His 2017 predictions:



1 Warrington

2 Wigan

3 St Helens

4 Castleford

5 Hull

6 Leeds

7 Catalans

8 Salford

9 Leigh

10 Huddersfield

11 Widnes

12 Wakefield







Let's hope we stick this on the wall and then send hima copy of it with a big 2 fingers up when he is proved to be a complete idiot!

No shock, he rarely tips us to win. As you say more great motivation for the lads!

I preferred him at Cas, wished he stayed on there for a couple months longer

I wish he was still there



They would have been in the Championship by now.

I can't say he is completely wrong in his assessment of last year, but I think he is underestimating the team we have this year.

We'll see.

He considers over achieving as winning 3 games out of the final 15 games?



The wakey season was better broken into thirds:



1st - Smith Era - low confidence but the signs of the hard work in preseason were there



2nd - Chester's arrival - free style of play and improved confidence. Started winning games



3rd - injury crisis - the injuries started to mount up and the lack of a break was showing in the remaining players

I think you're a good bet to finish in the top 8. IMO Salford and Widnes look like candidates for 11th and 12th.

Maybe Hudds too. I'd tip them to place lower than Salford tbh.

You only have to look at the negative attitudes of some of our own fans to realise why it's so easy for Mildred to run with these negative preconceived notions. If the clubs own fans are negative then it projects the club in a negative way so why would you possibly expect an out of touch hack like Mildred to be any different.



If I were MC I'd walk away from this club because when he reads what some post on here or witnesses some of the hysterical over reaction on here one game into the season he must wonder why he bothers - I certainly do.



If any other club had signed some of the talent we have closed season people like Belly would be wetting themselves especially if it were Cas - a group of fans who know how to be positive even when it's beyond all reason.



I wonder sometimes whether the doom mongers really think about the damage they do. Apart from hitting ST sales because any hype the club try and do is instantly undermined it takes the pressure off the players to perform.



I don't care what people say players read these forums and they read Twitter and Facebook. Nobody likes being written off and despite this bizarre notion that it somehow spurs them on it actually just de-motivates the vast majority of them. Most players are just young men who can play a bit but if nobody expect them to win or even perform then human nature being what it is kicks in and they won't - they are beaten before they start.



However most are happy to spend what positivity they possess bigging up our biggest rival CAS so as far as I'm concerned Mildred is well within his rights.

Every season he tips us at bottom of the table.

And every season he is wrong - and will be again this season. I just think it's about time he actually gave up on his predictions or at least put a bit more effort into it.

Any player whose performance is affected by a fans message board should probably find a different profession in my opinion. Or stop reading them.