championship odds

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odds from sky bet and odds checker

Toulouse                                  6/4

Featherstone                           2/1

London Broncos                      6/1

York                                          8/1

Widnes                                    10/1

Bradford                                  12/1

Halifax                                     20/1

Newcastle                               33/1

Batley                                      66/1

Dewsbury                               66/1

Oldham                                    66/1

Sheffield                                  66/1

Swinton                                   100/1

Whitehaven                             100/1

[Hela Wigmen]

Really don’t get London as 3rd favourites. Think Toulouse and Featherstone are about right and think Bradford should be lower than Widnes, myself. 

[The Phantom Horseman]

Fev opened at 3-1 but after three £2 bets a flood of hefty support Skybet cut them to 2-1.

London's 1-17 is ok but precious little quality/experience beyond that so yes they're too short. Widnes are too short for the same reasons. York should be 3rd favs and probably Bradford fourth.

[The Future is League]

York look a good bet at that price

[Eddie]

Is that to finish top or get promoted? I can’t see anyone bar Fev or Toulouse winning the league, but think London could beat either in the final. 

[Eddie]

Newcastle at 33/1 is tempting as an outside bet, I think they may have a few more quality signings to come in. 

[DI Keith Fowler]

Looks about right for me to be honest. I think Widnes' starting 13 will do well but after that we're thin.

[The Future is League]

1 hour ago, ShropshireBull said:

Would like to see Widnes or Bradford back in playoffs.  They have Newcastle right  (they wont be in a relegation mix) . With crowds not in for a while lets just hope that there are three or four teams battling for the playoffs end of season to give crowds a boost. 

So does John Kear at Bradford

https://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/rugby-league/john-kear-aims-super-league-23551602

[Bleep1673]

What are the odds on actually getting half way through the season, and allowing Toulouse into the UK?

[Phil]

Bradford seem to be overrated given their reliance on a bad tempered, injury prone half back 

[Hela Wigmen]

4 minutes ago, Phil said:

Bradford seem to be overrated given their reliance on a bad tempered, injury prone half back 

He’s played 2, 24, 24, 27, 26 and 32 times over the past six seasons. I’m not sure that’s “injury prone” in my book. 

[silverback]

Think Fev will be top by a mile,thats one hell of a squad they have and once the get into a stride aint no stopping them,might be one or two nailbiters along the way but they have the tough hardened players to get them over the line in last 15 minutes.cant wait to get to see some live games,ps, doubt eagles will be down were you have them,i reckon up near fax and bulls.

[LeytherRob]

23 minutes ago, silverback said:

Think Fev will be top by a mile,thats one hell of a squad they have and once the get into a stride aint no stopping them,might be one or two nailbiters along the way but they have the tough hardened players to get them over the line in last 15 minutes.cant wait to get to see some live games,ps, doubt eagles will be down were you have them,i reckon up near fax and bulls.

I think Fev will finish top but not by a lot, maybe 1 or 2 wins clear, mainly down to Toulouse always tending to drop a few points on their travels during the regular round. Head to head in a final and Toulouse would probably just edge it for me, I think they look a little stronger in 1,6,7 and back row. 

[silverback]

9 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Hope Sheffield don't go down, will be great to see them still in Championship next year in new home, post World Cup and targeting 1,000 through the gates. 

one thing eagles always have that works well is TUBBY, great coach who wont be letting them go down.

[spanishknight]

Anyone know the date of the play off final please?.

[Oldbear]

Strength in depth could be an issue, which may hurt both London and Widnes, York look a fair price, Fax I think will do a little better than the bookies are offering, Newcastle is about right and Sheffield will do OK. Still feel it’s a 2 horse race, I could easily see Toulouse winning the regular season then losing out to Fev in the play off final.

[The Blues Ox]

Im assuming that is to top the league. I still think Fev look decent value for that even at 2/1 especially there is always the chance that Toulouse don't complete enough games. For Fax we have no chance topping the league so I always chuckle when the odds come out and our fans have a bit of a moan which has ended with our odds getting shortened a bit with them piling in with £10. Personally I would be disappointed if we finish below Widnes and Bradford with th team we have put together.

[LeytherRob]

24 minutes ago, ShropshireBull said:

Are the playoffs six teams this year or five like normal. 

Still to be determined, if I remember rightly they are waiting on the sky deal to confirm playoffs, p&r arrangements and champ funding for 2022.

[Bedfordshire Bronco]

9 hours ago, Eddie said:

Is that to finish top or get promoted? I can’t see anyone bar Fev or Toulouse winning the league, but think London could beat either in the final. 

We've done it before Edward....

[Sir Kevin Sinfield]

I really don’t think the Fev squad looks that strong, no dual registration will hurt them 

[arcticchris]

Think Toulouse have the strongest team and squad but Covid travel issues could prove to be an obstacle to them.

York have made some impressive signings and have a tremendous young coach who will surely get a SL job in the next 3 years if he continues the fine job at York.

[marklaspalmas]

1 hour ago, ShropshireBull said:

Are the playoffs six teams this year or five like normal. 

Like normal???

We must have seen 15 playoff formats in the last 20 years.

[Spidey]

9 hours ago, Sir Kevin Sinfield said:

I really don’t think the Fev squad looks that strong, no dual registration will hurt them 

That’s the big question. Can they perform without the backup of Leeds?

[Hela Wigmen]

52 minutes ago, Spidey said:

That’s the big question. Can they perform without the backup of Leeds?

Who says they won’t have Leeds players? Dual-reg may have been removed by there will still be some form of loans and given the relationship between Leeds and Fev, I suspect many will end up at Fev. 

[dkw]

Genuinely peeved that we have very little chance of seeing much of this on Sky this season, some of the games between the top teams will be fantastic spectacles and I can see this being a better league than the Super League.

Not quite as good as watching League 1, obviously but still very good....