If you take out the top 6 clubs in the Championship (Fev, Sheffield, Halifax, Leigh, Batley & Dewsbury) that leaves eight clubs who are all trying to take the points off each other to avoid the dreaded drop to Championship1 at the end of the season.
For each of the 8 clubs that is 14 matches (7 at home and 7 away) against the other clubs and no doubt the two teams that do the worst of these 8 clubs in these matches will be the two that get relegated.
After 7 weeks in to the season each of the 8 teams have played either 3 or 4 games against the others, as well as picking the odd points up off the top 6.
Of the three Cumbrian clubs Barrow have played 2 of the 8 at home and 2 of the 8 away and have picked up only 2 bonus points from those 4 games. Haven have played 1 game at home and 3 away picking up 3 wins, whilst Town have also played 1 at home and 3 away with 2 wins from their 4 games.
Hunslet have played 3 games at home and won everyone and Keighley have played 3 at home and won 1 of them but got 2 bonus points from the other two games. Niether Hunslet or Keighley have faced any of the other 8 teams away from home yet.
Doncaster are another team that has only played one game at home and 3 away winning 2 of them and picking up a bonus point and York have won 2 out of 2 at home and lost 2 out of 2 away but picked up a bonus point.
Swinton have played 2 at home and 2 away winning 1 at home and 1 away and also picked up 2 bonus points.
It will be interesting to see how these games pan out over the coming weeks.
The battles for points !
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, Mar 19 2013 02:56 PM
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Keith T
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 02:56 PM
I remember when .............................
"It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimesion, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave hadfield - Independent 25th Augsut 1996.
"It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimesion, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave hadfield - Independent 25th Augsut 1996.
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 03:03 PM
Would rule hunslet out of that group them leeds players looked class last week when they tonked us
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Keith T
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 03:10 PM
Would rule hunslet out of that group them leeds players looked class last week when they tonked us
They haven't played any of the other 8 teams away from SLS yet. Let's wait and see.
I remember when .............................
"It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimesion, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave hadfield - Independent 25th Augsut 1996.
"It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimesion, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave hadfield - Independent 25th Augsut 1996.
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 03:22 PM
at the end of the day we HAVE to beat all those teams at home, and i honestly think we will, i also see us beating dewsbury at home and a bonus point vs leigh at derwent park. but its our away form that has to improve and take some pressure off our home games. as we are playing at the moment i cant see us getting anything apart from at haven and barrow, the rest will be defeats with probably very little bonus points coming our way. that would give us over 30 points and that should surely be mire than enough to survive.
the futures bright,the futures blue and white
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 06:35 PM
At the start of the season I was struggling to see where we would get a win from apart from Barrow and Whitehaven,and the odd bonus point.Not much as changed my mind since,I hope the lads prove me wrong but it is gonna be a long hard season and like Charlo says the table dont lie.
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 07:12 PM
I'm not that pessimistic , but your right in that every single win is very hard to get and very valuable. We have to find
a more consistent and higher level of performance in attack and defence , from week to week and in the 80 minutes of a
single game , and keep picking up points . This is the kind of league in which you can get stuck on 8 points for months if your
not careful. We knew it would be tough , but we have the squad to survive and compete . We need to raise our game though and start
playing to the sum of our parts . If we do that , sharpen our game with and without the ball , and have the right mentality every week
we can be ok . If we continue to blow warm and very cold , and show naivety and sloppiness ,it will be a long season . Lets just hope
coaches and players get it right and it goes the right way . At the moment either path is possible ... Gonna be an exciting ride !!
a more consistent and higher level of performance in attack and defence , from week to week and in the 80 minutes of a
single game , and keep picking up points . This is the kind of league in which you can get stuck on 8 points for months if your
not careful. We knew it would be tough , but we have the squad to survive and compete . We need to raise our game though and start
playing to the sum of our parts . If we do that , sharpen our game with and without the ball , and have the right mentality every week
we can be ok . If we continue to blow warm and very cold , and show naivety and sloppiness ,it will be a long season . Lets just hope
coaches and players get it right and it goes the right way . At the moment either path is possible ... Gonna be an exciting ride !!
Edited by DavidM, 19 March 2013 - 07:30 PM.
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 09:04 PM
The way we played against the Jam we are certs for the drop unfortunately Keith...they were poor but we were worse especially in the 2nd half as the scoreboard showed. Please dont watch the match on Premier sports thursd y eve lads.... you might see me in the stand crying as we are getting well and truly tonked 
Lee
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Edited by morty, 19 March 2013 - 09:04 PM.
Raiders have risen from the ashes
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Posted 19 March 2013 - 10:12 PM
The way we played against the Jam we are certs for the drop unfortunately Keith...they were poor but we were worse especially in the 2nd half as the scoreboard showed. Please dont watch the match on Premier sports thursd y eve lads.... you might see me in the stand crying as we are getting well and truly tonked
Lee
At the end of the day Lee it wont be Thursday's result that relegates you as most of the lower clubs will probably lose at Leigh but some might pick up a bonus point.
I remember when .............................
"It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimesion, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave hadfield - Independent 25th Augsut 1996.
"It is impossible not to feel a twinge of sympathy for Workington Town, the fall guys this season for the Super League's determination to retain it's European dimesion, in the shape of Paris. While the French have had every assistance to survive, the importance of having a flagship in a heartland area like West Cumbria has been conveniently forgotten." - Dave hadfield - Independent 25th Augsut 1996.
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Posted 20 March 2013 - 09:19 AM
At the end of the day Lee it wont be Thursday's result that relegates you as most of the lower clubs will probably lose at Leigh but some might pick up a bonus point.
That's right. The bonus point rewards those who stay competitive and in the game for the full eighty minutes. Plenty of bonus points picked up, plus a few wins and you will be safe.
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