Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 9:52 am  

Don't want to jinx it, although I probably have, and it's early days but, are we starting to look half decent?

Re: Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 10:25 am  

You've done it now, this is a classic MGS set up by Rovers.

I will, as ever, also fall for it as will all the other Rovers fans at the event I'll be attending later.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:48 am  

We look okay - better than that against teams at the bottom, tbh. A tough run of fixtures coming up, but I feel like (although we won’t always) we can now hope to challenge nearly every team in the league in a single game. Which is a huge step forward from wondering whether it’d be a frustrating, narrow defeat, a heavy beating or an outright humiliation.

I don’t want to jinx it either, but I think we have already turned the corner onto notdreadful street. it kinda looks sustainable too.

Re: Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 11:56 am  

We look ok,but the next 5 matches are super tough,against,wigan,warry,saints and catalans,luckily we have the dullers in between.

[Mild Rover]

Re: Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:07 pm  

des lawson wrote:

We look ok,but the next 5 matches are super tough,against,wigan,warry,saints and catalans,luckily we have the dullers in between.

According to the club website, it is Wigan, Saints, Hull, Catalans in Perpignan, Warrington and Saints again.

Although we get Leigh as a loop fixture, Catalans and Saints as the others isn’t exactly favourable. Although Saints might be a bit tired after Wembley… perhaps.

Wakefield get the 2 free points against Saints infants the week before the final, but I don’t think we need to worry too much about that this year. Touch wood.

Re: Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 12:15 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

We look okay - better than that against teams at the bottom, tbh. A tough run of fixtures coming up, but I feel like (although we won’t always) we can now hope to challenge nearly every team in the league in a single game. Which is a huge step forward from wondering whether it’d be a frustrating, narrow defeat, a heavy beating or an outright humiliation.

I don’t want to jinx it either, but I think we have already turned the corner onto notdreadful street. it kinda looks sustainable too.

This might be our best season since Justin was coach you never know

Re: Dare we say it? : Sat Jun 12, 2021 7:14 pm  

Whatever position we finish, I am more than happy with the style we have played this season, apart from Wakey away Rovers have provided value for money rugby, entertaining stuff, exciting rugby and am proud the way we have carried ourselves so far this season.
Before a ball was kicked this season my personal aim was to simply finish above Leigh and maybe win 4-5 games. So for me it has been a good season so far!
I no longer watch Rovers thinking I hope we don't get spanked to thinking we have a decent chance of winning

Re: Dare we say it? : Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:42 pm  

Mild Rover wrote:

According to the club website, it is Wigan, Saints, Hull, Catalans in Perpignan, Warrington and Saints again.

Although we get Leigh as a loop fixture, Catalans and Saints as the others isn’t exactly favourable. Although Saints might be a bit tired after Wembley… perhaps.

Wakefield get the 2 free points against Saints infants the week before the final, but I don’t think we need to worry too much about that this year. Touch wood.

Leigh is not a loop fixture but we do play them at the magic weekend. There are only 2 loop fixtures and they were played in rounds 1 & 2 against Catalans and St Helens.

Re: Dare we say it? : Sun Jun 13, 2021 7:40 pm  

Thing are looking good, But I think next year will be better, as the younger players will fill out into reliable squad members or better. It will all depend on the retention & timely replacement of the likes of SKD, Hall, Takarangi, Simms etc. It has been good management to get good professional overseas additions to the club. We are still vulnerable to the so called bigger clubs enticing our best away unless we at least show signs of being able to win trophies. But I’m a very happy supporter at the moment.

Re: Dare we say it? : Tue Jun 15, 2021 1:27 pm  

Didn't think you would go down tbf . To many good players. But didn't think you would be doing so well. Gonna be an interesting Derby