumstances and with a different coach in charge, I would get it but not at the moment. Over the last few weeks we’ve seen Nicholson, Wrench and Thewlis all left out, whilst Holmes, Mautautia, Currie etc just carry on putting in underwhelming performances. It reminds me of Brian Noble’s latter days with us, as a few young boys started pushing through but would always be first to be dropped on a bad performance.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Mon Aug 01, 2022 9:26 pm  

If we're honest at Warrington, most of us miss the Widnes Derby. A rival going down is funny at first, but the novelty soon wears off. I remember a few years back when Rangers went down; I think even the most ardent Celtic fans would admit to missing the Old Firm derby and wanting Rangers back up.

I agree too that this is a good thread.

Re: Would SL Block A Warrington Relegation? : Mon Aug 01, 2022 10:30 pm  

NSW wrote:

Wire will be fine. They’ll probably inexplicably beat us next week like they used to under Cullen!

That wouldn’t surprise me,need to be on our toes on Friday