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Top four : - London, Bradford, Wigan, Leeds
Bottom four:  - Hull, Castleford,  Huddersfield, Halifax

Any reactions?

John

My top 4:-

1.  Wigan
2.  Leeds
3.  Bradford
4.  London

Bottom 4:-

9.  Warrington
10. Hull
11. Halifax
12. Huddersfield

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Sticking my neck out:

1) London
2) Leeds
3) Bradford
4) Wigan
5) Salford
6) Castleford
7) St.Helens
8) Sheffield
9) Hull
10) Warrington
11) Halifax
12) Huddersfield

Oh well I'll watch the cougars play in a similar competition with nothing to
win.

regards
Keith - Cougar Fan

I was wrong last year, but once again I think Bradford have had their day and
will finish outside the top four.
As a Loiner I cannot see Leeds being in the top four.
Castleford will do much better this year and could be the surprise package of
Super League 3.
Andy Scott

Also, the chance to make the playoffs should mean that everyone wants to
finish in the top 5.

Cheers

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On Fri, 2 Jan 1998 11:46:38 -0000, "John Hully"

I still can't accept Bradford have that much going for them on-field,
despite their '97 results. I think they were winning on sheer strength
and discipline. Don't think that'll be enough this year.

Top 4 (aren't you guys having a 5 team play-off series?)
 Wigan, London, St Helens, Leeds.

Wigan have the most creative players, sheer talent should get them
through, although I'm keeping a question mark next to Monie. For some
reason Wigan management have rated him higher than he'd be rating over
here these days.

The other three teams all have coaches that are rated highly and are
likely to have learnt a lot from last season's WCC *clinics*.

IMO London are the threat to Wigan for title. Not only have they
recruited well, but have managed to lose Shaun Edwards.
He'll be lead in the saddle at Bradford instead.

Maybe this guy was something special in years gone by. But he'd
struggle to make firsts over here on the several performances I saw
last year.. Too old, too unfit, too injury prone (by-product of age)
and too erratic off-field (from what I've heard, anyway) .

Dee Ester.

 Saints are signing a few good uns. Seems to me that McCrea is tring to get rid
of the "we would have won it all with Hughes camp, who crept in at the end of
last season"

Nice to see you all still up and at em. Back to oblivion for me.

Cheers

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.....John.......
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I agree about Castleford, and abouts Saints too, to a degree.

I put Huddersfield and Hull at the bottom because I suspect the jump to
Super League standard will make them struggle. Halifax didn't seem to be
going anywhere much, and they end up down there. The same with Warrington.
Of course if Huddersfield do come bottom, one might be prompted to ask why
we swapped them for Paris. Nice stadium, though. Perhaps if Huddersfield and
Halifax were one club . . .

In the middle four, Sheffield made a lot of progress under Kear and looked
nearly there when the stuffed the Broncos. I've not heard of major forward
signings at Salford, so they're still based around Platt and Cartwright,
both a year older.

I have this (unfounded) suspicion that Saints still have their biggest
source of unrest on the books, despite his desperate plea for a transfer to
RU. That will hold them back.

At the top, Bradford will still be there if Paul is back to form and they've
learnt not to self-destruct. London will win next year if not this, and may
win this year if Mark Carroll does sign and Glenn Air takes his opportunity.
Wigan have sorted out their fundamental problem by strengthening the front
row. Leeds will get closer providing the Mariners' coach has time to work on
them, if he has signed.

So i've revised my initial list after your input:

London; Wigan; Bradford; Leeds; Sheffield; Salford; St Helens; Castleford;
Hull; Warrington; Halifax; Huddersfield

John

: >7) St.Helens

: I just come back for a peep and Chris is still talking ***:-)

Only to lure you out of your hole.

:  Saints are signing a few good uns.

You are currently 4 players short of having a pack. I should have bought
him a new pen for Christmas if I were you.

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Wigan  - growing stronger by the day
London - still two players short but Timu will get Offiah going and
watch out for big Grant Young.
Bradford - seems to me that they have stood still
Hull - Strong side with three SL players but for fourth spot also read
(Leeds or Saints)

Bottom four

Not Cas, they improved all the time with new coach.

Salford (serves you right White)
Warrington
Sheffield
Huddersfield

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London (minor premiers)
Wigan
Bradford
Leeds
Saints.

Interesting play off situation, don't you think? I feel Bradford's overall
lack of pace may leave them "found out"

Of those 5, I think Saints would fall at the first hurdle, Leeds blow hot
and cold. We're all tipping London strongly, but I think they may be more
of an unknown quantity than that so I think we'd probably get long odds on
them winning. It's going to be tight at the top this year.

I haven't felt so e***d in ages. Who knows we may even get a bit of that
famous intensity.....

P.J.

John

1. Wigan (grieves me to say it, but it's looking likely)
2. Bulls
3. London
4. Leeds
5. St Helens
6. Hull  (should surprise a few)
7. Castleford  (improving)
8. Sheffield
9. Warrington
10. Salford   (sinking, I feel)
11. Halifax  
12. Huddersfield

Paul Walker