Games we must win to get eighth.

Crusaders h
Wakey a
Cas a
Quins a
Catalans h
Hull h
Hull KR h
Salford h

Games we could win to either make up for defeats above

Wigan a
Leeds a
Saints h
Hudds h
Wire a

Win all our winnables plus one of our outside chances, and we have a fifty-fifty record and we're likely in the eight. But lose a winnable and it's hard to see it happening.

Of course it's a possibility.

I said last week that defeat to Hull KR would mean season over and I still stand by that.

I would like the players to see the above comment and prove me wrong.

I would like to think we can do it on the back of the effort and team spirit shown today. If we can get a good win next Sunday then maybe a run of wins in the league could be on.

Well, let's see how we feel this time next week.

If back up this week and thump Salford, all well and good. But I'm sure many of us - me included - have a dread fear that we'll be abject next week, and end up wasting all the undoubted positive vibe from today's match.

I think the motto is 'let's take it one game at a time'

A possibility assuming we win some games. It's no good playing well and losing, we have to start winning......

Points won by eighth over 27 rounds

2010- 24
2009- 26
2008- 22
2007- 23

So we may need fewer than nine wins. But not many less.

Too many games to win IMO. Will have to see if we can get any form. Surely we have to get a few shocks before the year is out.

Of course the players should take it one game at a time. But we can afford to have a look at the fixtures left and see what is feasible. A run of reasonable, unspectacular form would do it. Salford is effectively as important as today in terms of keeping the season alive.

Ideal world, we grab eighth on the last day, go to Leeds and dump them out with a last minute penalty try... then we're 160 minutes from OT... Keep dreaming, eh? But isn't that what following a sports team is about?

Of course you have a chance to make it.

It is possible but a tough ask.

I would settle to see some consistency and signs that Potter is making some improvements in the 2nd half of the season. It would be nice if the team could string 3 or 4 wins together at some stage.

Looking at the fixtures, we wouldn't need to win more than two in the bounce at any one point. That said, I'd like to think we have a chance in every game before Wire away on July 31st. By which point we'll be 12-1-8, and pressing for a spot in the top four.