After Reading some other fans comments regarding Rovers impact on Super League next year, it seems they don't rate our chances of of even making the play offs. Even someone predicted us thirteenth! I'm very optimistic for next year, as I should be. But does anyone think fans of other teams are underestimating us??

Personally i dont give a toss what other fans think, i like yourself am very optimistic about next season, but were rovers are concerned my glass is always half full. The squad is stronger, deeper and i dont think there will be many teams with a bigger pack than ours. We have a new coach with nrl experience and i think we will see rovers play a different way the coming season. As for were we will finish....top four.

Its very possible.

We have a nicely balanced squad I think.
More attack minded full back.
Hopefully a full season of Dobbo and Blake together.
Mickey P doing damage as our impact forward.

See no reason we shouldnt be a play off team again.

I'm not overly optimistic about next season, we've had alot of changes and shouldn't really be expected to fly high, however, I feel that the Wakey fans are slightly deluded in their assessment, got to just laugh, really. Might bookmark a few of their posts for next October.

I think play offs are a realistic target for next year but I also think that it will be another year before we start to see the best of this team. Too many new faces for any realistic top 4 ambitions I feel.

I think we could cause an upset or two if we do make the play offs though.

Probably quite rightly so. We have seen alot of upheaval but what fans of other clubs dont really is how desperately needed it was. Im quietly optimistic of a very good season next year. Keep Green and Dobson on the pitch week in and week out along with galea and we have every chance of a top 6 finish. Con Mika to make a huge impact too.

You've said this about Mika a few times now Alex Mc, what are you basing it on?

So many new faces makes it a difficult one to call, if we can pick up a few points early doors then hopefully we'll come good later in the season.

I'll be disapointed if we don't make the eight but we're building at the moment.

Even if we don't make the play offs it's imperitive that we stick by Sandercock, we've made our choice and successful teams don't change their coach every year, he needs time to get his systems and processes in place.

I'd have thought Paea would be the bigger force, not that I can tell them apart.

I'll let the season take care of it's self.
There are so many unknown variables.
An untried head coach, Lots of player changes, New captain, Change to the back room staff, Etc,Etc.

In general conversation with normal folk, do you say e...t...c...e...t...c or do you say etcetera etcetera?

Actually you only need the first one, because it is all-embracing. "Et cetera" means "And everything else".

On topic, the answer to the question on where Rovers will finish is 4th, so redmuzza is correct. From the horse's mouth. Well, Mike Smith's. Good enough.