Dark horses

[Mr Plow]

Not quite halfway through the season yet but how good are London Skolars doing? I don’t think anyone expected them to be challenging  

[Marauder]

Out of the blocks fast but only won one and drawn one out of their last 5 games.

[Damien]

Were Newcastle not favourites at the start of the season? They seem to be underperforming a little.

[JonM]

Second but with a negative points difference, courtesy of conceding loads against Newcastle and thirty-odd at Oldham and three narrow wins.

[The Phantom Horseman]

59 minutes ago, Damien said:

Were Newcastle not favourites at the start of the season? They seem to be underperforming a little.

I must admit when I saw Newcastle's squad I thought they would dominate this division. Keal Carlile, Misi Taulapapa, Alex Rowe, Remy Marginet (and Liam Finn at the start of the season) looked like the type of players you'd see in a decent Championship team. Another illustration that games aren't played on paper.

[Cumbrian Fanatic]

I don't think anyone was tipping any of the present top 3, names that seemed to be getting mentioned at the start of the season were Newcastle, Oldham and Workington

[fevtom]

Also worth noting Keighley would be top of the league if they hadn’t had a points deduction. Probably not enough games in this division to come back from a 12 point deduction but if they could sneak a play off place that would be quite something.

[BD20Cougar]

49 minutes ago, fevtom said:

Also worth noting Keighley would be top of the league if they hadn’t had a points deduction. Probably not enough games in this division to come back from a 12 point deduction but if they could sneak a play off place that would be quite something.

13 games left to close the 8 point gap to 5th place. It's doable but not much room for dropped points. The next three games of Newcastle away, Oldham at home and Hunslet away could make or break our chances.

[dixiedean]

20 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said:

I must admit when I saw Newcastle's squad I thought they would dominate this division. Keal Carlile, Misi Taulapapa, Alex Rowe, Remy Marginet (and Liam Finn at the start of the season) looked like the type of players you'd see in a decent Championship team. Another illustration that games aren't played on paper.

Form picked up since change of coach. Wouldn't count them out at this stage by any means. Especially as they have a deep squad courtesy of an Academy.

Keighley, Hunslet and Whitehaven at home are 3 of the next 4 games. Followed by Donny away. Will know much more then.