There was little pushback when Kurt Haggerty declared that any promoted club avoiding the bottom three would represent "a pretty incredible achievement".
With seven rounds of the Super League season remaining, Leeds Rhinos' play-off hopes are in tatters.
Eleven weeks ago, Hull FC were humiliated as Salford Red Devils reopened the scars from the Brett Hodgson era.
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