The Phantom Horseman Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 First bookies that I have seen quoting the Championship are Skybet and this is how they are going...if it were just for the regular season I'd say Fev are a fairly priced at 7-4, Toulouse a bit too short, Fax a bit overpriced and Bradford, Keighley and Widnes all too short. However these are the odds to win the Grand Final which adds a bit of randomness to it. Featherstone Rovers 7/4 Toulouse Olympique 7/4 Bradford Bulls 12/1 Halifax Panthers 12/1 Keighley Cougars 12/1 Widnes Vikings 16/1 York City Knights 16/1 Batley Bulldogs 20/1 Barrow Raiders 25/1 Sheffield Eagles 40/1 London Broncos 50/1 Newcastle Thunder 66/1 Whitehaven RLFC 80/1 Swinton Lions 100/1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragingbull Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Joint 3rd faves.?!?! Not with the current squad we arent, absolutely no chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, Ragingbull said: Joint 3rd faves.?!?! Not with the current squad we arent, absolutely no chance. Leeds DR though innit? Stick 2 or 3 of the Leeds squad numbers 20-30 in every week on top of your new signings and Bradford should be way better than last year. Not 100% convinced by Dunning though but we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Can't believe Batley's odds, better then that surely? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmon Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 43 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said: First bookies that I have seen quoting the Championship are Skybet and this is how they are going...if it were just for the regular season I'd say Fev are a fairly priced at 7-4, Toulouse a bit too short, Fax a bit overpriced and Bradford, Keighley and Widnes all too short. However these are the odds to win the Grand Final which adds a bit of randomness to it. Featherstone Rovers 7/4 Toulouse Olympique 7/4 Bradford Bulls 12/1 Halifax Panthers 12/1 Keighley Cougars 12/1 Widnes Vikings 16/1 York City Knights 16/1 Batley Bulldogs 20/1 Barrow Raiders 25/1 Sheffield Eagles 40/1 London Broncos 50/1 Newcastle Thunder 66/1 Whitehaven RLFC 80/1 Swinton Lions 100/1 Bottom 4 look about right, be 2 from those 4 for the relegation spots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 20, 2022 Author Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Fevrover said: Can't believe Batley's odds, better then that surely? Looking at Widnes being shorter than Batley, Tom Gilmore must be an even better player than most of us have given him credit for! Gilmore and Hooley will be big misses for Batley, but they have a strong pack and a good coach and should be very competitive again. Edited December 20, 2022 by The Phantom Horseman 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fevrover Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 20 minutes ago, The Phantom Horseman said: Looking at Widnes being shorter than Batley, Tom Gilmore must be an even better player than most of us have given him credit for! Gilmore and Hooley will be big misses for Batley, but they have a strong pack and a good coach and should be very competitive again. Definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigogo Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 Not sure what to make of them odds. Fev and Toulouse clearly the top 2 on paper, would have Fev as clear faves though, personally. Us (Keighley) at 12s is interesting. Whilst I think we've signed well there's still a number of players in key positions making the step up to champ for the first time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShropshireBull Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 (edited) Bulls third favorites? Level with Fax and twice as fancied as Barrow. No way. Fev and Toulouse obviously stand outs but I don’t think the gap between them and the chasing pack is as large as last year. Think it is those two then panthers cougars and take your pick for last playoff spots. You want to say Batley should miss out but they find a way to make it happen every year. Edited December 21, 2022 by ShropshireBull 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragingbull Posted December 20, 2022 Share Posted December 20, 2022 1 hour ago, The Phantom Horseman said: Leeds DR though innit? Stick 2 or 3 of the Leeds squad numbers 20-30 in every week on top of your new signings and Bradford should be way better than last year. Not 100% convinced by Dunning though but we'll see. You mean like we have had the last couple of years? No doubt we will be better but we cant possibly be join 3rd favourites at the min based on what we have currently have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin James Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 10 hours ago, The Phantom Horseman said: Looking at Widnes being shorter than Batley, Tom Gilmore must be an even better player than most of us have given him credit for! Gilmore and Hooley will be big misses for Batley, but they have a strong pack and a good coach and should be very competitive again. I think Widnes have recruited really well and I think they will be the 'most improved' team on the back of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweaty craiq Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Fax or Keighley for GF win. Fev are too old and the coach is ropey. TO will make GF 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeymagic22 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, sweaty craiq said: Fax or Keighley for GF win. Fev are too old and the coach is ropey. TO will make GF To be fair we’ve recruited younger players this year. Personally I think Fev are stronger than last year, with the pack looking much better. Should be a good competitive season. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gomersall Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 12 minutes ago, Monkeymagic22 said: To be fair we’ve recruited younger players this year. Personally I think Fev are stronger than last year, with the pack looking much better. Should be a good competitive season. I can’t see past Fev. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentoffagain2 Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 12 hours ago, Fevrover said: Can't believe Batley's odds, better then that surely? I agree no more than 14/1 for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockingchair Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Don’t know much about Toulouse tbh so can’t comment. Featherstone have recruited well and I see them as favourites , their pack looks strong again . As a faxfan hoping we continue to progress and challenge again for the playoffs. Not sure on Bradford, some risks attached to their recruitment and dunning not proved himself yet . Batleys odds are completely disrespectful as lingard as proved himself time and time again . It’ll be interesting to see if kear reverts to his old school tactics or whether that was down to the pitch at odsal . I can see Sheffield challenging for a playoff this year . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 11 hours ago, Ragingbull said: You mean like we have had the last couple of years? No doubt we will be better but we cant possibly be join 3rd favourites at the min based on what we have currently have. Yes fair comment. A couple of the more clickbaity websites have got very carried away with Bradford's recruitment and I guess the betting market is always more impressed by change than the status quo. Halifax for instance have retained most of their decent squad from last year and made some interesting additions, so should clearly be no worse than 3rd favs. Same with Batley who apart from 2 key losses have retained the nucleus from last year and added a couple of big units to an already strong pack. There's definitely a chance the Bulls will be much better this year, but a lot of things will have to fall into place. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Colin James said: I think Widnes have recruited really well and I think they will be the 'most improved' team on the back of it. Hmm. Maybe. Gilmore, yes a very good signing, although not many half backs have really excelled under Kear in recent years. Johnstone's a good signing, so is Evans from Whitehaven. Amor will be 36 in May and I doubt he will make a huge impact, in playing terms anyway. Hatton's a solid player, but I'm not yet convinced they have the squad to make a huge step forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jughead Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 Have Batley and Barrow regressed that much and others have overtaken them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Jughead said: Have Batley and Barrow regressed that much and others have overtaken them? I think both those clubs have probably attracted more attention, rightly or wrongly, for the high-profile players that have left them (Gilmore/Hooley for Batley, Riston/Miloudi for Barrow), than for the signings they have made, that could be a mistake and I certainly wouldn't rule either out as big players this season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Horseman Posted December 21, 2022 Author Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, sweaty craiq said: Fax or Keighley for GF win. Fev are too old and the coach is ropey. TO will make GF Well, of the two most prolific Leigh posters on this forum, one thinks Fev will go unbeaten and the other thinks they'll blow out completely 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealwithit Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 London are better than the odds suggest. Have kept bulk of squad together, added a few and the coach is terrific. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crashmon Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 minute ago, dealwithit said: London are better than the odds suggest. Have kept bulk of squad together, added a few and the coach is terrific. London have a decent starting 13, but any injuries and squad is thread bare. Can't see them finishing above 10th 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealwithit Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 21 minutes ago, crashmon said: London have a decent starting 13, but any injuries and squad is thread bare. Can't see them finishing above 10th Better squad and coach than last year IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
League of the South Posted December 21, 2022 Share Posted December 21, 2022 1 hour ago, crashmon said: London have a decent starting 13, but any injuries and squad is thread bare. Can't see them finishing above 10th Their halfback Oli Leyland is a pal of my son’s from Maidstone Grammar School. I’ve not seen him play live yet but I’m told they have high hopes for him and he may well be capable of playing at a higher level ? Have you watched him play ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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