Needless to say things need to change and change big time from last week for this Sundays game against Leigh. Last week is done but it highlights the need to get our home campaign off to a good start. A few weeks ago Leigh hardly had a squad capable of competing in the league but last week had an excellent win against Toulouse. It's all to play for and here's hoping we can live up to pre season expectations and take the two points. Up The Fax!

Pete no doubt a Fax will be favourites to win the game, I don’t think RM will underestimate us though, I’m going for a Fax win by 8points, hope to see ya Sunday.

It should be a cracker Ian, I can't wait. See you Sunday.

Fax should win, by 12 points at least. (unfortunately)

Whilst I think we will improve I am still honestly reeling from the fact that the club did not take on Sammut when he expressed a clear interest in joining us (and I believe the money was there largely driven by Fax1). Othes have recruited well in those KEY areas and while I realise one many does not make a team - Sunday would have been a whole lot closer with him playing in blue and white. Opportunity MISSED in my opinion.

Oh dear.



Leigh it is, then.

I'm looking forward, as always, to my trip to the Shay. I was pleasantly surprised by our performance against Toulouse - a game in which we played very well for just about the entire 80 minutes. (a rarity indeed) It was great to see a pair of half backs actually controlling a game.

As for this Sunday, I would have to fancy you to win, and can only assume last weekend was a blip for you. However well we played, we are still theoretically weeks behind everyone else, in terms of preparation.

Still, I might be 'pleasantly surprised' again! Her's hoping for another good game.

I predict a good typical cracking Fax vs Leigh game which could easily go either way, form and team / player understanding at this point in time just has me thinking Leigh are a bit further down the road at the moment as Fax haven't quite clicked yet but RM and the lads will know a big improvement is required.
Have a great day out lads.

A virtul new team knocked together at the eleventh hour is further down the road than us at the present moment....really...that's damning if true..whatever the reality i'm expecting a fax win on sunday,last weeks shambles can't be allowed a repeat.

My thoughts exactly BJ, and it's not the first time is it? RM seems comfortable with the situation so let's see how it goes. This could be a real make or break season for Fax, and the coach. Up The Fax!

Chapman-Smith in 19-a plus.Butler and Grady still missing which is annoying but no DR farce to concern us this week..

Here's our 19 man squad. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/2019/02/0 ... o-halifax/ Expect the four D/R's to play. And look out for Ashworth!

Here's our 19 man squad. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/2019/02/0 ... o-halifax/ Expect the four D/R's to play. And look out for Ashworth!

Disappointment for Hudd-Shay then nothing to grumble at

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing. PRF, Circa 2019. Up The Fax!

Quote ="Alan"Here's our 19 man squad. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/2019/02/0 ... o-halifax/ Expect the four D/R's to play. And look out for Ashworth! '" That's a decent looking squad you and St Helens have assembled.

Quote ="Alan"Here's our 19 man squad. https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/blog/2019/02/0 ... o-halifax/ Expect the four D/R's to play. And look out for Ashworth! '" That's a decent looking squad you and St Helens have assembled.

icon_smile.gif .If you have to use DR at least make it work for you.Leigh's looks very strong as for our use-total embarressment...

Would anybody be too surprised if Leigh did get the result as this 11th hour knocked together team are full of experienced quality players, their own and the additions from Saints.
As shown last week against Toulouse where they played for the full 80 minutes as a unit they are further down the road form wise coming into this game.

Fax form in reality so far amounts to showing nothing much preseason and last weeks shambles to go on, with settled team selection still not decided by a long way for a number of reasons.

My main concern goes back over a few seasons and the almost mandatory slow start which is being repeated again with Fax just doing the same easy to read plays and giving penalty after penalty after penalty away.
It's one thing to say we know we need to improve but not as easy to do it as we've seen often enough in the past.

Of course I'm hoping for a Fax win but I'm uneasy about it based on the above precisely because of how big a season it could be for us.

I could have written that word for word. The frustrating thing about it is that almost everyone is in agreement with it, barring the coach.

Such a hard game to call after last weeks results.

Did Fax simply not bother as they thought they couldn't win, or are they simply that bad?
Are Leigh a complete team and DR what makes them one?

I think our lack of creativity will be our downfall and I am sadly going for a Leigh win by two tries.

Come on Pete, Fax must be favourites ,you have a settled Squad, and yer own spin doctor the BFG keeps telling us all how Fax are nailed on for a top 4 spot,we on the other hand have a so called cobbled together side, with a small pack, as BFG has described us, a banker Fax win.

I understand that RM thought the money could be better spent elsewhere as the club are struggling for funds since both Posner and Harvey are not putting large amounts of money into the club to sponsor players

Interesting then that this season will be our biggest spend on players since we fell in to this division.

Yep. It would be no surprise at all if Leigh won this game. Apart from 20 minutes against Widnes we have looked way off the pace in pre-season and that game. We improved the squad in the wrong areas in my opinion and yeah its great having a pack that can dominate its opponents but without the halves and backs to make use of it then its a waste. Butler one of the best players in the division last year will get moved out to centre, why not save the money spent on more second rowers and bring in players in the positions that it is obvious to everyone what is needed the most.

Obviously, I didn't see your game last week, but your pessimism about Sunday, surprises me. Our performance against Toulouse surprised us, especially after the way they humiliated our much-vaunted squad in the corresponding fixture last season.

However, we can't rally base our hopes on that one game - more's the pity. You are a good team, with a good coach and, crucially, are at home. It would be a far bigger shock this week, if we were to turn you over. Of course, I hope for a Leigh win, but failing that, would settle for as enjoyable a game as the one we witnessed last week.

For me Alan, a few Fax fans are playing Ducks and Drakes here,why not humour them.We all heard about the good squad they were assembling, and how we didn’t even have a squad till the 11th hour which was true.
I’m expecting a Fax win by around 8points,but then again I thought Wigan would beat a Sheff in the Cup Final.Yer never know.