Last year they were tipped to finish eighth, thereabouts, if they were lucky.
They were tipped to finish bottom by the former Great Britain half-back Garry Schofield, but they should be a lot better this time.
Leicester fans might find that hard to accept after he presided over their relegation to League One two years ago, but winning promotion with a team who were tipped to finish in the bottom three at the start of the season and have the second-lowest wage bill in the division is no accident.
As Australia know from experience, a World Cup campaign is as much about what you have in reserve as your first choice players and from a point where they were being tipped to finish third in their pool below England and Wales, they are back among the contenders to go all the way.
Jets to win Widely tipped to finish bottom of the NFC North, Minnesota instead sit top of their division at 4-1 – byoyed by running back Adrian Peterson's startling return from ACL surgery, quarterback Christian Ponder's impressive game management and a much improved defense.
Despite being everyone's tip to finish rock bottom (betting without Spurs and Newcastle, obviously) Hull are riding high, and were seventh in this morning's table (before the 3pm kick-offs confused things) and victory here would take them, improbably enough, into Uefa Cup consideration.
We're tipped to finish bottom again, aren't we?
His team has again been tipped to finish second this season, but the profligate issues of last campaign continue to cause him a headache.
Prediction 11th Last season sixth Coach Tony Smith Captain Chris Hill More than a few people were tricked by Warrington's impressive recruitment last year, including this writer, who tipped them to finish top and win the Grand Final.
