Hopes/Aspirations

1 - I'd settle for being competitive and in with a shout of winning games right up to the end. 11th or above at the end of the season would be good for us but would really hope to be in with a chance of the top 8 with a month of the season left.

2 - Would be nice to win a CC game or two against SL opposition (something we haven't done for a long time).

3 - A positive outcome from the Public Inquiry and to see some building work start at Newmarket



Best Experienced Player

Steve Southern or Dean Collis (Southern will hopefully be the leader we need and Collis provide some quality in the centres)



Best Young Player

Paul Johnson or Frankie Mariano (both had good seasons last year and I would expect more with better quality players around them)



Breakthrough Player

Lucas Walshaw or Adam Slater (Walshaw looks a good prospect but needs some game time and experience to help his decision making. If Slater can be half the player his dad was, and indications are that he is on his way, then we could have a very good prospect)

Widnes - Any finish of 12th or above would be successful for me. Hopefully a cup run for some cheer amid some inevitable beatings.



Star man - Anthony Watts - if we keep him fit.



Young gun - We have plenty. Craven, Owens, Gilmore, but I think Anthony Mullally, a young prop (the one who went to Brisbane on loan, if you remember the VT thread) is in for a big year.



BTW Wiganers, I never really saw much in Joe Mellor at Widnes, albeit he was in a poor side. Do you really see him shining? I can barely imagine him playing in that side.

league position- get in to the play offs after dropping out in the last round two years running, 9th at least, and a good cup run building on last years semi final appearance.



Best experienced player-chase will grab all the limelight but am expecting a big season from orr and mcgoldrick with it probably being orrs final season and goldy wanting a new contract.



Best young player- clark without a doubt, but expect thompson, milner and arundel to all do even better than last year.



To break through-clare (w/fb) seems most likely but martin(p), johnson (sh) and brierly (so) are all in with a shout.

Hopes/expectations: Top 8

Challenge Cup Semi



Aspirations: Top Six finish.

Challenge Cup Final.



Stand out performer: Con Mika



Young Gun: Scott Taylor (England International by the end of the season.)

I don't understand how wakey fans can have mariano as young player to watch out for considering he is mid 20's.





As for Hull KR, one thing I am looking for is the younger players such as Taylor, Cox etc to kick on and others such as Salter, Heil and Green to show promise. Anywere in the bottom 4 of the top 8 I would be happy with considering the changes whilst wanting to be more competitive for example if we conceded a gap of more 12 points we seemed to give up and get 40 or 50 points put on us as we appeared lazy in defence which is something the new coach has higlighted but we will see what will happen as the season goes on.



Hoping for a good start and even in defeat, I hope to see positives were as in the last two years we continued to concede the same tries week in, week out.

He looks much younger though, it must be the Oil of Ulay he uses.

Wire:



I'd kill for a GF win, and hope that we can at least get to a final.



Young Gun: Rhys Evans is ready for regular first team action, but two players I'd like to see more of are Gareth O'Brien and James Mendieka - both play in the halves and will probably need injuries to Briers, Myler and Ratchford to get a chance, but will do a good job if required.



Top player: Morley will have a big season this year as he is hopefully going to push for a big win to end his career and he ain't got much time left! Also, Mick Monas will be the key player for the Wire.

Salford:



Any improvement on the last few years will do. As long as we're competitive, not getting leathered on a regular basis and the new stadium doesn't turn into a white elephant/millstone around our necks then I think the majority of Salford fans will be happy.

Hopes/Aspirations

Grand Final win, we have the squad to do it.



Best Experienced Player

James Roby by a country mile.



Best Young Player

I'm hoping Lee Gaskell, as if he goes well we'll have the organisation to make the most of the likes of Lomax, Roby, Lance etc and we have centres that can do damage if they can get decent ball.



Breakthrough Player

If Gary Wheeler can stay fit, this will be his year. I know he's been around a while, but he's not got through a few games without breaking down so a full season would count as a breakthrough year for me. All class and if he's fit he'll be one of SL's best, whether it be in the centres or halves.

He will become the new Stanley Gene were people speculate his age if we don't stop it now though.

Wire



Hopes;



To finish 1st/2nd and hopefully a Grand Final win (We may also need the balls to choose the weakest team left in the competition should we get the club call, i.e Wigan last year). Oh and another CC would be nice





Best experienced payer;



Any from Briers, Monas, Westwood or Morley.



Young or breakthrough player;



Gareth O'Brien