Ok, so last year I jinxed us a wee bit (we only won 2 of our next 8 after my ill timed burst of confidence).

This year I thought I'd pose the question before the season starts.

We have lost Bud which is a big loss, Senior which to be honest has been coming and Cross and Biff went mid season.

With Moore and Griffin looking good on Boxing Day and McShane and Hood combining well too I think we actually look very good this year. Zak, Kallum and BJB will be better for last years experience and so will Brian Mac.

So, with the optomism of a strong squad thats got youth and experience as well as experience of winning, and a coach who has won it from 5th I ask the question.

Why cant we go unbeaten this season?

We will lose against Hull KR in the opener. If not, more than likely against Wigan a week later.

We will not go unbeaten this coming season IMO, however I am feeling confident that we will finish higher than 5th and we will win at least 2 trophies.

With the wcc we will lose focus either the game before or the game after it, not that we could have gone undefeated anyway, I hope this thread was tongue in cheek.

Phil Clurke's rugby gods will sink us.

Yes and no in truth.

When you look at a full season its a heck of an ask especially as SL seems more competitive than ever.

However (and I said this last season) we are capable of beating any team on our day so on a game by game basis we are more than capable of winning each and every game.

Faulty logic mate. Every other team is capable of beating any team on their day, but I don't think that there is a team out there thaty is likely to have 'their day' every week for a whole season. That requires not just 'one-off performances' but consistency over the season.
Why select Leeds as potential 100 per and not for example Warrington, Wigan or Saints, all of whom were way more consistent than us last season.
On this basis, even if you're less ambitious and pose the question 'Can we win the hubcap?', most informed opinion would suggest that the answer is probably no.

FWIW, I think the most appropriate question in theses terms is probably 'will we lose less than last year?';
At least we can give a reasoned response to that.

No chance whatsoever of going unbeaten and another ridiculous thread.

Spot on mate. Stupid question to even ask

More to the point, if anything last season showed this would be nothing more than a cosmetic achievement.

Would be nice to finish top this season but if we finish 5th I won't lose too much sleep.

Not a chance of any team Going unbeaten nowadays.

All I ask is for more entertainment. I know I will probably be in the minority here, but I ain't overly bothered about wins/losses as long as I am entertained. I pay my money to go watch an entertaining game of rugby - obviously I would prefer us to win, and yes will cheer along from the rooftops even if we win ugly. Last year, I thought with the way we played, particularly the first half of the season, the matches simply weren't enjoyable or value for money.
So, I would take rugby to a decent standard, with competitive and full blooded games and not worry too much about the final score line. Afterall, we will make the playoffs regardless, and thats when the winning really counts.

So would you swap Saints season to either Leeds, Wgan or Wire?
For me they played some very entertaining rugby considering the amount of injuries they suffered and putting in some un tried youngsters.