Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:52 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

11th for me. Barron, Hardaker, Chamberlain and Briscoe as a first choice back line and Bourouh at 9, with an injury prone Abdull in the halves - just looks a bottom 2 squad to me.

No room for those views on this forum

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 4:56 pm  

Oh dear it’s a doom athon..
Folk trying to out doom each other.
“ Happy New Year “ folks
lol

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 5:04 pm  

Had kr down as 5th as not convinced they can sustain their form. Injury free season 2024.
Losing hall and Parcell arguably their two most important players.
Oldest front row in SL by some margin. Can they stay fit.
Jwh will be at the disciplinary.
No on field organiser.
There’s my doom laden thoughts for the new season

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 5:08 pm  

Jake the Peg wrote:

No room for those views on this forum

3 of those rubbish players won the challenge cup for Leigh.
How did it happen, they’ve got no pace and can’t break a tackle and are bang average.
It’s insane peg it really is.

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:38 pm  

boardwalkempire7 wrote:

3 of those rubbish players won the challenge cup for Leigh.
How did it happen, they’ve got no pace and can’t break a tackle and are bang average.
It’s insane peg it really is.

why is it insane?
you have seen Briscoe and Chamberlain you cant honestly say they are anything but bang average from what we have all seen

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:50 pm  

Mrs Barista wrote:

11th for me. Barron, Hardaker, Chamberlain and Briscoe as a first choice back line and Bourouh at 9, with an injury prone Abdull in the halves - just looks a bottom 2 squad to me.

Its a Championship quality backlline.
Bringing in Cross would make little difference just replaceing average with average
If it does all go tits up.a 0/4 bad start and as you say a bottom 2/3 finish would the money boss sack his son in law for his poor recruitment?
just dont see it working well

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:52 pm  

boardwalkempire7 wrote:

3 of those rubbish players won the challenge cup for Leigh.
How did it happen, they’ve got no pace and can’t break a tackle and are bang average.
It’s insane peg it really is.

Danny Houghton won the challenge cup twice and was bl00dy awful for the last 2 or 3 years, carlos the same

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:53 pm  

boardwalkempire7 wrote:

Had kr down as 5th as not convinced they can sustain their form. Injury free season 2024.
Losing hall and Parcell arguably their two most important players.
Oldest front row in SL by some margin. Can they stay fit.
Jwh will be at the disciplinary.
No on field organiser.
There’s my doom laden thoughts for the new season

Mikey lewis is by far and away rovers best player as he was last season. Lose him and they will be 4th to 6th. If he stays fit they'll be top 3

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 6:53 pm  

bonaire wrote:

why is it insane?
you have seen Briscoe and Chamberlain you cant honestly say they are anything but bang average from what we have all seen

It was a tongue in cheek remark as peg used it previously .
Think we best agree to disagree.
Salary cap restraints etc . these guys are best we can expect.
Building blocks that’s what it’s about

Re: 2025 league predictions : Fri Jan 03, 2025 7:09 pm  

boardwalkempire7 wrote:

It was a tongue in cheek remark as peg used it previously .
Think we best agree to disagree.
Salary cap restraints etc . these guys are best we can expect.
Building blocks that’s what it’s about

No they are not the best we should expect
Maybe the best of the ability of Myler in what is poor recruitmennt
Its recruitment without ambition.
We are already seeing the results of signing injury prone players with Abdul looking to be taking his regular seat in the stands after knee surgery and little news on Rapana who its said will miss the first two games