For me, I would prefer to focus on the league, and make sure we are in the 8 come the end of round 23.



I don't expect to win too many games in the super 8s, but the under dog tag seems to fit us better and we tend to achieve more that way, but I would expect us to pick up a couple of wins along the way.



The only way we will shut up the doubting pundits is with a top 8 finish, and do this over a consistent period of time, rather than one season in three or four.



To me, we are still way off challenging the top 4, but we would be under no pressure in the 8's. We will gain more revenue, and we can start to plan ahead for 2017 without the threat of relegation, while some others can't. It has been a while since we can say that, and to me that can only be good for us, and any squad strengthening we may do for the new season

This is exactly as I see it Slugger.

We aren't getting anywhere near the top 4 and wins will be at a premium for us WHEN we finish in the top 8.

Chester needs to manage the squad and put everything we have into making progress in the cup.



Hopefully Huddersfield will have the opposite opinion and think of the cup as a distraction. However, they may also view the Cup as their only chance to salvage something from a diire season so, Thursday will be an interesting game.



I just want us to perform something like. Keep our discipline and look after possession, something badly lacking in recent games.



Lots of teams have really struggled in the wet conditions recently and it makes you wonder how the modern, faster, more athletic players would have coped with Winter rugby, when it was cold and damp every week (apart from cup final day, when it always used to be sunny (apart from the water splash final

Scruton could be out for a month according to Love Rugby league. I can see him moving to Hull KR in time for the middle 8s.

Anyone know if Fifta's has got a broken cheekbone and why did he get sin binned as the radio commentary team did not seem to know, could he be at Redhall too?

He chucked the ball at JJB whilst he was on the ground. That was after JJB had injured himself whilst leading with the elbow while tackling DF.



Childs (the useless b******d) of course missed the elbow and Leeds got the penalty & DF the sin bin!

He gave us a pen but then gave it to them and binned fifita just for throwing ball at JJB back wile he was on floor

jjb as got away with that tackle,but looks like scoott moore will cop a ban suprise suprise

He's been charged with a grade B offence.

They appear to got away with the crusher that caused Simons injury too.

Thats the one Ferres is charged Grade B for isnt it?

Ah didn't see this, just started new thread on Moore.

I'm sure the Moore saga will run on anyway.

19 man squad:

Anderson

Annakin

Arona

Arundal

Ashurst

England

Fifita

Finn

Howarth

Johnstone

Jones-Bishop

Jowitt

Lyne

Miller

Molloy

Moore -------???? POSSIBLE SUSPENSION

Sio

B.Tupou

Walton



Huddersfield 19:

Grix

McGillvary

Cudjoe

Wardle

Murphy

Brough

Ellis

Crabtree

Hinchcliffe

Symonds

Lawrence

Wood

Rapira

Ta'ai

Connor

Johnsone

Mason

Roberts

Brierley

Fingers crossed re Moore, quite a few out : Simon, Kirmond, A Tupou, Scruton, Hall (surprised he's not in the 19) think we've just about got enough bodies to do the business. Hoping it stays fine and dries out, we're a much better team in fair weather.

My 17 would be:



Jowitt

Johnstone

Arundal

Lyne/B. Tupou (Though Lyne and BJB had a bit of a partnership pre-injury)

BJB

Miller

Finn

Anderson

Moore - If he is banned, Howarth

England

Ashurst

Molloy - Even though I thought he had a shocker against Leeds..

Sio



Arona

Fifita

Annakin

Walton/or a centre that isnt starting