Tough start for Broncos
January 31, 2012 11:43:17 UK
Though confident of his side's chances of success in 2012, London Broncos head coach Rob Powell says he won't panic if results don't go the team's way during the opening weeks of the new Super League season.
The Broncos face an extremely tough run of fixtures at the beginning of the new campaign.
Saturday's opener against last year's Grand Final runners-up St Helens is followed by tough trips to Warrington, who are 2.87 to win the Grand Final, and Hull FC and a home tie against Huddersfield.
"Obviously we have to do everything we can to make sure we get off to a good start, but we have to accept that we have a really tough opener. We could say we're going to do this or do that but I don't really expect us to hit our straps in round one," said Powell.
"What people have to bear in mind if things don't go quite right for us in the first few games is that we are up against some of the top teams in the competition. The fixtures have not been kind, but that's life and we have to get on with it."
In the weeks that follow the opening month, London welcome Castleford, Wakefield and Catalan Dragons, who are currently at 15.00 win the Grand Final, to the Stoop.
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And Powell says he is keen for his players to turn their home turf into a fortress in 2012.
"If this club is going to develop then the Stoop has to be a fortress for us. We want people to worry about coming down here, knowing they are going to have a very tough game. If we win our home games then we have a very good chance of making the play-offs."
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