Inevitability it was coming. Now the playing squads are close to complete how do you see the top 4 looking?



HKR- Squads looking solid but with lots of change They must go in as favourites

London- Squads looking good across the field. Have we the power up front?



I'm just not sure who next



Batley- Can they repeat last year without Kear and the Capt

Fev and Fax have financial issues so unlikely to strengthen

Bulls - who knows if they will even be in the league

Toulouse- the unknown

Eagles probably wont fully recover from last year

Swinton, Rochdale, Oldham, Dewsbury ???

My Top 4

Broncos

HKR

Feth

Toulouse

1. Hull KR

2. LONDON

3. Bradford (Subject to pts deduction)

4. Featherstone

1. HKR

2.London Broncos

3. Fev/Bulls (if they survive)

4.Fev (if bulls survive)/Tolouse

My expectations are that Hull KR and ourselves will fill the first two places, probably in that order. Bradford whatever happens are probably out of it.

Sorry to say, the poor state of the league leaves third and fourth really up for grabs.

Have to agree with the last post, not sure Bradford could recover from a points deduction of 6 points never mind 12.



3 4 spots are any body's to be honest. Am not convinced that toulouse will be as successful as they were last year, the step up for one or two games is OK but to sustain it all season will be hard for them.

Would be surprised if Batley keep up last year's momentum so for me fev and fax

Losing Kear will hurt Batley's chances.



I think Tolouse will prove difficult on their own ground, hence i think they will do well

I think we'll still make the 4 but we're too lightweight up front ( again) and we'll miss the experience of Wes and Nick Slyney.

Dixon will probably be top try scorer for the division, Barthau will miss most of the season with injuries.

I'm reckoning 3rd place

KR will storm it, and then it'll be out of us , Fev, Batley - with Toulouse being a bit of a surprise package.

There's always one

Forgive me for not being blindly optimistic!

Also we'll miss Thacks up front.







Come on Broncos, prove me wrong!

Getting the feeling he does not like Bartheu? Looking at he squad we have 2nd spot should be ours, we could be challenging for top, in reality that should be the target.

Still don't think toulouse will sail through this league like championship 1

Agree with the batley thing, losing JK as coach will mean they will not be the same team

Taken it with a pinch of salt, but I heard a rumour Barthau may be heading over the Atlantic. Hope its not true